Tag: Leeds

Leeds prisoners rally together to support homelessness charity

Stuart Mitchell

Inmates at HMP Leeds have come together to raise funds and food for a local homelessness charity, which has helped to feed 50 rough sleepers across the city. Simon on the Streets, a West Yorkshire homelessness charity, was contacted last December by inmates who wanted to make a difference and fundraise from inside prison. Joe Outlaw, who is currently residing in HMP Leeds, wrote a letter to the charity about a Christmas jumper competition and how the proceeds from this would go towards helping the homeless.  The inmates organised the…

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Olympic House Becomes One of the Most Sustainable Buildings in the World

Stuart Mitchell

One of the three certifications is LEED Platinum, the highest certification level of the international LEED green building programme. According to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the organisation that developed LEED, Olympic House has received the most points (93) of any LEED v4-certified new construction project to date. With more than 98,000 registered and certified projects across 175 countries and territories, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the most widely used green building programme in the world and an international symbol of sustainability excellence. It signifies that…

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Co-op Announces a UK-First Music Festival Partnership with Live Nation

Stuart Mitchell

The Co-op has announced an exclusive partnership with Live Nation to become the first UK food retailer to have a supermarket at four major summer music festivals. Download, Latitude, and Reading and Leeds festivals will all welcome the convenience retailer into their grounds for the first time. The deal will see Co-op operate a 6,000 square foot shop at each of the four festivals to cater for 200,000 festival goers. Each store will stock a wide range of items, including food, water, beer and wine, toiletries including medicines and, to…

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