Leeds Rhinos star Sir Kevin Sinfield has been hailed as a "true hero", as his incredible seven-day fundraising challenge surpasses the £2m mark.
Sir Kevin Sinfield ran seven ultra-marathons in as little as seven days, having set off from Murrayfield, in Edinburgh on Sunday 13 November 2022.
The challenge was in aid of a host of motor neurone disease charities, inspired by friend and former team mate Rob Burrow.
The challenge saw the former Rhinos captain run over 60km a day each day, in order to reach his final destination in time which was The Old Trafford in Manchester, during the Rugby League World Cup final on Saturday 19 November.
And reach his final destination he did, Sir Kev was greeted to a roaring standing ovation from a near full-capacity crowd inside the stadium once his gruelling challenge came to an end.
He did it 🙌 Unbelievable achievement and over £1,400,000 raised for #MND
Speaking to the crowd at Old Trafford, Kevin said: "It’s all about friendship and the love for Rob. Everyone probably feels the same way about Rob as I do, he is an absolute champion."
Sinfield took up the challenge in honour of his former Leeds Rhinos teammate and pal Rob Burrow, who was diagnosed with MND three years ago. Kevin and Rob shared an emotional exchange when Sinfield passed through Headingley, Leeds on day 6 of his challenge.
Sinfield's aim with this challenge was to raise £777,777 for people living with MND, which would be split between Motor Neurone Disease Association, Leeds Hospitals Charity, The Darby Rimmer MND Foundation, My Name’5 Doddie Foundation and MND Scotland.
But by yesterday morning, the donation page had shown that this original figure had been obliterated and an unbelievable £2 million pounds had been raised.
Leeds Rhinos have said they are proud of his incredible achievements. They tweeted "He did it. Unbelievable achievement and over £1,400,000 raised for #MND. We are so proud".
An independent wine bar in Leeds city centre was broken into over the weekend.
And do you know what the sneaky thief stole? An empty bottle.
Latitude Wine Bar on The Calls issued a statement about the break in over the weekend, they said: "Some unscrupulous ______________ (insert expletives in the comments) decided to smash our window last night to grab a magnum of chartreuse out of our window.
"Obviously it was a dummy bottle, so more fool them, but it also makes this criminal damage more pointless. DON'T THEY KNOW HOW MUCH GLASS COSTS!?
"Well, this puts a real dampener on the month so if any one feels like popping in to buy a bottle in the shop or a glass in the bar or heading online to place an order this weekend it would really help to support an independent wine merchant and bar.
Images: Latitude Wine Bar
"Thank you to one of our customers who found the abandoned dummy bottle and returned it to us today. Legend! Santé and happy Friyay!"
So not only did the thief smash the window to steal an empty bottle, but they didn't even take it home with them.
In classic Leeds fashion, fellow indies flocked to the comments to support Latitude with many promising to pop in over the weekend for a glass or two.
One comment read: "Do you need a sign in your window saying “this is a dummy bottle you dummy”" whilst another said "Damned spit buckets! I’m sure we’ll be in soon, keep your chins up fam."
So if you've been meaning to pop in for a glass of the good stuff, there's no better time than the present.
Inside the new Leeds craft shop where you can make your own phone cases, water bottles, and notepads
Daisy Jackson
A new crafting paradise has opened in Leeds city centre, right in time for the summer holidays.
Happy Hour Workshop has already been a smash hit over in Greater Manchester, and now owner Lili has brought her playful and creative business over to Queens Arcade.
The brand-new, sunny yellow crafting destination has walls absolutely crammed with colourful supplies, with a big focus on the current trend of cream gel DIY.
The level of customisation here will send an indecisive person into a tailspin.
First you can choose the item you want to customise, whether it’s a mirror, a claw clip, a pencil case, a handheld fan, a phone case, a water bottle, a notepad, or just about any other useful item you can think of.
Then you’re let loose with a bowl and dream, to peruse the many, many drawers of colourful charms you can add to your chosen product.
There are literally thousands of charms - food items like hot dogs and ice cream cones; characters like Labubus and Minions; and adorable motifs like bows and rainbows.
The wall of craft suppliesThousands of charms to choose fromYou can customise a glass tumblerOr make a notepadOwner Lili outside Happy Hour Workshop Leeds
You could spell out your name with bubble letters, make a whole buffet’s worth of fake food items, design yourself a beautiful garden, or create a new world for the K-Pop Demon Hunters.
Your final step before heading to your craft station is to choose a colour cream gel, which you can pipe onto your item like icing a cake before wedging your charms into place.
As well as the charms, Happy Hour Workshop is offering other crafting experiences like bracelet making, money box painting, paint by numbers, slime making, and loads more to come.
You’ll find it at 9 Queens Arcade and it’s open now.
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21st November 2022 
