Mind The Gap – 30 Years As Champions of Learning Disability Arts, Now With a New Project

Staging Change is a new Mind The Gap project with a focus on helping those with learning disabilities gain employment in the arts. The five partner venues who have teamed up towards this endeavour with Mind The Gap are Leeds Playhouse; Square Chapel Arts Centre, Halifax; The Gulbenkian, Canterbury; The Albany, London; Northern Stage, Newcastle. Four […]
Have a Merry Eat North Christmas

#EatNorth is back – but only once before Christmas. It is set to welcome you on 8 December at North Brewing Co. Sheepscar Grove. This will be the 22nd Eat North event this year, only brought back owing ‘popular demand’. From 12 noon until 10pm, visitors can enjoy all of the usual fun, food and […]
Shed Bar’s 10th Birthday Celebrations Coming Up!

In December 2008, Richard Hawley and Matthew Jones opened The Shed Bar, which through its ten year life has become an institution on the Leeds Rock and Indie scene. An exposed brick railway arch provides a great contrast with warm, welcoming wood, the combination resonating with modern rock and indie blended with classic rock n […]
Leeds Grand Theatre’s 140th Birthday – Celebrated With The Stars

Leeds Grand Theatre rolled out the red carpet this week to celebrate its 140th anniversary. It was a collaboration with the musical Jersey Boys, and Yorkshire stars of screen, stage and sport turned out to show their support and their affection for one of the City’s highly respect venues, the Grand Old Lady of Leeds. […]
The Messy Cook’s Christmas Classics with a Twist – Coming Up at The Union Coffee House

The Union Coffee House in Leeds provides the venue for a festive evening on 8 December with The Messy Cook (who also happens to be a Leeds Living writer and yes, we are partisan!). Classic traditional Christmas flavours combine with the usual Messy Cook twists. Tickets are just £25 per person for 5 courses, with […]