University of Leeds Journalism

28/02/2020

One of Leeds' MPs has joined calls for the Government to do more to help flood victims in West Yorkshire.

Find out more: https://mediablogs.leeds.ac.uk/week1/2020/02/28/calls-for-more-government-support-for-flood-hit-communities/

28/02/2020

Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate has announced his plans to create a hub for poetry in Leeds. We spoke to a Leeds based poet and Armitage's colleague about what she hopes that the centre could bring for Leeds. If you want to find out more follow the link to our website

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28/02/2020

Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate has announced his plans to create a hub for poetry in Leeds. We spoke to a Leeds based poet and Armitage's colleague about what she hopes that the centre could bring for Leeds. If you want to find out more follow the link to our website https://mediablogs.leeds.ac.uk/week1/category/entertainment/

28/02/2020

Yorkshire's own John Newman is headlining! 💃🕺

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28/02/2020

Have you seen either of these women?

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28/02/2020

The National Trust are encouraging the general public to ‘get back to nature’! A report from the Trust and the University of Derby showed that 90% of adults rarely or never sit and watch the sun rise. Check out our IGTV where we asked Lead Ranger Chris Dunkley how we can get more in touch with nature!

07/05/2019

The Leeds City Centre crime hotspots during February 2019 have been revealed. The top 5 are:

1. The Headrow - 208 crimes
2. Boar Lane - 167 crimes
3. Trinity - 152 crimes
4. Merrion Centre - 93 crimes
5. The Calls - 59 crimes

22/02/2019

Watch our time-lapse and see how many stalls were at the Food, Drink and Rhubarb festival in Wakefield today!

The event will be taking place over the whole weekend 🌱👌🏻🍻🍇🍎🥕🥨

22/02/2019

Last chance to get out on the ice! Leeds City Centre Millennium ice rink will be closing after this weekend. So get your skates on! ⛸

22/02/2019

Have you spotted these coffee recycling bins around Leeds? It’s the first city in the UK to roll out the scheme in a bid to reduce landfill ☕️ Check out the full article on our website 🌱

16/03/2018

WATCH: We spoke to former Love Island stars Zara Holland and Sophie Gradon, and asked them about their thoughts and experiences of social media.

They were speaking at a conference at Elland Road which discussed the impact of social media in schools.