A judge has upheld the decision to refuse J D Wetherspoon an alcohol license for the grade-two listed Elinor Lupton Centre on Otley Road, Headingley. The long-running bid to turn the iconic building into a […]
Arc, Headingley – The perfect way to ease those mid-Otley Run munchies
We all know Arc as that slightly classier stop on the Otley Run, but did you know it also serves food? And pretty good food at that. Following the launch of its brand new menu, […]
Headingley Literature Festival celebrates local and international literature
Headingley Literature Festival is a programme of events occurring around the production of literature in Yorkshire. This focuses specifically on Headingley here in Leeds, however organisers are also keen to celebrate a diverse range of […]
Review: Headingley Lit Fest – I Am Alive (I Guess)
This year’s Headingley Lit Fest focuses on the topic ‘ The Edge’. Literary figures have been challenged with the task of expressing how ‘The Edge’ plays a significant role in their work and the ways […]
Otley Road Wetherspoon’s license rejected
In 2014, JD Wetherspoon bought The Elinor Lupton Centre on Headingley lane with intentions of turning it into a 500-capacity venue. They won an appeal in September against Leeds City Council’s decision to reject the […]
Historic Headingley building on Otley Road to become a Wetherspoons
Wetherspoons has finally applied for pub licence for £1.5 million property on Headingley Lane it purchased in 2014. The former Sunday school, designed by Leeds architect William Peel Schofield, opened 1914 and later became the […]
One pound bus fares introduced for students
Successful lobbying by Jonny Foster, LUU Community Officer, has resulted in First Bus launching a new price structure that will include one pound tickets for students on popular routes. Starting on 18th April, certain tickets on […]
Headingley student house raided after noise complaints
A student house in Headingley has been raided by police following a string of noise complaints. Officers from Leeds Anti-Social Behaviour Team (LASBT) visited the 6 bed house on Richmond Mount earlier this week, and […]
Leeds burglar who targeted student houses is jailed
A 44 year old man, Conrad Cooke, has been sentenced to two years and eight months in jail over a series of robberies in Leeds. Cooke specifically targeted student houses in Headingley and Burley. Cooke […]
Serial Graffitist Caught
Security have caught a student suspected of creating over 45 graffiti marks on Leeds University campus. On Wednesday, PC Matt Guy, the university’s police liaison officer, tweeted: ‘Student Graffiti Tagger linked to 45+ offences…caught by […]
Leeds teenager jailed over student attack
An 18-year-old Leeds man who attacked a female student in April of last year yesterday received an extended sentence of twelve years, eight of which must be spent in prison. Cameron Higgins carried out his […]
Man seriously injured after collision with sign on Cardigan Road
A driver has been seriously injured after a collision with a street sign in Headingley. The 60-year-old man was driving along Cardigan Road at 10:15am on Sunday when he hit the sign. MetroTravelNews tweeted that […]