Revolución de Cuba’s Latest Reviewed by Rosie O’Brien

Calling Cuban Revs by its full and proper title, Revolución de Cuba, feels a bit like when your mum yells your full name and you know you’re really in for it. But far from a telling off, this Leeds party scene stalwart deserves a star on its reward chart because the new food and cocktail […]

Call Lane Social’s 8th Birthday

Prior to its 8th Birthday party last week, I’m absolutely certain I’d never before set foot in Call Lane Social sober. For me it was synonymous with its upstairs alter-ego the Tiki Hideaway and conjured up blurry memories of flaming zombies, leis and, eventually, having to navigate my wobbly way down the staircase come kicking […]

Dakota Deluxe – Looking Towards the Festive Season

When you reach a certain age, it seems to become mandatory to bemoan the fact that Christmas gets earlier every year. While buying this year’s presents is still some way down my ‘to do’ list, the old fogey in me admits that having Christmas dinner in October is not quite right; so settling down to […]

Calendar Girls The Musical at Leeds Grand Theatre

Based on the true story of a Yorkshire Women’s Institute chapter who raised money for a leukaemia charity by producing a nude calendar. Calendar Girls The Musical has been re-vamped, re-cast and re-set for its upcoming 9-month run, but loses none of the joy or inspiration of this very real, very human story. A cast […]

Oakwood – With Love

Rosie O’Brien guides us around her favourite places in Oakwood, part of our Out of Town series. Things in Oakwood are buzzing. There’s no other way to put it – so many new cool spots have popped up over the past year that this little village on the outskirts of Leeds has taken on new […]