Leeds today: City of Sanctuary, Alfred bar and Crisis Centre public meeting

Good morning Leeds. Today I'll be at the Leeds Community News Hub at Trinity University College in Horsforth from about noon. The idea of the hub is a simple one – to provide a physical space where people from all walks of life can do journalism together. Are there any stories you'd like to work on or local issues to investigate? Please feel free to add suggestions via the comments below or drop in today. Don't forget, you can share your pictures of Leeds life or events on the Guardian Leeds Flickr group pool . What's making Leeds tick today? Campaigners fighting the planned closure of three mental health centres in Leeds will hold a public meeting in Leeds Civic Hall on Tuesday, February 8. The meeting, organised by UNISON, looks at the argument for keeping open the Leeds Crisis Centre and two threatened day centres, the Vale in Hunslet and Stocks Hill in Armley. Find out more at the Leeds Crisis Centre blog . Third sector support organisations Leeds Voice and Voluntary Action Leeds have agreed to 'explore and propose negotiated terms of a merger in good faith, with a view to a final announcement on a merger on or before 31 March'. More details here . Temple Newsam's Home Farm has now reopened to the public after the recent fire. On 16 and 17 February there will be events helping to raise awareness of refugee issues in Leeds and explaining more about Leeds' City of Sanctuary bid . Police have released CCTV footage following a violent assault at McDonalds in Easterley Road that left a 21-year-old local man unconscious. Leeds Guide includes an interview with Leeds literary champs The Travelling Suitcase Library and Leeds Book Club. Fancy a Leeds CityCamp unconference-type event to discuss the council's new website? Check out Mike Chitty's Leeds Council's Web Development Project blog for more. A Leeds film has bagged two gongs at the independent Sundance awards over in Utah, reports BBC Leeds . Two thousand dilapidated council homes in Leeds are likely to fall into further disrepair because the government has blocked funding, the YEP has reported . Tom Goodhand delights at a cosy neighbourhood bar in Meanwood set up by the folks behind North Bar. Tom's also blogged about it on his ReetGood blog . Anyone up for a Leeds Analogue Festival? Richard Michie is. Check out his post about the idea here . Headingley LitFest has been chosen by World Book Night to receive forty-eight free copies of Alan Bennett's A Life Like Other People's. For those of you who couldn't make Experience Leeds 4 at The Queens Hotel on Monday night, four videos have been uploaded onto YouTube - courtesy Syfec - about the event, which dealt with making collaboration work in Leeds : Rebekka Kill's presentation. Mike Chitty talks after the event. Rebekka Kill talks after the event. Do you have news, views or events to share? Feel free add them to the comments below or contact me by email or on Twitter @GdnLeeds .