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Your Curls, Your Style: Navigating Your Curls With Confidence

Curly Hair. A journey, with hundreds of products, thousands of tutorials and millions of different techniques. Being mixed race adds another layer of complexity

November 8, 2025

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Medical Cannabis: From Taboo to Treatment in East Leeds

Medical cannabis has long been a controversial topic in the UK, one often avoided by mainstream media and journalists due to its polarising nature.

June 26, 2025

Blog·Health

Youth Homelessness is on the rise—what can be done?

Homelessness is on the rise in Leeds, and young people from areas like East Leeds are among those hit hardest due to the poverty

March 5, 2025

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Your Curls, Your Style: Navigating Your Curls With Confidence

Medical Cannabis: From Taboo to Treatment in East Leeds

Youth Homelessness is on the rise—what can be done?

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A Crossroads for Garforth and Swillington?

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Community invited to help build giant swifts for spring parade in Crossgates

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