Chow Down at The Piece Hall Halifax – Off to a Great Start

We headed to the Piece Hall in Halifax yesterday afternoon to tantalise our taste buds at Chow Down, a weekend-long event of food, drink and live music, hosted jointly by Leeds Indie Food and Chapter 81.  Chow Down welcomed over 120,000 people over three weekends last year.  We were amongst the early arrivals at this […]

Whitelocks Annual Beer Festival Is On Its Way

Turk’s Head Yard is home to the beer festival again this July, with some exclusive and interesting beers from the South West.  From 25 – 28 July, visitors can enjoy brews from Bristol, Bath, Cheltenham and Cornwall. From 11.00 a.m. on Thursday 25th, you can call at the Yard’s Info Station and, in exchange for […]

Chow Down is at Piece Hall Halifax on 26 – 28 July

The North’s best indie food and drinks traders, alongside music and activities for children, will be there to help you enjoy a feast and fun, hopefully in the sun, at the cost of just £3 entry for three days – and for under 14s, there’s no charge. Loud Noises brass band will be there, and […]

Leeds Dock Waterfront Festival and Street Food Awards

Highlights of this year’s Waterfront Festival include the battle for votes in the British Street Food Awards – Northern heats, as well as the Tsingtao Boat Races, and the first Leeds Dock Aquathlon (a 250m swim and a 4km run). Challenges also include the Primal Gym Truck Pull, Leeds Strongest Human and a dog agility […]

Cruel World at Long Division Festival

Cruel World grew on Wakefield’s Long Division stage.    Wakefield’s award-winning Long Division Festival housed some of the north’s most talented up and coming acts, including Leeds-based Cruel World, who played at the Mechanics stage at one of Wakefield’s small, yet historical, theatres.   The first impression I had was a room packed with a […]