Once again, the Leeds transport system has been criticised for being at ‘near breaking point’, according to a spokesman from Leeds City Council. Traffic, especially in the city centre, continues to be a problem as […]
New GCSE System is Widening the Gap Between Rich and Poor Students
New research for the social mobility charity, Sutton Trust, condemns the new GCSE system for ‘disadvantaging the disadvantaged’ school pupils who are taking the exams in England. New reforms to GCSE exams were introduced by […]
Voting Opens for Drug Testing Kits Referendum at LUU
Students at the University of Leeds are currently voting in a referendum about whether Leeds University Union should provide drug testing kits for students who are taking drugs. Voting is open from Monday 9th December […]
89 Sexual Offence Crimes Committed in Hyde Park and Headingley This Year
Statistics revealed in a Freedom of Information request show that 89 offences were committed in the Hyde Park and Headingley area, with 78 victims being women. A Freedom of Information request to the West Yorkshire […]
Fake US University Created to Dupe Students Leads to 250 Arrests
As of late November, 250 students who studied at the University of Farmington in the United States, a fake university created by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), have been arrested. The university was […]
International Students Crossing Picket Lines ‘Out of Fear of Losing Visas’
From Monday 25th November to Wednesday 4th December, eight days of strikes took place at sixty universities across the UK. Forty thousand members of university staff took part in industrial action to back continuing debates […]
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-based Games Studio Secures $1.5 Billion Investment
Leeds-based virtual reality games producer XR Video Games has received $1.5 million to expand its gaming portfolio and partnerships with other giants in the entertainment and video game industry. The independent studio was created in […]
Schools in Leeds Shut due to Winter Viruses
A number of schools located in West Yorkshire were temporarily shut due to widespread outbreaks of norovirus and flu. Two schools in Leeds and four in Bradford were closed with some of the properties undergoing […]
New Schools Proposed for Children with Special-Needs in Leeds
Leeds Council is planning to launch a special, fee-free school in Headingley. The new establishment would be called the Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre (SILC) and it would substitute the current Grammar School at Rose Court, […]