Two ticket touts who were re-selling tickets online worth millions of pounds for events have been jailed. These included tickets to see Ed Sheeran and Adele live. Peter Hunter and David Smith were trading as […]
University Admission Process Under Assessment
The higher education watchdog has launched a review that sets out options for a large and radical overhaul of University admissions in England. The Office for Students has suggested an entry system that scraps the […]
Graduate from Leeds Beckett University Part of Oscar-Winning ‘1917’ Film Team
Leeds Beckett alumnus, Ayyappadas Vijayakumar, was part of the team that won an Academy Award for visual effects in the war drama 1917. With the Harrogate Film Festival, which is supported by Leeds Beckett University, […]
Leeds Could Have Had its Own Angel of the North before Gateshead
In 1988, ten years before the Angel of the North was erected in Gateshead, Leeds was offered its very own ‘angel’ which would have stood at twice the height of the 20-metre high iron sculpture […]
Paramedic Students to Receive £5,000 Support Payment Each Year
Any student who is studying to become a paramedic, radiographer or physiotherapist will be receiving a new form of financial support from September 2020 that entitles them to up to £5,000 worth of support payment […]
Derby Christmas Decorations Called ‘Disappointing’ by Locals
In Derby, a display of four illuminated Christmas presents have been ridiculed online and described as an embarrassing waste of money. Taking to social media, people were describing the new Christmas additions as a “disappointment”, […]
Leeds Announced as 22nd Hardest Working City in the UK
A brand new online tool has been created to show which cities are the hardest working throughout the UK. It uses factors like average hours worked, unemployment rate and commute time, to determine the working […]
LUU Co-op Staff Expose Issues At Work
Employees at Union supermarket reveal ban on drinking water and other issues relating to work. “There’s a lack of honesty and communication in general”, one employee tells us It has recently come to light that […]
3,000 Tested in Leeds Lung Cancer Health Check
In a recent trial, more than 40 people who were unaware they were in the early stages of lung cancer have received life-saving treatment. Called the ‘Leeds Lung Health Check’, organisers have said it was […]
Three’s A Crowd: Police Launch Injunction to Tackle Fireworks in Burley
Police have announced a new plan to tackle anti-social firework-related behaviour in the area of Leeds, Burley. Anyone caught carrying/throwing fireworks, or wearing a mask that disguises their identity in a popular firework area, could […]
Bob Marley House Honoured with Blue Plaque For Black History Month
Famous Reggae musician, Bob Marley, has been awarded an English Heritage blue plaque at the house he lived in when he finished recording well-known album, Exodus. Marley has been described by historian and broadcaster David […]
Over 4,000 Staff Paid More Than £100,000 a Year
A new ‘rich list’ has revealed that more than 4,000 University staff are paid more than £100,000 a year. The institution with the highest number of high earners last year, with 359 staff receiving over […]