Review: Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile

I had been looking forward to this event for some time, and even more so since I interviewed the amazing Lisa Holdsworth a couple of weeks ago. Lisa has adapted the novel Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile, by the equally amazing Adelle Stripe, into a stage play and its first performance was by The […]

Mark’s Kitchen Takeover

How it all began – I first met Mark Smith when he catered for my nephew’s first birthday party back in March. His enthusiasm and passion for food seemed somewhat familiar. After developing a love of baking and cooking over recent years, Mark saw an opportunity at Palaço’s, Morley, and started a six-month stint helping out […]

In Conversation with Amy Lilley – Long Division Festival, Wakefield

Long Division Festival is the largest music and culture festival in Wakefield. With events held in over 30 venues across the City, and over 3,000 attendees and 100 artists, it is an event not to be missed. We spoke to Amy Lilley, one of the organisers of Long Division, to find out more.  Amy is […]

Community Wellbeing Group on 14 May at Hyde Park Book Club

This event for the community is hosted by Crossland Wellbeing, which is a collective of practitioners and volunteers who run similar groups across Leeds. The practitioners have years of expertise to bring to the group, and committed volunteers have their own life experiences and underpinning mindfulness, meaningful living and positive psychology to share. This is […]

Preview: Chow Down at The Piece Hall, Halifax

The Piece Hall in Halifax will once again play host to Chow Down, the mammoth food and drink festival which was such a huge success last year.  Both the late May bank holiday and the August bank holiday week-ends will sandwich a July weekender, giving us all plenty of opportunity to enjoy and repeat through […]