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Ursula K. Le Guin

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Leeds farm brings community together

Meanwood Valley Urban Farm is a registered charity established in 1980 for the local Leeds community to come together and get some fresh air and enjoy the animals.

Animals at the farm include several goats, two cows, plenty of sheep, a couple of guinea pigs and rabbits, chickens and the fan favourite, three alpacas.

Adam Ogilvie the Chief Executive of the farm said that a key aim is to “try and connect people who wouldn’t normally get the chance to experience agriculture, horticulture and cons

Halloween is here in Headingly

Halloween has finally arrived after much anticipation and excitement over the weekend. There have been loads of Halloween themed events in Leeds over the past three days for students and residents to go to. But where were they collecting their costumes.

Smiffy’s in Headingly appears to be the place to go for people trying to find some funky, quirky outfits. They have things ranging from a cowboy and cowgirl to a dinosaur and Borat.

The store manager, Shirley Hound, said queues can reach up to

Rise in covid cases causes travel to dwindle

Leeds Bradford Airport had a tumultuous drop from 19,500 aircraft in February 2020 to only six and a half thousand in March followed by zero in April through to June.

Interestingly, there had been a steady, consistent decrease in flights starting in August 2019. Despite China not announcing it to the World Health Organisation until 31 December 2019.

The graph clearly shows a correlation between covid cases and the number of flights. For example in October of 2020 there was a spike in both covi

Crime in Kirkgate on the rise

Home, a popular modern European style restaurant owned by MasterChef semi-finalist Elizabeth Cottam has relocated out of Kirkgate due to high levels of street violence.

Ms. Cottam has spent around £300,000 on the move and has relocated the restaurant to the other side of the River Aire for a more enjoyable experience for her customers who pay a premium price to eat there.

Spanning the four years her restaurant was in Kirkgate her staff witnessed two deaths and significant amounts of anti-socia

Disposable vapes contributing to littering in Leeds

A local volunteer street sweeper, Keith Graham, said “you find loads” that have just been “thrown on the floor” when asked if he comes across many vapes whilst cleaning.

He also stated that he finds them often on the floors of pubs as well.

Littering is already a problem in the UK with 30 million tonnes of litter collected every year.

A quick walk around Leeds and multiple disposable vapes can be seen on the pavements and on the ground in Hyde Park.

Vaping products are constantly on the rise

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I am a lover of sport such as rugby, cricket and formula one.