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MEAT:STACK celebrate their Leeds opening with free meals!

MEAT:STACK celebrate their Leeds opening with free meals! Cult indie cheeseburger joint MEAT:STACK is officially opening in Leeds on Friday 10th June and are giving away free meals to the first 100 customers fr

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23 May 2022

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First look at Green Room: Leeds’ new innovative social space, eatery and rooftop bar

First look at Green Room: Leeds’ new innovative social space, eatery and rooftop bar After two years of planning and preparation, the highly anticipated Innovative social space, eatery and rooftop bar, Green Room, is no

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23 May 2022

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Leeds Indie Food returns with a showstopping line-up for 2022

Leeds’ legendary celebration of independent food and drink is back for 2022, and it’s on a mission to promote the city as the ultimate foodie destination. This week, Leeds Indie Food (LIF) announces details of its mini festival, alongside the

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17 May 2022

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Claudia Rankine’s gripping debate-play The White Card comes to Leeds Playhouse – urging allies to be in the conversation

Production images have been released for the European premiere of Claudia Rankine‘s first published play, The White Card. This is a co-production between Leeds Playhouse, Northern Stage, Birmingham Reperto

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16 May 2022

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Fooled by fairies – how did the creator of the astute detective Sherlock Holmes get deceived by two girls from Yorkshire?

Fooled by fairies – how did the creator of the astute detective Sherlock Holmes get deceived by two girls from Yorkshire? Just over one hundred years ago Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the literary genius behind the detecti

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11 May 2022

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Everything you Need to Know: The North Leeds Food Festival Returns for it’s Sixth Year This Weekend

Everything you Need to Know: The North Leeds Food Festival Returns for it’s Sixth Year This Weekend The North Leeds Food Festival will be hosting a weekend of international food and drink at Roundhay Park on 14th

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11 May 2022

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Leeds International Festival of Ideas 2022 unveils its full programme of panels and keynotes

With a focus on tackling some of the most crucial questions of our time, Leeds International Festival of Ideas (LIFI) is thrilled to launch its full, incredible programme of panels and keynotes for its 2022 edition. This progressive, diverse festi

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4 May 2022

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Leeds Playhouse and Opera North reunite for Sondheim’s A Little Night Music

A Little Night Music, Stephen Sondheim’s acerbic musical romance, is set to beguile audiences once more this summer as it makes a welcome return to the Leeds Playhouse stage.

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4 May 2022

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A journey of love – Leeds Playhouse to tour Zia Ahmed’s I WANNA BE YOURS to venues across the city

Leeds Playhouse is touring award-winning slam poet Zia Ahmed’s play I WANNA BE YOURS to a host of community settings across the Leeds City Region heartland

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3 May 2022

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Yorkshire Pudding Festival Set to Make A Return to Leeds

Yorkshire pudding lovers everywhere are set to rejoice as the highly anticipated Yorkshire Pudding Festival is back in Leeds on 1st and 2nd October 2022 with a unique new location on the rooftop at CitiPark Leeds Dock car par

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3 May 2022

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