Students lobby local MP on gay marriage
Whilst the majority of MPs voted in favour of equal marriage, nearly half of the Conservative Party and a handful of Labour and LibDem MPs failed to support the Bill, including local MP Greg Mulholland. Angered by his position, students from both Leeds and Leeds Met Universities braved blizzard conditions to protest against his position [...]
Candy Kittens come to Leeds
‘Candy Kittens’, owned by Leeds graduate and ‘Made In Chelsea’ star Jamie Laing, has announced plans to sell its products in Leeds. Laing’s company aims to “have beautiful, sexy, fun, flirty girls alongside the sweets”. He was inspired to create a new kind of sweet shop after visiting a store in New York. Heir to [...]
Spate of phone thefts in city centre
Leeds clubbers have fallen victim to organized gangs. Groups of thieves, wanting to trade stolen mobile phones, have targeted Leeds to steal from students. West Yorkshire Police say they have seen a rise in the prevalence of organized groups of thieves, who travel from all over the North of England to the city. It is [...]
Leadership race kicks off
A record number of students have nominated themselves to run the Union. Students having been putting themselves forward since December for one of the six Student Executive roles: Activities Officer, Education Officer, Union Affairs Officer, Community Officer, Welfare Officer and Equality and Diversity Officer. The Union has confirmed that 63 people are running for the [...]
All’s fine for RAG
The Library is to donate an entire week’s worth of fines to Raising And Giving (RAG), as part of the annual RAG Week fundraising celebration. £14,000-worth of library fines have been added to RAG’s Community Fund, representing the average weekly haul of fines the library receives from students returning books, DVDs, and CDs late. Librarian [...]
Pints reduced to £2 in union bars
Union Affairs officer Anthony Haddley has finally succeeded in his election promise to bring the £2 pint to Union bars. The new pricing came into effect earlier this week, with Mr Haddley tweeting a picture of his first £2 pint on Monday evening. The Terrace and Old Bar are serving pints of Tetleys, Carlsberg and [...]
End of the road for the 95 bus
Students have expressed their disappointment over the news that the 95 ‘Bod Party Bus’ is to stop running. A spokesman for the operator said “the closure of Bodington Hall means we no longer need to run service 95, which was the main bus for the campus.” For years, the 95 has provided an essential service, [...]
Cabinet meeting in Leeds
Amidst his busy schedule, including a trip to Algeria, Prime Minister David Cameron found time to visit Leeds this week. The whole cabinet, including George Osborne, Danny Alexander and Phillip Hammond, were visiting the city to discuss plans for the new HS2 rail route, linking Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and London in record time. The meeting [...]
Three hours in a row
A rowing vice-captain has managed to row 50 kilometres inside the Union. Mike Lawson completed the non-stop row in 3 hours and 43 minutes, eating and drinking without halting his strokes. Lawson, a Geological Sciences student, began rowing two years ago when he started university. As a member of Leeds University Union’s Boat Club, Michael [...]