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Blood Cancer Charity Thanks Leeds Student Volunteers For Lifesaving Year

Charity
Blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan is saying thank you to students from Leeds Marrow, who recruited a remarkable 1257 students to the stem cell register this academic year. The University of Leeds is one of over 50 universities with a ‘Marrow’ society, the name given to blood cancer charity Anthony…

DOGS TRUST SUMMER FUN DAY

Features, Wagging Tales
It’s a case of all paws on deck at Dogs Trust Leeds as the team get ready for their annual Summer Fun Day for dog-lovers and their four legged friends on Sunday 5 August. The annual Fun Day, held at the York Road rehoming centre, raises thousands of pounds each…

Pan’s People Star Praises Vets

Features, Wagging Tales
Pan’s People star Susie Menhenick was paralysed with fear when her beloved Boxer dog Ruby was left crippled and screaming in agony. The Top of the Pops dancer admitted she feared the worst as Ruby’s condition worsened and her precious pet failed to respond to treatment for suspected pancreatitis. But…

SAMUEL MARSDEN

Features, In Bygone Years
It needs to be said that several men of the Church are owed a debt of thanks by the textile trade. Men such as William Lee who devised the knitting machine about 1589, and Edmund Cartwright the inventor of the first wool-combing machine predecessor of the modern power loom. Most…

EMILY BRONTË REAPPRAISED

Entertainment, YR Book Club
Emily’s reputation as “no normal being” is undeserved, says author of new “biography with a twist”. Emily, Charlotte and Anne Brontë were the “three weird sisters” – and Emily was the weirdest of the lot. At least, that’s the conventional wisdom. But Emily was actually just “ahead of her time”,…

Gwrych Castle To Be Fully Restored

Features, Footprints In The Sands Of Time
With the summer holidays almost upon us, it is occasionally known for Yorkshire folk to travel out of our glorious county! For those of you who enjoy a jaunt to north Wales, you may have noticed Gwrych Castle half way between Rhyl and Colwyn Bay, and following news regarding the…

JULY 2018

Diary Of A Pawnbroker, Features
As World Cup fever reaches its crescendo and the summer holidays begin, trade becomes very interesting as a jeweller and a pawnbroker. Parents who until now have been managing perfectly well with their work / life balance suddenly have a house full of children demanding money, holidays and most costly…

JULY 2018

Antiques With Gary Don, Features
Dear Gary, I have attached some photos of a Royal Doulton figure called ‘The Bather’ which has the number HN687 underneath. What can you tell me about it? Thank you, Spencer Brown Dear Spencer, The HN number under your figure shows it is Style One and was designed by L.…
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