Alcohol-free and Award-winning? That’s the spirit.

The Global Good Awards 2020 have recognised a Yorkshire husband and wife team only 18 months after the launch of their alcohol-free spirit. Chris and Rose Bax launched Bax Botanics in 2019 from their woodlands in Yorkshire, and made it to the finals of the Awards. Rose said: “We are delighted to win a Global Good Award […]

St Aidan’s RSPB Reserve – Connecting With Nature

This flooded open cast mine has paths that weave through wetlands, with views of the wildlife – and approaching walkers.  It’s not easy to forget the industrial past of this site. A giant walking dragline, which excavated coal here from 1974 to 1988, sits on a hill by the car park. Its impressive bulk is […]

ELO AGAIN – at Ilkley Kings Hall on 21 February

This tribute show is the UK’s most popular, I guess because of the wonderful combination of vocals, instrumentation, lighting and visual effects….. …..and of course there’s the nostalgia factor!  It’s been described as the ultimate tribute to Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra, the more so because the show covers all of the big […]

a little space – Gecko and Mind The Gap on 21 November

The first co-production between Gecko and Mind The Gap will be performed at Halifax Square Chapel this month. a little space will preview this year ahead of its tour in 2020 and draws on the performers’ own life experiences and how people are affected when they connect and disconnect, whether voluntarily or because they are isolated. […]

The Castle, Wakefield – Re-opening on 9 November

Leeds Living ventures out of the LS postcodes to take a look at the newly-refurbished Wakefield pub, The Castle.  Thomas Chalk and Cath Kane report back. The Castle reopens tomorrow, following a quick but extensive refit.  We visited for a preview night when the team lit the fires and brought out the new menus.  By […]