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Live updates: Kevin Sinfield runs final marathon as £1m raised for MND

Live updates Kevin Sinfield runs final marathon as 1m raised for MND
Welcome to the Yorkshire Evening Post's live blog on Monday December 7.

Last updated: Monday, 07 December, 2020, 09:34

  • Kevin Sinfield sets off on final MND marathon for Rob Burrow
  • Appeal for missing 14-year-old girl last seen on December 1
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Kevin Sinfield MND marathons raise £1m

The Leeds Rhinos legend is now 16km into his final marathon, the seventh in seven days.

His incredible fundraising efforts have now raised more than £1million for Rob Burrow and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

Leeds hedgehog lover raises money for local rescue organisations by running a half marathon every day of second lockdown
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More than 100 traders in a west Leeds suburb have signed up to a local business directory in a bid to boost the high street
“A problem that will not go away after the vaccine has been rolled out” - warnings over effects of digital divide in Leeds

The Leeds Tech Angels scheme is asking businesses and employers in Leeds to donate unused laptops and tech equipment to young people across the city who are not lucky enough to have any at home.

But the digital divide that has opened up in education throughout Leeds and the UK is an issue that will not go away when a vaccine is rolled out, the city council’s education spokesman has warned.

Inequality gap must not get any wider - the YEP says
Kevin Sinfield sets off on final MND marathon for Rob Burrow

Today Leeds Rhinos legend Kevin Sinfield is on course to complete his seventh and final marathon in seven days.

An emotional Sinfield said he was was "blown away" by the support.

Appeal for missing 14-year-old girl who was last seen in Harehills on December 1

Have you seen Anna Stoian?

Weekend recap

Good morning and welcome to the Yorkshire Evening Post’s live news blog on Monday December 7. 

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