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TIM PEAKE SPACECRAFT’S EPIC JOURNEY… ACROSS THE UK

Local News
Soyuz TMA-19M Could ‘Visit A Venue Near You’ Competition To Select One  Extra Tour Destination European Space Agency Astronaut Tim Peake launched a ‘first-of-its-kind’ national tour of the Soyuz spacecraft used for his Principia Mission, with the aim of inspiring a generation of people across the country. The Science Museum…

SPOOKTACULAR & FANGTASTIC HALLOWEEN

Special Features
−−− BY LINZI DAVIES −−− It’s that time of year again when we imagine things that go bump in the night. Costumes and treats hit the shops, pumpkins are carved and we hit the dark cold streets with our miniature witches, wizards and zombies all hoping for a basket full…

How Yorkshire Are You?

Books, Lifestyle
The Yorkshire Citizenship Test: 600 Questions To Test Any True Tyke Following hot on the heels of the bestselling Yorkshire Passport comes this quirky and humorous quiz book. How Yorkshire Are You?: The Yorkshire Citizenship Test is packed with trivia about Yorkshire people, places, food, customs, inventions and more. Both…

WHALE OF A MONTH FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

Local News
Primary schools in Yorkshire have joined thousands of UK children to take part in a whale sized schools project throughout October. ORCA, a leading UK marine conservation charity, is launching its first ever Whale Education Month to coincide with World Animal Day on the October 4th. The new marine conservation…

STEP BACK IN TIME WITH SUE RYDER WHEATFIELDS VINTAGE FAIR

Charity
Due to popular demand, Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice Vintage Fair is back. The fair is being held once again at St Chad’s Church Centre in Headingley on 21 October from 10am to 4pm. The Vintage Fair will bring in all kinds of stalls selling clothes, jewellery, books, toys, vinyl and…

WHITEKNIGHTS YORKSHIRE BLOOD BIKES GOING THE EXTRA MILE

Charity
−−− BY LINZI DAVIES −−− Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes are a charity that provides a free out of hours courier service for the NHS and hospices in our region. As well as transporting urgent blood samples for testing, they also deliver plasma, tissue samples, donor breast milk for babies and…

MARIE CURIE NEEDS YOU!

Charity
Every day of your life matters, whether it’s the first or the last, and every one of us in the UK will be affected at some point by a terminal illness. Marie Curie provides the care and support that everyone deserves at the end of their life, enabling people to…

THE GREAT TESCO WALK

Charity
Over 300 Tesco colleagues met at Tesco Extra, Seacroft and completed their leg of The Great Tesco Walk, finishing at Tesco Tadcaster Road, York. The Great Tesco Walk started in September from John O’Groats and finishes this month at Land’s End, covering 2,400km divided into 51 ‘legs’ with colleagues from…

Art Installation Raises Awareness Of Paper Plea

Local News
A plea is being issued for residents to help reduce the mountain of unnecessary paper and cardboard waste produced in the city each year. Leeds City Council gave large sculpted letters to schools and businesses, who filled them with recyclable paper and card items to highlight the city-wide issue. Nine…
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