Light Night Leeds 22 and 23 October

This year, Light Night, one of the earliest light festivals in the country, celebrated twenty years of bringing light-based art and culture to the City. Light Night has grown in depth, variety and popularity over the years, with fifty art works this year on display across the City. The two-night festival now brings over 200,000 […]

Bradford Arts Centre Opens

Bradford has a great new arts venue and public building. Simply called Bradford Arts Centre, it will build on the arts legacy of both Kala Sangham and Bradford City of Culture 2025. Debbie Rolls has the details….. A larger theatre and more dance studios and rehearsal spaces will increase creativity, whilst the new layout opens […]

Supper Club at Cinnamon Kitchen: Exceptional

Cinnamon Kitchen at the Queens Hotel opened in the summer under the stewardship of renowned Chef Vivek Singh. To celebrate the success of his new venture, the chef held a special Supper Club on Friday, 19th September 2025. I was privileged to be a guest for the six-course menu which Vivek personally introduced.  The invitation […]

Food Moments at Headingley Stadium

Headingley Stadium is a delightful events space. I was privileged to attend the Food Moments Showcase and the launch of their Christmas video. Headingley Stadium is a unique events space. It is the only British stadium with a hospitality space, the Howard Suite, overlooking two world class sports fields. On one side you can admire […]

BIYA2…Delicious, Authentic Persian Cuisine

New opening BIYA2 brings authentic Persian cuisine and a spacious, well-designed restaurant.  Persian food is becoming quite a feature of the Leeds food scene. The small-scale Darvish in Harehills and Hafsin in Burley Park have had a devoted following for years, whilst Syrian Bab Tooma in Oakwood has shown this food style works in larger […]