Nine positive stories this week that make you proud to be from Leeds
However people across Leeds have proven that their community spirit is unwavering.
Here are just a few of the positive stories shared in The Yorkshire Evening Post this week:
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Hide AdA 10-year-old boy raised more than £2,000 for the NHS by camping in his garden for a week.
Oscar Sanderson was inspired to take action after hearing about a similar challenge radio presenter Chris Evans' son was undertaking
Read the full story here.A miracle Leeds six month old baby is 'thriving' against all the odds - after being born ten weeks after his mum's waters broke.
Read the full story here.A Leeds shop manager who was placed on furlough due to the coronavirus pandemic has decided to stay busy by volunteering for the police.
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Hide AdRead the full story here.A 5-year-old girl ran three kilometres every day for a week in order to raise thousands for the NHS.
Her parents said they are "bursting with pride."
Read the full story here.READ MORE: 'We'll cherish each one forever': The Leeds coronavirus victims rememberedA well-known Leeds busker has donned his straw hat once again as he continues to fundraise for older people in the city.
Ken Smith, 87, shared a video of himself playing the ukulele online to raise money for Age UK.
Read the full story here. The Leeds Samurai Flag American Football Club are set to 'travel' 1,948km to raise money for NHS.
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Hide AdThe team will walk, run, cycle, row in aid of NHS Charities Together.
Read the full story here.A father and daughter have made a life-size balloon model of Captain Tom Moore to honour his fundraising achievements.
Craig Cash, 39, and his nine-year-old daughter Olivia-Mae have been creating intricate balloon models during the lockdown period and displaying them in their garden in Horncastle, Lincolnshire.
Read the full story here.A Leeds bakery is spreading the love during lockdown by offering to send out free biscuits with encouraging messages printed onto them.
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Hide AdBloom Bakers, an online biscuit bakery founded in 2016 by Lisa Shepherd and Saskia Roskam, creates bespoke orders for all kinds of occasions for its private and corporate customers.
Read the full story here.Technology teachers at a Leeds sixth form college are making 150 face masks a day for careworkers to use during the coronavirus outbreak.
While Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College has been closed to students, three members of staff from the design and technology department have donned their own personal protective equipment to go into the school workshops and make the masks.