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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Cathy Killick |Julia Bryson
Students learning English perform Shakespeare playCathy Killick & Julia BrysonBBCForty students of 20 nationalities will perform The Tempest in Bradford A group of students who came to West Yorkshire as refugees or asylum seekers are set to perform Shakespeare's The Tempest, after using the play as a way to improve their language skills. The teenagers are learning English at Bradford College, with some having only been studying the language for less than a year.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Emma Glasbey |Julia Bryson
Image source, Emma Glasbey/BBCImage caption, Mags Godderidge, Survive chief executive officer, says more funding is urgently needed Emma Glasbey & Julia Bryson A North Yorkshire charity helping victims of sexual violence and abuse has closed its waiting list due to "unprecedented" demand and a funding shortage. Survive helped more than 1,900 people in the county last year, with the number of people it supports growing by more than 20% since 2022.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Emma Glasbey |Julia Bryson
Sex abuse charity closes waiting list over demandEmma Glasbey & Julia BrysonEmma Glasbey/BBCMags Godderidge, Survive chief executive officer, says more funding is urgently needed A North Yorkshire charity helping victims of sexual violence and abuse has closed its waiting list due to "unprecedented" demand and a funding shortage. Survive helped more than 1,900 people in the county last year, with the number of people it supports growing by more than 20% since 2022.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Julia Bryson |Jessica Bayley
Image source, Yorkshire Cancer ResearchImage caption, David Sutcliffe's lung cancer was picked up early by one of the charity's mobile scanners Julia Bryson & Jessica BayleyA grandfather whose lung cancer was detected as part of a charity screening programme has spoken of his "debt of gratitude" as the organisation celebrates its centenary.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Julia Bryson |Phil Bodmer
Image source, Phil Bodmer/BBCImage caption, Tommy Kearns no longer has hepatitis C after Forward Leeds offered him treatmentJulia Bryson & Phil BodmerA drug and alcohol charity in Leeds has said it has "micro-eliminated" hepatitis C - meaning it has identified, treated and cured individuals most at risk of the virus. Forward Leeds has worked with partners including NHS services and drug providers to tackle the blood-borne virus in the city.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Julia Bryson |Phil Bodmer
Hepatitis C 'micro-eliminated' by drugs charityJulia Bryson & Phil BodmerPhil Bodmer/BBCTommy Kearns no longer has hepatitis C after Forward Leeds offered him treatmentA drug and alcohol charity in Leeds has said it has "micro-eliminated" hepatitis C - meaning it has identified, treated and cured individuals most at risk of the virus. Forward Leeds has worked with partners including NHS services and drug providers to tackle the blood-borne virus in the city.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Julia Bryson |Olivia Richwald
Image source, Servizio Fotografico – Vatican MediaImage caption, The Roman Catholic Bishop of Leeds has paid tribute to Pope FrancisJulia Bryson & Olivia RichwaldPope Francis is being remembered throughout Yorkshire as church services are held following his death at the age of 88. At Leeds Cathedral, the Vatican flag is flying at half-mast and a Holy Mass for the repose of his soul was held at 12:30 BST.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Julia Bryson |Olivia Richwald
Yorkshire reflects on death of Pope FrancisJulia Bryson & Olivia RichwaldOlivia Richwald/BBCA Holy Mass for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis was held at Leeds CathedralPope Francis is being remembered throughout Yorkshire, as church services are held following his death at the age of 88. At Leeds Cathedral, the Vatican flag is flying at half-mast and a Holy Mass for the repose of his soul was held at 12:30 BST.
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2 months ago | 
yahoo.com | Hazel Shearing |Julia Bryson |Nathan Standley
Parents of children starting primary school in England, Wales and Scotland this September will soon be finding out which school has offered them a place. Offer day was 9 April in Northern Ireland, and is 16 April in England, Scotland and Wales. On the day you get the offer, your letter, email or notification should tell you what to do next. In England, a parent or carer has to formally accept the offer by the given deadline.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Phil Bodmer |Julia Bryson
Wheelchair user 'trapped' in flat after lift breaksPhil Bodmer & Julia BrysonPhil Bodmer/BBCTom Harris has lived in the block of flats in Leeds for five yearsA wheelchair user says he has been "trapped" in his city centre flat for more than two weeks after the only lift in the building broke. Tom Harris, who has cerebral palsy, lives on the sixth floor at Echo Central One in Cross Green Lane, Leeds, and relies on the lift to get in and out.
