St Gemma’s Hospice – Helping Young People to Cope With Grief

A pioneering new centre will provide dedicated care and support to bereaved children. The state-of-the-art sustainable facility, at St Gemma’s Hospice, Moortown, Leeds, will offer a dedicated space for the hundreds of youngsters supported by the hospice’s bereavement team each year. The centre will be unique, providing a relaxed space for children who are faced with the […]

Military Veterans Show Their Pedal Power

A charity bike ride through North Yorkshire saw military veterans pour on the pedal power for Blesma, the charity for limbless veterans. 50 former members of The Green Howards Regiment (now part of the Yorkshire Regiment) cycled 100 kilometres in the annual event organised by ambassador Jonathan Bell, which raised £6,000. Jonathan: “It was a […]

Leeds Bear Hunt 2023 – Raising Money for Leeds Children’s Hospital

Leeds Hospitals Charity has released bears into the wild for the 2023 Leeds Bear Hunt. 85 of the grizzly sculptures have been let loose for a large-scale public art trail of bears, roaming freely across Leeds City Centre from today – Saturday 1 July. 35 giant bears and 50 cute bear cubs have been designed […]

Leeds Actors in Training (LAIT) Invite You Into Their World

Leeds Actors in Training (LAIT) returns to Seven Arts tomorrow (Thursday 29 June) for Method and Material, a relaxed sharing of material that the aspiring actors have been working on over the past year. The ethos of LAIT is as much about instilling the participants with the knowledge and resilience needed to be a professional actor as it is […]

Breast Cancer Now, NHS England and Asda Provide Screening Unit in Morley

The collaboration is part of a campaign to improve uptake of breast screening, after years of declining attendance in England. Asda has so far made space for screening units in three of their car parks in England and one in Scotland, in the hope of improving convenience and visibility. Further locations will be identified, based […]