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Young Talent Backs #4Sparks In Leeds City Region

Entertainment, TV
Leeds City Region has launched an exciting campaign called #4Sparks to attract the relocation of Channel Four. The next generation of young and diverse content makers have come together to give their support to the campaign and express how by heading to Yorkshire and engaging with new voices and talent,…

Largest Seizure Of Illegal Tobacco Products By WYTS

Crime
A multi-agency operation tackled illicit tobacco traders in Wakefield recently. Operation Window, with West Yorkshire Trading Standards Service, Wakefield licencing, West Yorkshire Police and Wagtail UK tobacco detection dogs resulted in a seizure of over half a million cigarettes, over 45kg of illegal hand rolling tobacco and a quantity of…

Keep Safe From Rogue Traders

Crime
West Yorkshire Trading Standards wants to remind householders to stay extra vigilant about rogue traders arriving on their doorstep offering services after a recent increase in complaints. West Yorkshire Trading Standards’ top 3 doorstep crime complaint categories are roofing, driveways and gardening/tree cutting. Communities are warned to look out for…

Housing Minister Visits Unity Affordable Homes Projects

Local News
The Minister of State for Housing and Planning has been in Leeds to see the work Unity Homes and Enterprise is doing to provide high quality affordable homes across the city. Alok Sharma MP, who was appointed to the post by Prime Minister Theresa May in June, began the visit…

Leeds College Of Building Works Start At Hunslet Campus

Local News
Work is now underway on Leeds College of Building’s new campus in the South Bank area of Leeds after the College appointed Clugston Construction as the main contractor on the £13 million development. Representatives from Leeds College of Building, Clugston Construction, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership…

Leeds City Council Public Bonfires 2017

Local News
Roundhay Park – bonfire will be lit at 7.30pm Friday 3rd November, firework display at 8pm. Meet at Soldiers Field, Roundhay Park, LS8 Bonfire Night at Community Parks – Bonfires will be lit at 7pm with firework displays at 7.30pm. Bramley Park East End Park Middleton Park Springhead Park (Rothwell)…

Wonderful World of Wellbeing Festival

Health, Mind & Body
11th – 12th Nov – Mercure Parkway Hotel, Otley Rd, North Leeds LS16 8AG Following on from the incredibly successful Wonderful World of Wellbeing festival that took place in March earlier this year, preparations are being finalised for the highly anticipated November & December events. The Festival, that uniquely creates…

Leeds Astronomical Society – Why Not Join Us?

Local News
−−− BY ROBERT LEWIS – LEEDS ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY −−− The nights are closing in now as the year grows old. It’s a good excuse to gaze skywards in the early evening and take a look at the heavens. What’s going on up there? Beyond the clouds and atmosphere the stars and planets…
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