Zero Waste Leeds and Leeds City Council team up
2,000 coats will be going to those who are most in need this Winter.
Crime rates increase in student areas in Leeds
Leeds students are facing higher crime rates as returners have moved back to the city
Leeds businesses struggling through UK energy crisis
Leeds businesses and the community are finding ways to keep energy prices low and help people who cannot afford to heat their homes.
Calderdale’s plan to become net zero
Calderdale Council bring in a draft plan to help tackle climate change.
West Yorkshire Showmen travel to Goose fair for reopening
Goose fair has reopened in Nottingham, after 3 years of being cancelled.
Residents tackle a housing plan
Calderdale’s housing plan has caused residents to stand up for what they believe in
Taxi drivers could lose their job with Councils new rules
Leeds City Council have passed a new rule which affects taxi drivers across Leeds.
Leeds primary school gives their pupils free breakfast
Morley Newlands Academy gives children free breakfast every morning.
Bradford introduces a Clean Air Zone for drivers
Bradford has introduced a Clean Air Zone to help tackle air pollution in the city.
Arrests made in London following Grand Theft Auto VI Leak.
Police arrest 17 year old as Rockstar Games is hacked
Omicron: Work-from-home guidance reintroduced
People in England are now being advised to work from home amid new Plan B
Canada’s CN Tower gets $21 million revamp
The renovations will modernise the tower, improve accessibility and maximise viewing capacity.
Picket line at Parkinson
The University and College Union (UCU) members took to the picket line at the steps of the Parkinson building amid ongoing disputes over pensions
Tightened restrictions causes threat to traders over Christmas.
New Covid-19 variant ‘Omicron’ has threatened traders for a second consecutive year, with concern that more restrictions could affect Christmas trading.
Booster jabs urged amid Omicron variant
Booster Vaccines have now been made available to anyone over the age of 18. Since the new variant of Covid, Omicron. Government are pushing the public to get there vaccines and boosters before the new year.
‘I feel hopeless’: Amazon deforestation
Often described as ‘the lungs of the world,’ the Amazon is incredibly biodiverse. However, it is being lost at a rapid rate due to deforestation.
Monday 6th December: Leeds Now Live Blog
Live updates from the Leeds Now newsroom.
Christmas returns to Millennium Square
Ice Cube @ Christmas brings festivity and joy to Millennium Square
Reclaim The Night Leeds hosts 44th annual protest.
Hundreds of people took to Leeds streets to protest women’s rights with advocate group Reclaim The Night.
Omicron variant a concern for retail staff
Concern for retail staff in the run-up to Christmas following the announcement of the new Coronavirus variant ‘Omicron’
Leeds General Infirmary take part in ‘Preg-CoV’ trial
Leeds General Infirmary has been named as one of more than a dozen sites across England that will take part in a new study into Covid vaccinations for pregnant women, led by St. Georges Institute.