Let’s Do Lunch at Hessian, Oakwood

As my regular reader may have noticed, the cheque’s in the post, I am doing a series of articles on Farmers’ Markets and so using the opportunity to do some Let’s Do Lunches in the suburbs on the market days. They are held over weekends and so the lunch spots will probably have a different […]

Oakwood – With Love

Rosie O’Brien guides us around her favourite places in Oakwood, part of our Out of Town series. Things in Oakwood are buzzing. There’s no other way to put it – so many new cool spots have popped up over the past year that this little village on the outskirts of Leeds has taken on new […]

Leeds and Beyond – Farmers Market 2. Wetherby

Wetherby has long been a market town and continues to be so. There is an open market held every Thursday next to the Town Hall in, would you believe, Market Place. The stalls sell a variety of produce, from food to clothing and even magazines.  On the second Sunday of every month between 9.00 am […]

Leeds and Beyond – Farmers’ Market 1. Horsforth

Our visit to Horsforth is the first in a series of articles about the various Farmers’ Markets in Leeds and the surrounding area. We are so lucky to have some of the most amazing food producing areas on our doorstep. There is the Pennines, which is ideal for sheep, the dairy herds of Wensleydale for […]

The White Rose is Green!

A national accolade came the way of the White Rose Shopping Centre on 20 June.  The Centre was given the SCEPTRE Award for Energy Management, in recognition of its strong commitment to sustainability. Competition came from across the country, making the award even more special for this Leeds institution. So, what’s so special about White […]