POPWORLD FESTIVAL REARRANGED FOR SECOND TIME

POPWORLD FESTIVAL REARRANGED FOR SECOND TIME

The best of the ‘90s and early noughties pop is coming to Leeds. Whether you lived through those eras and want to step back into a time warp of nostalgia or you just love a cheesy tune, Millennium Square will play host to the golden era of pop on August 6th 2022. Despite having to […]

A HIDDEN CULINARY GEM

A HIDDEN CULINARY GEM

You could well be forgiven for walking past one of York’s hidden gems. I will hold my hands up, having walked through Bootham Bar hundreds of times,  to only discovering the culinary delights of The Lamb and Lion Inn very recently. A Grade II listed building it sits within the historic walls of the City […]

LOVE YOUR CLOTHES PROJECT

LOVE YOUR CLOTHES PROJECT

With an estimated 336,000 tonnes of used clothes discarded each year by UK households, the ‘Love Your Clothes’ Habits for Life project, developed by environmental charity WRAP, is launching this month in textiles hub, Leeds. The two-year project, funded by the Garfield Weston Foundation, aims to reduce the environmental impact of clothing across the UK […]

17,000 LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY

17,000 LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY

 North Yorkshire Moors Railway, has unveiled its latest visitor experience, the Light Spectacular, an October half-term audio and visual sensory event for passengers on board the popular heritage railway. Tickets for the Light Spectacular will be on sale from 3rd August. Entry will include an hour-long illuminated journey from Pickering to Levisham Station, with carriages […]

THE WOMAN IN BLACK

THE WOMAN IN BLACK

PW Productions is delighted to announce the UK tour  of Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black. The play opens up York Grand Opera House and is on from 13th to 18th September.. Robert Goodale will star as ‘Arthur Kipps’ and Antony Eden as ‘The Actor’. Following a sell-out run in Charleston, South Carolina, PW Productions […]

THE GREAT NORTHERN FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL

THE GREAT NORTHERN FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL

Taking place from August 28th to 30th, over the Bank Holiday weekend, the beautiful Scampston Hall in Yorkshire, will open up its stunning vast parkland to host the first ever Great Northern Food and Drink Festival. Unlike other food festivals, this one is focusing purely on independent producers in the north of England, some which have […]

C’EST MAGNIFIQUE

C’EST MAGNIFIQUE

Brasserie Blanc has grown to be the jewel in the restaurant crown of Leeds. Situated on the waterfront, as they now refer to the banks of the once grimy River Aire that originally littered with dark satanic mills and bonded warehouses, Brasserie Blanc  has risen from the ashes of the area’s regeneration and become a […]

HOME GROWN EVENTS

HOME GROWN EVENTS

Opera North has announced  a series of “homegrown” events which will be performed alongside its international programme when the Howard Assembly Room opens its doors again this October. The latest programme reflects Opera North’s status as a Theatre of Sanctuary, its close relationships with local arts organisations and charities, and its work in education and […]

POIRET AND MORE, A RETROSPECTIVE……

POIRET AND MORE, A RETROSPECTIVE……

  Sir David Suchet makes his eagerly awaited return to UK stages in Poirot and More, A Retrospective this autumn, following a successful tour of Australia and New Zealand in early 2020. He will retrace his steps as a young actor, visiting more than 20 theatres across the UK, coming to York Theatre Royal on […]

WHITBY WELCOMES FIRST THREE CRUISE SHIPS….

WHITBY WELCOMES FIRST THREE CRUISE SHIPS….

Whitby has been enjoying something of a ‘silver liner’ over the past few months.  With international travel still limited for UK holidaymakers, cruise specialists have been casting their nets in British waters, and Whitby has proved a winning catch – becoming the UK’s newest luxury cruise destination. “Whitby’s been an international port for centuries – […]