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 […]
Piece Hall, Halifax
I was recently asked to cover a street food event at the iconic Piece Hall in Halifax. In common with a few other wonderful buildings in Halifax, such as Wade House Tower and the Square Chapel, it is not very well known outside of the town. Visit Yorkshire and other tourist organisations seem to concentrate […]
