Category: South Leeds

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White Rose Shopping Centre supports summer holiday breakfast scheme

White Rose Shopping Centre has donated £3,000 to support Leeds South and East Foodbank’s summer holiday breakfast packages, provided free to families during the school break. The programme supplies milk, cereal and cereal bars, fruit, and bread to families struggling during the holidays. White Rose has been supporting Leeds South

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Leeds College of Building celebrates first University Centre graduates

The first students to complete a degree-level apprenticeship at Leeds College of Building University Centre (UC) have graduated. The class of seven BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering Site Management degree apprentices employed by BAM attended the graduation ceremony at validating institution, Leeds Beckett University. Working in partnership with the university and

Moon Palace mobile observatory starts its tour at Armouries

Dazzling new artwork that is a mobile observatory takes LEEDS 2023 to the stars and back: Heather Peak and Ivan Morison’s ‘Moon Palace’ embarks on an epic tour of the city, inspired by Leeds-born, Father of Civil Engineering, John Smeaton A new commission from leading artists Heather Peak and Ivan

A man in a hat with a bandana over his mouth holds a small dinosaur in a sling. There is a giant bone on the floor.

Prehistoric visitors let loose in White Rose this summer

Guests are invited to travel back in time this summer with White Rose Shopping Centre’s new Dino Discovery Trail, a free family experience arriving in-centre from Monday (31 July 2023) through to 3 September. The roar-some trail features 11 different dinosaurs located across the centre, including majestic brachiosaurus, breathtaking diplodocus,

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Senior councillors agree new strategy to tackle homelessness in Leeds

A refresh of the Leeds homelessness and rough sleeping strategy has been approved by senior councillors, reinforcing the council’s ambitions to ensure that Leeds is a compassionate city where services work together to prevent and relieve homelessness. At Wednesday’s (26 July 2023) meeting of Leeds City Council’s executive board at