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Other Sports, Sport
IBF World Featherweight Championship between World Champion Lee Selby and the IBF Mandatory Challenger Josh Warrington is taking place on May 19th. Leeds hero Warrington (26-0, 6 KO’s) brought the blockbuster all-British showdown closer to reality by stopping previously unbeaten Dane Dennis Ceylan in a Final Eliminator clash at the…

Leeds Sports Awards 2018

Other Sports, Sport
For the 2018 Leeds Sports Awards, there has been a record-breaking amount of nominations and votes for a phenomenal year of sport for Leeds athletes and associations. In total, Sport Leeds received 148 nominations and 2,684 votes. With some close contenders, the judges had some tough decisions to make. The…

Traditional Fun In The Snow

Special Features
−−− BY LINZI DAVIES −−− 2018 is officially underway. We have celebrated Christmas with the family, eating, drinking and being merry. We saw the New Year in with parties and fireworks. After several weeks of fun and celebrations, it is no wonder that the ‘January blues’ can become an issue.…

More Skeletons Discovered in Yorkshire

Features, Footprints In The Sands Of Time
I am always really interested when I hear that skeletons have been discovered in archaeological digs. They teach us so much about life long ago, and I try to imagine who they were and how they lived. Two skeletons were recently uncovered along with many archaeological features and artefacts during…

Thackray Medical Museum Wins National Lottery Support

Arts & Crafts, Museum
The Thackray Medical Museum, in Leeds, has received a confirmed grant of £1.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) towards its £3.7 million development project, A Healthy Future. The museum has also been awarded £1 million from Wellcome, the global charitable foundation which has a mission to improve health.…
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