Candlelighters Has a Very Brave Fundraiser
A local student has raised over £2,500 in a brave swimming challenge for local Children’s Cancer Charity, Candlelighters. Rebecca Haestier, a student at Ilkley Grammar, wanted to help raise funds for Candlelighters after seeing the amazing work they do. Rebecca, who has two broken legs in cages, swam 20 lengths at Settle Area Swimming Pool. […]
Thackray Wins Gold!
Earlier this month, the Thackray Museum of Medicine was awarded GOLD by VisitEngland The Thackray Museum of Medicine was recognised with a Visitor Attraction Accolade Gold Award in the recently released Visitor Attraction Accolades for 2022–2023. The awards highlight the high calibre and variety of visitor experiences available across the nation. This follows an exciting year of […]
The BACIL Awards 2023
Celebrating the unsung heroes that make Leeds a safer city. Last night, saw the return of the BACIL Awards 2023, with over 200 guests from both the retail and night-time economy attending the prestigious event along with the guest of honour, recently appointed Lord Mayor, Councillor Al Garthwaite. BACIL (Business Against Crime in Leeds) is […]
Leeds Gigs Coming Up – In Brief and Will be Updated
We confess we have so many press releases coming in just for gigs that we can’t do justice to them all. (It would be so nice if we could.) What we can do is give you the bones so that you can flesh out the information yourself. So here they are! Please keep an eye […]
In Conversation With Dave Johns, Bryony Corrigan and Kema Sikazwe
Adapted from a conversation between Natasha Tripney and writer Dave Johns with actors Bryony Corrigan and Kema Sikazwe about I, Daniel Blake: at Leeds Playhouse 3 – 7 October. “Things haven’t got better, they’ve got worse,” says Dave Johns, comedian and former brickie, who made his name in the critically-acclaimed film I, Daniel Blake. He […]
