Leeds Gryphons made history on Wednesday as they came back from 3-1 down to beat Northumbria 4-3 in extra time to win the BUCS Northern Conference Cup. Alec Jackson’s side had been trailing until around […]
Music | Interview – The Stranglers
1974 saw four lads from Guildford come together and form The Stranglers. Forty years later the band has toured the world, produced a colossal 17 albums and has had some major line-up changes. First and foremost […]
Features | LUU Elections – The Highs and Lows
It’s that time of year again when campus is plastered with posters telling us to ‘Vote for X’ or ‘Get down with Y’ and our Twitter feeds are taken over by the union trying desperately […]
News | Students get behind trolleybus scheme
The University and Union have decided to support the controversial Trolleybus scheme. The £250 million project will be backed by LUU following a consultation with students. Leeds City Council proposed the scheme in the hope […]
News | Police crack down on legal high headshops
A city centre head shop has been raided as part of a clamp down on legal highs. Police seized a number of items from Dr Hermans on Victoria Lane including substances suspected to be under […]
Music | Bombay Bicycle Club live
Bombay Bicycle Club O2 Academy 4/5 Stepping out into an impressive light show, Bombay Bicycle Club were more than comfortable in greeting a full house at Leeds’ 02 Academy. On the back of releasing their […]
Music | Album review – Metronomoy
Metronomy Love Letters 3/5 To build up to Metronomy’s first album in three years has centred around Joe Mount, his inspirations and his previous successes. After all, there was no doubt 2011’s The English Riviera […]
News | Exposed: Homelessness in Leeds
Students have complained about a rise in homeless people approaching them for money around campus, LS can reveal. Students have reported being approached daily in Hyde Park in the morning, and outside the Business School, […]
News | No living wage for contracted staff
Vice Chancellor, Sir Alan Langlands, will not pay all staff the living wage, LS can reveal. In a letter to the Leeds University Living Wage Campaign, the VC said he had decided not to pay […]
Sport | BUCS – Campus gripped by Cup final action
With a whole host of Cup finals, promotion playoffs and relegation face-offs to cover, this will be one of the most highly contested BUCS Wednesdays of the season. The first of our Cup finals sees […]
News | Spending one night homeless
Sleeping rough is tough for anyone, but students hit the pavement outside the Union this week to raise awareness of homelessness. The sleepout saw students experiencing how tough it is to live on the streets, […]
News | A Capella society ace competition
The A Capella society’s primary choir have sung their way into the top five groups in the country this week. The Songsmiths did a tour-de-force performance as they took part in the Voice Festival UK […]