by Joel Beaumont Members of Ralph Thoresby school have donated gifts and toys to the charitable scheme Operation Christmas Child, run by Samaritan’s Purse, for the seventh year running. Students from the school put together shoeboxes filled with donations for other children living in less fortunate parts of the world so they too can enjoy [...]
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Winter is upon us and keeping warm is essential, especially for the elderly. Cold weather was linked to the deaths of 24,000 people last year in England and Wales, according to the office of National Statistics, with nearly 20,000 among people aged over 75. South Leeds Community Radio in association with Leeds City Council have [...]
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by Joel Beaumont The new headteacher of Ralph Thoresby School is expecting the high levels of success achieved at the school over the previous years to continue. Will Carr, who has taken over from the retired Stuart Hemingway, is settling into life at the school and in the community of Holt Park with positive impressions. [...]
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by Joel Beaumont Local MP Greg Mulholland has been declared the most expensive politician in the country. Figures from the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) show during the 2011/12 term the Liberal Democrat claimed expenses of over £185,000 to cover the cost of his office and payroll. Combined with his Parliamentary salary Mr Mulholland cost [...]
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While doing our weekly scan of the web we came across these two images of Cookridge Cookridge Golf Course Original image from Chris Siddall Rainbow over Cookridge Original image from David Crosbie If you have an image you want us to feature either tweet us @holtparktoday or send it as an email to holtparktoday [at] [...]
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