Yeah Yeah Yeahs appear to have shared a snippet of new music while announcing headline shows in New York and Los Angeles.After teasing the gigs over the weekend, the Karen O-led trio have confirmed they’ll take to the stage at NYC’s Forest Hills Stadium on October 1 before visiting the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California on October 6.The Linda Lindas will open for the band on both dates, with Japanese Breakfast also appearing as a special guest in LA. An additional support act for the New York concert is still to be announced.It’ll mark the first time be the first time Yeah Yeah Yeahs have played headline shows in New York and Los Angeles since 2017 and 2018 respectively.Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time this Friday (May 6) – buy yours here.
Family starts new project to tackle 1 in 10 Trafford children living in poverty, from their front room
14.04.2022 - 19:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A young couple with a newborn want to tackle Trafford’s child poverty rate, and they started from their own front room. Catherine and Olie D’Albertanson were shocked to hear that one in 10 children in the borough are currently living in absolute poverty and a third of Greater Manchester’s children are living below the breadline.
Now, with the cost of living crisis biting, they’ve taken it upon themselves to do what they can to help. The couple have set up the Little Green Sock Project, an initiative to provide second-hand clothing, for free, to children who need it most.
The project has already received a massive 270kg of clothing donations and is busy sorting through them.
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Catherine said: “We provide that link for those that have excess and those in need. Families referred to our project will be able to return as seasons change and their children grow to get a continual supply of clothing throughout their child’s life. The thought of a parent having to choose between food, heating or clothing their children really struck a chord with us. Clothing is a basic human need and we have an abundance of outgrown great quality clothes in our community, and a lot of families who just want to help.
“We are also able to provide emergency clothing bundles for children being placed in emergency foster care, families escaping domestic abuse or refugees fleeing conflict with just the clothes on their back.
“However, to enable us to help as many families as possible and to future proof our project we need financial support. We would welcome any business support for fundraising/sponsorship, or offers of
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