White Cloth Hall: first thoughts

I’ll preface this piece by saying this is not a review. If that’s what you’re looking for, then there will no doubt be (at least) one published here in due course. This, however, is not it. It has puzzled me for a while that Leeds hasn’t had more permanent destinations for independent food traders. After […]

My Fair Lady – A Major New Production From Opera North

Opera North and Leeds Playhouse will present a major revival of the Lerner and Loewe award-winning musical My Fair Lady from 31 May. This strong ongoing partnership between the two Leeds cultural giants will see Leeds Playhouse’s Artistic Director James Brining direct a new production of this much-loved musical, adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture Pygmalion.   Featuring Frederick Loewe’s ravishing score and wonderfully […]

Thank You

Our readers may not realise this, but our writers and photographers give their precious time and their considerable talents gratis.  We are privileged to have them work with us and don’t tell them often enough. Another surprising fact may be that we rarely meet up.  Very rarely.  So thank you, writers and photographers, for all […]

Happy New Year! We’ll be back on 3 January

Thank you for reading, for your comments and for your support for the small businesses, startups and the good causes we’re fortunate enough to be able to tell you about. Thank you also to all our writers, who give freely of their time and talent to help us to tell the stories. We’re looking forward […]

Greetings!

You may have noticed that for the last eight months, the emphasis on our content has been about the work of local charities and those people and businesses who have supported all their efforts and come up with some initiatives themselves. It’s our privilege to let readers know what they can do to help. Now, it’s […]