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New Holiday Lodge For Foster Carers Opens

Charity
Leeds City Council’s fostering service, Foster4Leeds recently celebrated the opening of their new holiday lodge at Rudding Park camping and caravan site near Harrogate. The lodge will provide free short breaks to foster carers who foster with the council, plus kinship carers, special guardians and care experienced families in Leeds. …

New Animation Shows How £30m Headrow Scheme Will Look When Finished

Local News
Leeds City Council have released a new animation which shows how the £30m Headrow scheme will look once completed in spring 2021. The scheme forms part of the Connecting Leeds programme which is set to transform transport in the city centre into world-class gateways for bus users, pedestrians and cyclists,…

Over Half A Million Pensioners Missing Out On Free TV License

Local News
A local breakdown of unclaimed Pension Credit highlights where more than 589,000 pensioners are missing out on a free TV license, according to data analysed by national poverty charity, Turn2us. The findings show that a number of retired adults are missing out on payments, potentially worth hundreds of pounds each…

New support for young people to navigate the COVID-19 job market

Council News & Updates
LEP FutureGoals initiative launches online career support for young people at risk of unemployment or at risk of not continuing education or training West Yorkshire has seen an 87% rise in out of work benefit claimants  FutureGoals offers tailored careers support, apprenticeship advice, a service to match young people to local job opportunities and tips on how to start a business  As the pandemic has already hit…

Go Orange and join Child Friendly Leeds Live Online – August 5

Local News
Free tickets are now available for this year’s online Child Friendly Leeds (CFL) Live event on Wednesday 5 August.  Following the success of previous years, the children’s festival will return this year as a live-streamed event hosted by regular compere and former CBBC presenter, Alex Winters, plus performances from Leeds…

Leeds hospital trust joins study into COVID-19 nursing care

COVID - 19..., Health
A Leeds hospital trust is taking part in a trial looking at the impact of nursing care when treating Covid-19 patients. A national team of scientists and nurses, led by the University of Exeter, are researching nursing care for patients in hospital with COVID-19 and have been awarded £430,000 by…

Yorkshire’s Runswick Sands is Britain’s Best Beach

Local News
The amazing accolade of Britain’s Best Beach has been given to the spectacular sands at Runswick Bay in North Yorkshire by The Times in their Annual Guide to the Country’s Best Beaches. Welcome to Yorkshire were never in any doubt that the county’s coast would come out on top. 50…
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