Leeds headlines 1 December: Son vows to continue raising funds and awareness for Brain Tumour Research following Dad’s death

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00:00 Three stories in brief and a 12-year-old boy from Leeds who lost his dad to a brain tumour

00:06 has vowed to continue fundraising for brain tumour research to find a cure for the disease.

00:12 Dad of two, Daniel Gilliland, died from a glioblastoma in November, just 13 months after

00:17 being diagnosed. His youngest son, Felix, is continuing to raise awareness.

00:21 Next, a street improvement scheme for Holbeck residents has been completed. £900,000 worth

00:28 of works include a pedestrian school crossing, footpath widening, traffic calming measures

00:33 and segregated cycle lanes.

00:35 And finally, a Leeds granddad has fulfilled a lifelong ambition after flying on a plane

00:40 for the first time at the age of 90. Malcolm Shedlow visited the cockpit on his Jet 2 flight

00:45 from Leeds to Dordogne. During the Second World War, Malcolm worked in the RAF but never

00:50 went on a plane and instead completed clerical duties.

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