White Rose Leeds has introduced an in-centre Community Collection Bank where visitors can drop off donations to help their local community.
The Community Collection Bank, which launched this week, invites visitors to drop off donations no matter how big or small to benefit their local community via Leeds South & East Foodbank.
White Rose Shopping Centre has been supporting the Foodbank since 2020, and in that time has donated more than a whopping £14,000.
As well as food they have also provided laptops to the organisation, helping it create a digital hub to support users suffering from tech poverty, such as young people out of education and those experiencing barriers such as homelessness and unemployment.
We've launched a Community Collection Bank for guests to donate food and hygiene products to those in need.
You'll find our donation drop-off point at the Customer Services Centre, next to New Look and close to Car Park 6.
The collection bank can be found at the Customer Services Centre next to New Look and close to Car Park 6. They welcome both non-perishable food, hygiene supplies and are particularly in need of:
Juice
Tinned potatoes
Coffee
Tinned / packet custard
Cooking sauces
Steven Foster, Centre Director at White Rose Shopping Centre, said: “Our partnership with Leeds South & East Foodbank is something we’re truly proud of at White Rose, and we’re pleased to introduce the Community Collection Bank to support them further.
“We hope the donations made through the centre are of great benefit to our local community.”
White Rose Community Collection Bank./ Image: Supplied
Wendy Doyle of Leeds South and East Foodbank added: “I would like to thank everyone at White Rose and all of its visitors for their continued support over the years, which have helped us to provide more than 10,000 meals to families in the local area.
“The Community Collection Bank will help us feed and support more people, who are needing our services now more than ever.”
The Community Collection Bank is accepting donations indefinitely during the centre's opening hours. For more information, visit the White Rose website.
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New BBC TV drama starring Bel Powley and Harley Squires to be filmed in Leeds this spring
The BBC has announced a brand-new crime drama set to be filmed in Leeds and Hull.
We all love a BBC drama, and luckily for us one is about to be filmed right here in Leeds.
The new drama will be titled Shy & Lola, starring Harley Squires from The Night Manager and Bel Powley from The Diary of A Teenage Girl.
The six-part series has been described as a "dark comedy" about two women caught up in a murder in the criminal underworld.
The plot follows an unassuming pair in a small coastal town in northern England where the pair both realise they have a hidden talent for crime.
The series synopsis states: "As they build an operation that threatens to blow the local bad guys out of the water, opposing futures beckon – using their earnings to fund a fresh start, or becoming the new bosses in town."
The show is based on a popular French TV series and is written by Amanda Coe, an acclaimed English screenwriter and novelist.
Amanda Coe spoke about the announcement: "With such a rich and spiky central relationship at its core, Shy & Lolais a dream of a show to write, full of fun, action and emotion. I can't wait to see our hugely exciting cast and director bring it to life."
Rachelle Constant, executive Producer for Clerkenwell Films, said: "Amanda has written a brilliantly bold series centred on a dynamic female duo, which blends dark comedy with propulsive storytelling.We’re thrilled to have Hayley and Bel as our leads, alongside an exceptional cast and crew."
The new series will begin filming in Leeds and Hull this spring and will air on BBC One and iPlayer and we'll absolutely be tuning in.
Turnstile to play their only UK headline show this year at Halifax Piece Hall
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Turnstile will headline the Halifax Piece Hall this summer, their only UK headline show.
The Grammy-winning hardcore group have just announced a very special show at historic venue the Halifax Piece Hall.
As part of the venue's huge summer season, Turnstile will take to the stage on Wednesday 26 August marking a whopping 41 shows at the Piece Hall's calendar so far.
The group pulled huge crowds at Glastonbury festival last year and scooped up two Grammy Awards earlier this month, using their platform to thank fans who "swung in the dark" with them.
Nicky Chance-Thompson MBE DL FRSA, CEO of The Piece Hall Trust, says: “2026 will see Turnstile playing at some of the world’s most iconic festivals and then here in Halifax at UK’s most iconic heritage venue.”
“We always aim to deliver for the full spectrum of music lovers in Calderdale and knowing how passionate our rock and metal community is, this gig will be off the scale – truly unmissable!”
Alongside Turnstile, Halifax Piece Hall will welcome the likes of Hollywood Vampires, Paul Weller, Bowling For Soup, Skunk Anansie, Garbage, Empire of the Sun, Sex Pistols, Mcfly, CMAT and Jimmy Eat World this summer. What a season it's going to be.
Baltimore’s hardcore heroes will head to West Yorkshire to play TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall on Wednesday August 26.
Tickets go on sale this Friday 27 February at 10am, and you can get your tickets here.
Find out more about what's going on at the Halifax Piece Hall this summer here.
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