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Disco dancing Margaret Nutter has still got all the right moves after decades on the dancefloors of Leeds.

And now the 96-year-old great-grandma is encouraging everyone to get active to stay a step ahead of ageing as a new report investigates how more people in the city can live well for longer.

A pioneering asset-based community development programme is set to be expanded in Leeds.  

Those eligible for the spring booster Covid-19 vaccine are this year being urged to get their vaccine as soon as they would like rather than wait to be contacted by the NHS.

Low-income families and pregnant women in Leeds are urged to make use of a healthy food scheme as statistics show nearly 3,000 households could be missing out. 

Public health leaders in Leeds, West Yorkshire and Yorkshire and the Humber are applauding the introduction of the Tobacco and Nicotine Bill, calling it a “game-changer” with the potential to eradicate smoking within a generation.

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National HIV Testing Week runs from Monday 5 February

Almost 16,000 illicit vapes have been seized from just two Leeds retailers during a joint operation involving the police, trading standards and the council to crack down on the illegal sale of vapes, particularly to children.

LGI and St James's part of campaign to end new transmissions of HIV in England by 2030

An innovative programme of work to promote racial equity within Leeds’ mental health services has won a major accolade in this year’s Health Service Journal (HSJ) awards.