Shine Workspace Receives Funding Boost
Harehills social enterprise Shine is expanding its She Can Shine programme as a result of added funding and the high level of interest from entrepreneurs in Leeds. The She Can Shine entrepreneur programme runs from June 2024 to March 2025 and aims to help create more female-owned businesses in Leeds, directly targeting LGBTQ+ women and those from […]
The Elliot James Bransby Memorial Shield
The Elliot James Bransby Memorial Shield is an annual fundraising initiative that has been created to honour Elliot, who passed away very unexpectedly in November 2019. The celebrity-loaded football event is staged to raise funds for local charities. Although it is not a registered charity, everyone associated with The EJB Memorial Shield is a volunteer, […]
Leeds Teaching Hospitals: New Cancer Vaccine Programme
The NIHR Leeds Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) has been chosen to support a new NHS England programme, increasing access to research into cancer vaccines. The Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad (CVLP) aims to boost patient involvement in national trials of new innovative personalised colorectal cancer vaccines. The CVLP’s initial […]
Sue Ryder Supporters Complete Yorkshire Three Peaks – Twice in 24 Hours!
6 Peaks, 51 miles, 23 hours – Sue Ryder supporters complete monumental Yorkshire peaks challenge. A group of eight friends from Leeds have made every step count by completing the iconic Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge twice in less than 24 hours, raising more than £9,000 for the palliative and bereavement support charity, Sue Ryder. Organised by NHS worker, […]
Silk-Making Exhibition: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery Until 24 August
A new display at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds, explores the ingenious process of silk production, weaving and trade through historic paintings, textiles, books – and the silkworm’s cocoon, where the magic begins. The temporary display, From Cocoon to Loom: Picturing the Chinese Silk Trade, runs until 24 August. At its […]
