Let’s face it, you’re probably not going to get that first you claimed you’d get on that very first day. You’ve lost your air of plucky bravado and realised that you’re a small fish in […]
TV | Last Tango in Halifax – More Alan Bennett than Wuthering Heights
You could be forgiven for having missed the first series of the BBC’s Last Tango in Halifax, not to be mistaken for the Marlon Brando film Last Tango in Paris, under any circumstances, students are […]
News | Privately owned homes on the rise
Leeds has been named as one of the top 10 cities in the UK for private student accommodation. According to research carried out by commercial property adviser GVA, Leeds ranked sixth in the country for […]
Theatre | People – Alan Bennett in old age
photo: Catherine Ashmore 4/5 Stars There is a little something of both Miss Havisham and Big Edie in Dorothy Stacpoole, the aged heiress to a decaying Yorkshire country house which she has ‘taken for granted’ […]
Photography | Yorkshire Photographers – a celebration of landscape and history
photo: Leeds Gallery It’s exciting to see such a diverse collection of work under one roof. YP ONE brings together The Yorkshire Photographers, 15 to be precise, at Leeds Gallery in Munro House from October […]
Blogs | New Friends on New Station Street
Like Roald Dahl’s pig in ‘The Pig’, we’ve all tried to puzzle out what life was really all about. At Friends of Ham on New Station Street where I spent my monday night, I think […]
Sport | England Strike Yorkshire Ballance
Three Yorkshire players have been selected in England’s Ashes squad for the return series in Australia this winter. Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow and newcomer Gary Ballance have all caught the selector’s eye and have been […]
Sport | Thanks Hoggy
Jack Fairs Matthew Hoggard, the former Yorkshire and England swing bowler, has announced his retirement from cricket. The Leeds born 36 year old played 67 times for his country at Test level, taking 248 wickets […]
Leeds Must-See: Harewood House
Anna Beketova explores one of Leeds’ top attractions and unearths some of its artistic delights, including the current ‘In Cloud Country: Abstracting from Nature’ exhibition Next weekend if you find yourself craving some more aesthetic stimulus than the […]
Kiwi Challenge Continues
David Grant 22/02/2013 New Zealand v England England have resumed the second leg of their tour of New Zealand in the one day format and on Wednesday morning clawed their way back into contention with […]
Exhibition Review: Wool Re-Fashioned
Delving into our history, the newly opened Wool Re-Fashioned exhibit at Saltaire is a wonderful study of the past, with an innovative and fresh new spin.
Sheffield Steelers Punished by Dastardly Devils
Sheffield Steelers 2 – 4 Cardiff Devils Walking into the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield on Saturday evening was to be blasted by a wall of noise from the speakers dotted around the large expanse. No […]