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Emergency Department volunteers wanted as St James’s project expands

A volunteer service offering extra care and comfort to patients in Leeds’ Emergency Departments is expanding – and people in East Leeds are being

December 22, 2025

Health·Healthcare

East Leeds schoolchildren learn life-saving skills at St James’s

Year 6 pupils from a primary school near St James’s University Hospital were given a hands-on introduction to healthcare during a visit to the

December 15, 2025

East Leeds·Harehills·Health·Healthcare·Latest News

Leeds charity Touchstone named one of UK’s most inclusive employers

Leeds-based mental health charity Touchstone has been recognised as one of the most inclusive employers in the country, taking the top spot in the

December 8, 2025

East Leeds·Health·Mental Health and Well Being

Providence Pastures: A Garden Where Strangers Become Friends

In East Leeds, an allotment site is quietly transforming lives, friendships and the natural world and its impact is growing as fast as the

December 8, 2025

Community Organisations·Community Spaces·East Leeds·Environment·Garforth·Garforth·Health·Local Parks and Green Spaces·Mental Health and Well Being·Wildlife

Getting Clean: How a bar of soap became a lifeline for others

After decades of being addicted to drugs and alcohol, one man’s search for meaning has grown into a movement helping others trapped in the

December 2, 2025

Community·Health

Pedal Power Connects Gipton Community

Residents of Gipton and surrounding areas had the chance to get active and explore their neighbourhoods in a new way, thanks to a free

November 20, 2025

General News·Gipton·Health

Reimagining breast health, one bra at a time

For too many women, breast cancer remains wrapped in silence and stigma. In Harehills, a group of women decided to change that. Not with

November 6, 2025

General News·Harehills·Health

Rob Burrow’s Legacy Lives On in Seacroft Hospital

A new state-of-the-art facility dedicated to motor neurone disease (MND) care and research has officially opened its doors in East Leeds, marking the fulfilment

November 3, 2025

General News·Health·Seacroft

ADHD Support Group Welcomes Neurodiverse Adults

A new ADHD support group is now open to adults across Leeds, including those in East Leeds who’d like to connect with others and

October 18, 2025

Health·Mental Health and Well Being·What's On

What is Neurodiversity?

John Tudor is a city councillor for the Killingbeck and Seacroft ward in East Leeds and the council’s first neurodiversity champion. He is both

September 22, 2025

East Leeds·Editor's Picks·Killingbeck·Mental Health and Well Being·Seacroft

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Emergency Department volunteers wanted as St James’s project expands

East Leeds schoolchildren learn life-saving skills at St James’s

Leeds charity Touchstone named one of UK’s most inclusive employers

Providence Pastures: A Garden Where Strangers Become Friends

Pedal Power Connects Gipton Community

Reimagining breast health, one bra at a time

Rob Burrow’s Legacy Lives On in Seacroft Hospital

ADHD Support Group Welcomes Neurodiverse Adults

What is Neurodiversity?

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East Leeds Venues Encouraged to Apply for Access Support

Community cinema afternoon returns to Harehills

Festive bus services to run on 90 West Yorkshire routes

Emergency Department volunteers wanted as St James’s project expands

Families sleep out in the cold to demand fair housing in Leeds

Council appoints heating contractor at Seacroft flats

Richmond Hill: Church provides space for families to grieve

East Leeds children step into police roles for knife crime project

East Leeds schoolchildren learn life-saving skills at St James’s

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