L19 – Notes On A Nervous Planet – Matt Haig
At least part of the goal of any decent arts and culture festival should be to capture the essence of the zeitgeist and throw it back to the audience for discussion. The 2019 Leeds International Festival’s attempt at this most deft of moves came in the form of a four-part, one-day event series entitled What […]
Simon on the Streets: Support, stories and smiles where they’re needed most
20-year anniversaries come in all shapes and sizes. Some call for celebration, some for commemoration, and others for sheer respect. It’s the latter type that Simon on the Streets, the Leeds-based charity supporting rough sleepers and people in need across Leeds, Bradford and Huddersfield is marking this year. For two decades, Simon on the Streets […]
In Conversation With Dr Almas Ahmed
Facing Brave: How one doctor is taking on the world with a whole new era of makeup. Acid attacks: a problem that’s scarred the lives and bodies of over 1,200 people in the UK in the past five years, and thousands more across the world; an issue that government legislation has so far failed to […]
“More tech events than San Francisco”
Kate Ryrie talks to Stuart Clarke about celebration, collaboration, and why this year’s Digital Festival is set to be the biggest and best yet. There’s a certain time of year when Leeds feels like it’s coming to life. A time when the light pours back in, when every evening offers up a host of gigs, […]
Jake’s Bar ups the cocktail game with a dazzling new menu
Veteran of the Leeds bar scene, master of mixology and home of late night beats, Jake’s Bar and Still Room is changing the face of Call Lane drinking. With a dazzling new cocktail menu featuring 24 wild and wonderful concoctions dreamt up by the bartenders themselves, the joint is setting a new precedent in personality […]
