Members donate money to charities

Leeds Building Society members have donated £9,617 to organisations via votes cast at its annual meeting.

A total of £5,645 was raised for Samaritans. The remaining £3,972 will go to Leeds Building Society Foundation, which invests up to £1,000 in charities to support community-based projects. It has pledged to raise £250,000 for the Samaritans over the next two years,