Posts by yorkshire reporter

To celebrate Princess Diana’s Birthday this 20th Anniversary year, The Diana Awards have released a Roll of Honour for 2017. The names of over 750 outstanding young people, from across the UK and the world, was announced this Summer and Mohamad Khalil from Leeds City Academy has been honoured for…

A group of teenagers from Bradford have been honoured for completing the first year of a national police-led programme.  The Volunteer Police Cadets gives 13-18 year olds who may be vulnerable to crime or social exclusion a chance to learn basic policing skills, as well as support their communities with…

The NSPCC refers an average of 30 reports of child neglect every week to Yorkshire & Humber police and social services. In 2016/17 the NSPCC Helpline dealt with 1,603 reports in this way following calls or emails from concerned adults – the highest number the charity has ever had to…

Councillor Elizabeth Nash, Councillor Adam Ogilvie and workers from across Leeds joined forces to mark the launch of a new scheme designed to encourage more people to get on their feet and feel the benefits of walking. Thirty people gathered for a walking tour of Leeds South Bank development –…

Thousands of people living in parts of Leeds will be among the first in the country to benefit from a new ultrafast broadband network being built by Openreach. Leeds is among 26 new locations across the UK to pilot the latest G.fast technology, as part of the national rollout of…

Eight businesses from West Yorkshire are celebrating after learning they have been awarded silver in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS). The Defence Employer Recognition Scheme was established in 2014 to recognise and reward UK employers for their support and commitment towards Defence. The scheme was a…

Leeds & District Allotment Gardeners Federation celebrates it’s centenary year this year. As part of the celebrations it created a ‘Pop up allotment garden in several venues in Leeds City Centre. Lord Mayor Jane Dowson made an impromptu visit to the ‘Pop up Allotment’ in Park Square.