Preview: Beck and Call
The guys behind a number of well known and highly successful City Centre venues have taken on a new challenge and moved out to the suburbs for their latest venture, a family focused, traditional pub. Directors Simon Stevens and Ashley Kollakowski purchased what was the True Briton in Meanwood and have spent the last few […]
Ellie Ingram – A Masterclass in Sass.
Sassy, now there’s a word I don’t find myself using much, but it was the first word that came to mind as Ellie Ingram walked on stage at Belgrave Music Hall for Live at Leeds. Having sadly missed her last visit to Leeds in 2018, it’s been a while since I’ve seen this girl own […]
LDF19 – One week down, one to go
The Leeds Digital Festival 2019 kicked off last week and what a first week it was. With the biggest lineup yet, there were certainly plenty of events to attend; some might say too many. So what did the first week of festival madness have to offer? Well, as many of us have come to expect, […]
Life in The Sloth Lane
This April something very special is coming to our fair City that might just give the Kitty Cafe a run for its money. In an undisclosed location, Leeds will get the UK’s, if not the world’s first, Sloth Cafe. Ahead of their opening, I sat down with Penelope Halliwell, the founder of The Sloth Lane, […]
Introducing – Leeds International Festival 2019
It felt somewhat appropriate that the organisers, Leeds BID, chose Valentine’s Day to make the first announcement for the 2019 Leeds International Festival (L19). There’s now a lot of love in the City for this relative newcomer to the festival scene and although they got off to a somewhat shaky start, there’ve been some welcome […]
