SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT

As the country settles into its second lockdown of the year, an online directory celebrating independents throughout Leeds has launched. From the people behind Leeds Indie Food, ‘Support your local Indie’ is a virtual directory where people can search for local businesses to support. The popular Leeds Indie Food Directory, which launched in March to […]

AN APPLE A DAY…..

AN APPLE A DAY…..

The British apple and pear season is now well underway, with the best of British apple varieties widely available in UK supermarkets. The humble English Bramley apple is a year-round feature of shop shelves, but not many people know the origins of the cooking favourite. The original Bramley tree grew from a pip planted by a […]

NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY ON TRACK..

NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY ON TRACK..

  The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is gearing itself up for a fun-filled winter season this December with Santa Specials and festive fayre served aboard a Pullman service  all great reasons to be merry. Families looking to bring some Christmas magic to their little ones, should hop aboard a heritage steam engine on a […]

BRAND NEW MUSICAL COMES TO THE ALHAMBRA NEXT AUTUMN

BRAND NEW MUSICAL COMES TO THE ALHAMBRA NEXT AUTUMN

THE OSMONDS: A New Musical tells the true story of the five brothers from Utah who were pushed into the spotlight as children and went on to create smash hits, decade after decade. From their star residency on The Andy Williams Show from 1962 to 1969, to pop stars and ‘Osmondmania’ from 1971 to 1975, […]

LEEDS MUSEUMS SCOOP A PRESTIGIOUS INDUSTRY AWARD

LEEDS MUSEUMS SCOOP A PRESTIGIOUS INDUSTRY AWARD

A project giving budding curators in Leeds the chance to work with one of the country’s top contemporary art collections has scooped a prestigious industry award. Leeds Art Gallery’s Youth Art Collective received the Volunteers for Museum Learning award for Yorkshire from The British Museum and the Marsh Christian Trust during an online ceremony attended […]

A GREAT PICK ME UP FOR THE SPRING…..

A GREAT PICK ME UP FOR THE SPRING…..

Since it first opened in London in June 1973 at the Royal Court’s Theatre Upstairs, Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show has become the world’s favourite rock ‘n’ roll musical, having been performed worldwide for over 45 years in more than 30 countries and translated into 20 languages. This critically-acclaimed new production is now back by […]

FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION STILL

FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION STILL

Vidal Sassoon cited the ideology of the Bauhaus and their edict that ‘Form Follows Function’ as his key influence when developing his architecturally inspired method in the early sixties, when Vidal Sassoon was there to shape London’s swinging hair into his signature geometric look.                     As […]

AN ATMOSPHERIC G4 CHRISTMAS SHOW..

AN ATMOSPHERIC G4 CHRISTMAS SHOW..

Original X-Factor stars and operatic multi-platinum selling vocal quartet G4 are back, with their atmospheric G4 Christmas show, coming to venues across the UK in November and December 2021. The tour is stopping off at St George’s Hall, Bradford on Tuesday 21 December 2021. Join Jonathan, Lewis, Mike and Duncan as they recall the musical […]

TOP TIPS FOR KEEP PETS HAPPY

TOP TIPS FOR KEEP PETS HAPPY

With public fireworks displays being cancelled in order to support ongoing public health efforts, this year is set to be one of the most disruptive yet; with fireworks being set off in gardens and driveways all over the country, all night long. So we asked Lily’s Kitchen’s resident vet – Rodney Zasman – to  share […]

A CHRISTMAS CAROL A NEW RETELLING….

A CHRISTMAS CAROL A NEW RETELLING….

It’s Christmas Eve in Victorian Leeds, but cold-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge hasn’t an ounce of festive cheer to spare. As the cold night draws in, four ghostly spirits take him on a life-changing journey through his past, present and future to show him the error of his miserly ways. Packed with Christmas spirit, fun, music and […]