Sunnyjolly Designs: a New Creative Hub in Pudsey
Pudsey’s new creative hub blends animal art, community workshops and eco-friendly crafting. Local artist and designer Helen Broadhead is bringing a splash of color and a wave of community spirit to West Yorkshire with the opening of Sunnyjolly Designs, a vibrant new independent art shop, studio and creative hub located at 35A Richardshaw Lane. What […]
For the Love of Textiles: at Sunny Bank Mills Until 28 June
Love, loss and lifelong connections are woven into a powerful exhibition. Exploring the emotional ties amongst textiles, memory and human connection, For the Love of Textiles at Sunny Bank Mills, brings together contemporary textile art and treasured archival objects in a moving celebration of love in all its forms. For the Love of Textiles examines […]
Yorkshire Choice Awards Honours Devoted Leeds Volunteer
Focus4Hope volunteer John Gibbons, from Crossgates, has scooped a top award at the sold-out Yorkshire Choice awards. Now in their 10th year, the awards honour the people, community groups and organisations making a positive impact in Yorkshire, celebrating resilience, kindness and community spirit. John runs his own plumbing business in Leeds but has been volunteering with […]
Sinfonia: Stories from Harrogate 25 – 27 June
From 25 to 27 June, older residents from Harrogate will take to the stage at Harrogate Theatre in Sinfonia: Stories from Harrogate, a new production by The Performance Ensemble shaped by local lives. On stage, performers share fragments of their own stories. Some are fleeting moments. Others carry the weight of years. Together, they form […]
Leeds City College Catering Student Reaches Awards National Grand Final
Monty Middleton-Smith Advances to National Finals of Riso Gallo UK & Ireland Young Risotto Chef of the Year 2026 Rising culinary talent Monty Middleton-Smith, aged 17, studying at Leeds City College, has been named winner of the North-East Heat of the Riso Gallo UK & Ireland Young Risotto Chef of the Year 2026, securing his […]
