Jacob the pilot, aged 10, has won the prestigious award due to his incredible fundraising efforts.
Jacob, also known as Jacob the Pilot due to his love of flying, has been awarded the coveted Good Morning Britain Young Fundraiser of the Year award at the 2024 Pride of Britain Awards.
What an achievement.
The award celebrates Jacob’s remarkable contribution to raising over £100,000 towards patient care at St Gemma’s Hospice, which will have a hugely significant impact on the care and support they provide to local families.
Image: St Gemma's Hospice
On 27 December 2020, Jacob’s mum Andrea passed away at the age of just 49. The community at St Gemma’s Hospice played a vital part in helping Andrea come to terms with cancer and helped Jacob get his mum home for Christmas just before she died so they could have one last Christmas together as a family.
Since then, Jacob and his dad Andrew have embarked on challenge after challenge, climbing mountains all over the world to raise funds for St Gemma’s in memory of his mum.
Image: St Gemma's Hospice
From the Yorkshire Three Peaks, which Jacob climbed when he was just seven years old, to Mount Toubkal in Morocco, Jacob’s determination to ‘never back down, never give up’ has been nothing short of inspirational.
Kate Goldring, Director of Income Generation at St Gemma’s, said: "The entire team at St Gemma’s Hospice is incredibly proud of Jacob for receiving this prestigious Pride of Britain award.
Image: St Gemma's Hospice
"Since caring for Jacob’s mum Andrea in 2020, Jacob has not only made a significant financial impact on our hospice through his fundraising but has also inspired countless others in our community.
"We’re so proud of you Jacob. Thank you so much for everything you’ve done to support other families in Leeds."
To find out more about Jacob's story and donate to the wonderful cause, take a look at the St Gemma's Hospice website.
Popular pizza pop-up Edges Pizza has opened a permanent home in Leeds city centre.
Last summer you may have had the privilege to enjoy a slice of Edges Pizza at one of their many pop-up residencies across the city.
Their longest stint was at the sun-drenched roof terrace of Green Room, and it's safe to say their pizza went down an absolute treat.
Since then they've been a little quiet, but all for good reason. Edges Pizza has just opened a permanent new takeaway under the arches in Holbeck, and it's absolutely class.
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Owners Grace and Edge who are from Harrogate opened Edges two years ago, taking inspiration from trips to New York over the years.
They've completely transformed the space into a proper love letter to the big apple. It will operate mainly as a takeaway, but there is a small seating area where you can perch and tuck into your pie.
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The menu is perfectly curated, consisting of eight pizzas and three dips. And trust us, they are absolutely massive.
We opted for the American Hot with spicy pepperoni, banana peppers and parmesan as well as the mushroom pie topped with garlic creme fraiche and chestnut mushrooms.
Drizzled and dunked into moreish hot honey, it's rivalling some of the best pizza in the city.
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For now, grabbing a pizza from Edges operates through a pre-order system. Pre-orders open at 12pm the day before via their website, you can pick your collection time and then you simply have to rock up and get your pizza.
There's loads of parking available nearby and if there are any remaining slots available you can pre-order up to an hour before collection.
We've got a feeling they're going to very busy indeed.
A cafe dedicated entirely to matcha gelato has just opened in Leeds
Clementine Hall
Matcha is well and truly taking Leeds (and the country) by storm.
You're probably bored of hearing us talk about matcha, and to be honest we're getting a little bit bored writing about it.
But, this time it's different.
This is M Plus Matcha, a brand-new matcha store that's just opened near Leeds University who not only serve your classic matcha lattes but also bucket loads of freshly-churned gelato.
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And to make things even better, they've got four on offer all at different percentages to suit your taste.
Soft and grassy, smooth and creamy, full and velvety…or deep and bold (they said it, not us) - this spot is truly a matcha lover’s summer paradise.
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If you're not sure what flavour you fancy, the lovely staff are on hand to help and can offer tasters of each percentage before you commit to a cone or a tub so you're not left disappointed.
The space is gorgeously light and airy, complete with matcha-coloured walls and plenty of matcha-coloured seating for you to perch and enjoy your treats.
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Right opposite the Parkinson Building, we can see M Plus Matcha becoming a fantastic hub for students to whack their laptops out for a couple of hours whilst getting their caffeine fix.
The drinks menu includes iced matcha lattes, hot matcha, matcha lemonades and loads more. Basically, if you're of the opinion that matcha tastes like grass then we do not recommend you going.
But if you love it like us, then you're in for a treat.
Clementine Hall -
23rd October 2024 
