After 2011’s soggy saga, Beacons festival wrung out dampened spirits and empty pockets to celebrate its first birthday in style. Hidden in the undulating contours of Yorkshire, an exclusive few thousand revellers spent the weekend in […]
The Soapbox: My Lessons from Freshers'
When I think back to how I felt three years ago, just about to start my degree, the thing I’m most struck by is how nervous I was. I’d heard the horror stories about student […]
Clegg apologises for fees U-turn
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has apologised to students for breaking his party’s pre-election pledge on tuition fees.
Voyeur avoids jail despite spying on Chinese Olympians
A man caught red-handed spying on Chinese athletes while they were getting dressed has been spared jail.
The Soapbox: My Experience as a Fresher
First year is the time to have fun. I shed a tear at the fact I can no longer use being a fresher as an excuse. I had a fantastic year though. Freshers is about […]
Murray's Moment At Last While Serena Rewrites Records
With a golden summer of British sport coming to a close, all eyes as far as the tennis world was concerned were now keenly focusing across the Atlantic on the final major of […]
Post London 2012 blues
Sunday night saw the close of what has universally been accepted as the greatest Paralympic Games of all time. With a record 2.7 million tickets being sold, and nearly all events being sold out […]
Feeling Fresh
So it’s that time of year again and as a fully-fledged Leeds students we have been brought in to help you little freshlets settle in to lovelyLeedsland, as patronising as we may sound while doing […]
Fresh Meat
Freshers, ah Freshers. Only a year since I arrived in Leeds as a Fresher myself and I smile at how naïve I was back then. Attempt the mighty feat, if you dare, not to become […]
A Fresh(ers) Start
Freshers Week is perhaps one of the most bizarre yet brilliant weeks of your life. You arrive in Leeds slightly nervous but excited. You make your way to your halls with a car full of […]
Leeds End Wakefield's Season and Extend Their Own
Leeds Rhinos 42-20 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Explore Leeds
Leeds isn’t short of places to visit. The city has great public transport links for day trips to one of the nearby towns or attractions, and there are plenty of places closer to home for […]