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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Rob Burrow MND Centre site targeted by thieves
The construction site of a motor neurone disease (MND) treatment centre named after Leeds rugby league legend Rob Burrow has been targeted by thieves. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said in a statement that the two recent incidents of theft and damage at the site at Seacroft Hospital were "really disappointing". The new facility is being built with the backing of the family of Burrow, who died in June aged 41 after having been diagnosed with MND in 2019. Craige Richardson, director of estates and facilities at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, said staff were working with West Yorkshire Police and extra security measures had been put in place. Mr Richardson said: "We are really disappointed that there have been two incidents involving theft and damage at the construction site of the new Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease at Seacroft Hospital. "We will always take positive action against criminal activity at our hospitals, including prosecution." Mr Richardson said the new centre was still due to open in the summer, adding that it would provide a "calm and peaceful" environment for patients. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Rob Burrow's family visit namesake MND centre Rob Burrow MND centre fundraising target hit
BBC News
18-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Rob Burrow MND centre in Leeds targeted by thieves
The construction site of a motor neurone disease (MND) treatment centre named after Leeds rugby league legend Rob Burrow has been targeted by Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said in a statement that the two recent incidents of theft and damage at the site at Seacroft Hospital were "really disappointing".The new facility is being built with the backing of the family of Burrow, who died in June aged 41 after having been diagnosed with MND in Richardson, director of estates and facilities at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, said staff were working with West Yorkshire Police and extra security measures had been put in place. Mr Richardson said: "We are really disappointed that there have been two incidents involving theft and damage at the construction site of the new Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease at Seacroft Hospital."We will always take positive action against criminal activity at our hospitals, including prosecution."Mr Richardson said the new centre was still due to open in the summer, adding that it would provide a "calm and peaceful" environment for to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
The Sun
09-05-2025
- The Sun
Frantic search for girl, 12, who vanished in broad daylight ‘while wearing her school uniform'
COPS have launched an urgent search for a 12-year-old girl who vanished in broad daylight. Chantelle Waddington went missing from the Seacroft area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, on Thursday. Chantelle was last seen at 2.30pm yesterday, said West Yorkshire Police. Cops said that the youngster was "possibly wearing her school uniform". Chantelle is described as about 5ft 7 with a slim build.
BBC News
30-01-2025
- Business
- BBC News
New homes in Paignton offer 'chance to grow' for care leavers
Young people who have left care have been given permission to live in former holiday flats in Council has agreed that YMCA Exeter can offer care leavers homes in nine Holly-Lets flatlets in Sands Roads, the Local Democracy Reporting Service proposal was rejected in October by the council's planning committee because it decided the block of self-catering apartments still had a role to play in the bay's tourist YMCA argued the building had been used as nine homes since at least 1996. The council agreed and granted the charity a certificate of lawfulness to use the building. 'Chance to thrive' Gareth Sorsby, YMCA Exeter's joint chief executive, said there was an "urgent need for move-on accommodation in Torbay"."These homes, with wrap-around services, will give each of these young people a chance to grow and thrive," he the October meeting the charity had also asked for permission to use the Seacroft Guest House on Sands Road, next door to the block of agreed the project was "worthwhile" but said Sands Road was the wrong site so refused the Sorsby said the charity would try again to make use of the Seacroft building.
