By Ruby Lott-Lavigna and Brigitte Phillips Photo Credit: Toby Mather The Edinburgh Festival is one of the most important cultural events in the United Kingdom, a behemoth that almost completely takes over the city for […]
Sport | Leeds women's lacrosse clinch Premier promotion
The University of Leeds women’s lacrosse 1st team have earned promotion into the BUCS Premier North league after beating Warwick and Edinburgh in the final playoffs held on April 29 and 30. The promotion comes […]
Film | Sunshine on Leith – The Scottish Answer to Mamma Mia!
4/5 Stars Sunshine on Leith is marketed as the feel-good film of the year. It has been described with words like ‘sprightly’ and ‘unabashed’ and rightly so. It’s the Scottish answer to Mamma Mia!; the […]
Blogs | My Tropical Fringe
Watermelons don’t normally aggravate me. I have nothing against their tropical plump pips; as a matter of fact, I regard them as one of the most loving and docile fruits around. But in Edinburgh, a […]
Books | EdBookFest: MaddAddam Launch with Margaret Atwood and Claire Armistead
EdBookFest | Margaret Atwood and Claire Armistead – MaddAddam Launch Yesterday saw Margaret Atwood officially launch ‘MaddAddam’ in conversation with Guardian and Observer Books Editor Claire Armistead, and they discussed both the book and the trilogy that […]
Saracens Soar in the Heineken Cup
University of Leeds graduate Andrew Belt reports on Saracens’s impressive outings in the Heineken Cup, and the club’s exciting future, for Leeds students starved of elite rugby union in the city… Sunday marked the last outing in […]
Snowriders impress in Edinburgh
Author: John Wayte After a long coach journey through the night to Edinburgh, Friday morning kicked off with the men’s and women’s slalom at 8.30am. With hundreds of men and women competing, only […]