White Rose Shopping Centre has announced the return of it's annual Christmas charity appeal which aims to benefit Leeds charities in the festive buildup.
The Christmas appeal gives visitors the opportunity to donate gifts for children in need aged 0-16 during the shopping centre's opening hours.
Located in the central atrium of the White Rose, all gifts donated will be split between two fantastic Leeds charities, Kidz Klub and MINT.
Kidz Klub helps to provide important support for more than 1,250 children and their families across Leeds in the form of community work, home visits and activities.
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All donations made in the run-up to Christmas will help Kidz Klub to maintain support to children in crisis across the local community.
MINT, The Men in Need Together charity, was founded with the aim to provide a safe space and a free support network for men to talk without judgement.
The charity endeavours to tackle the huge stigma surrounding men’s mental health, with a mission to reduce the increasing rate of male suicide. All donations made to MINT will benefit its annual toy appeal, which supports struggling families in the local community.
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Any surplus gifts will be donated to Leeds Children's Hospital.
Steven Foster, Centre Director at White Rose Shopping Centre, said: “We are always pleased to see the support and generosity our community show every year in the run-up to Christmas, and are excited to be working with both Kidz Klub and The MINT Project during this year’s appeal.
“We’re looking forward to seeing our community support these two valuable local causes this winter.”
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Whilst donating your gifts you can also enjoy a festive day out at the White Rose with all the family with the launch of its first-ever magical, under-cover ice rink outside by The Village, and the return of its much-loved Christmas grotto.
To find out more about the appeal and the Christmas opening times, have a look at their website.
Tesco has officially unveiled its Christmas Meal Deal menu for 2026, and has revealed when it’ll be arriving in stores.
Spooky season may not have even arrived yet, but it won’t be long before the most wonderful time of the year is here and most of the UK’s major supermarkets have already started stocking their shelves with Christmas food, drink, and gifts galore.
Tesco has now unveiled all the sandwiches and snacks forming part of its iconic lunchtime meal deal selection.
10 new seasonal mains and sides have been launched this year, as well as some classics and returning fan favourites too.
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The retailer says its food on-the-go experts have worked hard to bring a variety of festive flavours and great-quality ingredients together this year, with something on offer to cater to all tastes and preferences.
Available in stores and online from next week, with Tesco Clubcard members paying just £3.80 or £5.50 to upgrade to a Premium Meal Deal, some of the all-new main options you can choose from in 2026’s festive lineup include the Fully Loaded Chicken, Stuffing, Braised Red Cabbage & Cranberry Sauce Sandwich, the Christmas Triple Sandwich, and the Pork Meatball Wrap with smoky sage and onion mayonnaise.
Other returning favourites include the Brie and Cranberry Sandwich, the Currywurst Sausage Sub, and the absolute classic Turkey & Trimmings Sandwich.
For veggies and vegans, there’s a new Tesco Plant Chef Christmas Veg Fest Wrap, and for those who follow a gluten free diet, you can grab the Gluten Free Festive Chicken & Trimmings sandwich.
When it comes to snacks to accompany those mains, the festive Mini Pork Pies and Pig in Blanket Sausage Rolls are returning to the lineup this year, alongside some new additions like the Pretzels with Salted Caramel Soft Cheese Dip, and Mini Cheese Twists.
The 2026 Tesco Christmas Meal Deal range will be in stores across the UK from Monday 12 October, and there’s thousands of combinations to try.
Yorkshire-set Christmas film by Leeds director starring Richard E. Grant set to hit UK cinemas next month
Clementine Hall
A brand-new Christmas film is hitting cinemas nationwide next month - and it’s a proper Leeds success story.
Jack Spring directed his first feature film at just 19 years old and has spent the last decade carving out a career in independent film, as well as co-founding Leeds-based production company Shush Films.
His first movie, Destination: Dewsbury, was shot just down the road in - you guessed it - Dewsbury. And after moving to Leeds from Grimsby, Jack became determined to build his business from the city, putting down roots and growing his production company here.
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Now, after years of working on independent projects, Jack has taken his biggest leap yet with a brand-new Christmas film, Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint.
Set in Yorkshire, Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint follows Aubrey Flint, a reclusive model soldier painter with a lifelong hatred of Christmas, who is sentenced to community service at Willow Lodge - a retirement home on the brink of closure.
Roped into helping with a chaotic production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Aubrey clashes with its interesting set of residents...
And the cast is about as star-studded as it gets, featuring Richard E. Grant, John Bradley, Celia Imrie, Adjoa Andoh, Sophia Di Martino, Adrian Rawlins and Kiell Smith-Bynoe.
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The heartwarming festive comedy will hit cinemas nationwide on Friday 6 November - a huge milestone for a Leeds-based director and production company, taking a homegrown Yorkshire story to audiences across the country.
You just can't beat a proper wholesome British Christmas film, so you can best believe we'll be watching in the cinema, popcorn in hand.
Clementine Hall -
24th November 2022 
