These 11 uplifting stories will make you proud to be from Leeds during UK lockdown

Here are just a few of the 'good news' stories The Yorkshire Evening Post shared this week:

As the people of Leeds took to their doorsteps for the third week to thank the NHS, we celebrated our health heroes across the city.

We asked our reader to share photos of their health heroes working on the frontline.

Full story: Leeds health heroes: you sent us photos of friends and family on the frontline - now we salute them

A group of Leeds artists have teamed up to create a billboard-sized thank you message to frontline workers in the city.

The billboard is at one of the city's most sought-after and recognised poster sites - Hyde Park Corner.

Full story: Collaboration of artists say "thankyou" to Leed's NHS staff with massive billboard project

The number of people volunteering to help the vulnerable in Leeds has passed 7,500, according to Leeds Council.

The community care volunteers in Leeds have joined forces with third sector organisations to deliver vital services to people in need across the city.

Full story: Who you can contact for help in every Leeds area as council announces 7,500 volunteer sign-ups

An inspirational man is going up and down his stairs a total of 4424 times over the course of the Easter weekend - raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

It's the equivalent climbing Mount Everest and it is being streamed live on Facebook

Full story: Inspirational West Yorkshire man live streaming staircase climb the equivalent of Everest for cancer charity

A schoolgirl from Leeds has won a national science competition after creating a sensor which can detect the healthiest route to work or school.

Ava Garside, who is in Year 9 at Allerton Grange School, was announced as the Junior winner of the Youth Industrial Strategy Competition.

Full story: Leeds schoolgirl wins national STEM competition for air quality sensor

Textiles teachers at a Leeds secondary school have launched a 'socially distant' workshop to manufacture scrubs for the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic.

On the first day of production, five teachers cut 20 scrubs before taking them home to sew during the night.

Full story: Textiles teachers launch 'socially distant' workshop at Leeds school to sew vital scrubs for NHS staff

A dad from Leeds has gone viral after creating incredible glowstick costumes for his children.

The video of Anthony Theabould dancing to 'Stayin' Alive' by the Bee Gees dressed in a glowstick suit will warm your heart.

Full story: Watch viral video as Leeds dad dances in brilliant cheap glowstick costume during lockdown

Another Leeds dad has donated almost 2,000 Easter eggs to Leeds hospitals to thank the NHS for saving his baby daughter's life.

Little Maddison had life-saving surgery when she was just six months old, after being diagnosed with a Myofibroblastic Tumour.

Full story: Leeds dad thanks NHS for saving baby daughter with 2,000 Easter eggs

Frontline NHS staff at a hospital in Leeds lifted spirits on the Covid-19 ward by performing a dance on TikTok.

Medical staff on ward J19 at St James' Hospital took part in the video - which sees them performing a synchronised dance routine.

Full story: Frontline Leeds NHS staff fighting coronavirus lift spirits by performing TikTok dance

Staff at Mecca Bingo in Leeds are saying thankyou to NHS and frontline staff by offering free lunches.

Full story: Leeds branch of Mecca Bingo cooking up free lunches for NHS and key-worker staff

And finally, a young woman from Leeds had a 'lockdown birthday' to remember after her family hosted a legendary bar crawl through their home.

It started with bottomless brunch at 'Manahatta' before quarantine cocktails at 'Dirty Martini.

Full story: Family make 23-year-old's 'lockdown birthday' special with legendary Leeds bar crawl

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