There’s always something exciting on the horizon. New events and fresh festivals. Big name bookings and not-to-miss tours. Unique attractions and inspiring destinations. Sporting celebrations and historical curiosities. You’ll find it all here, with news and updates from across our ever-moving city. All the developments and discoveries you need to plan a visit that takes the path less travelled.
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY YORKSHIRE 2019 AND LEEDS CITY COUNCIL Celebrations are taking place across Yorkshire to mark 100 days to go until the 2019 UCI Road World Championships. Official Yorkshire 2019 flags have been pr
...14 June 2019
Read MoreNorthern Ballet has announced details of their 50th Anniversary Programme including three world premières, a star-studded Gala and tours of some of the Company’s best-loved productions. World premières in 2020
...7 June 2019
Read MorePRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY YORKSHIRE 2019 AND LEEDS CITY COUNCIL With just under four months to go until the 2019 UCI Road World Championships, organisers Yorkshire 2019 have unveiled the highly anticipated race start and finish times.
...23 May 2019
Read MoreBlackhouse is the ultimate place to be in Leeds when it comes to prime steak and premium cocktails, and their latest menu is once again full of temptation. Add to this the arrival of a stunning Gin Garden for al-fresco cocktail sipping and an even
...19 May 2019
Read MoreLeeds to host England’s first dementia friendly opera performance All staff to be trained as Dementia Friends Taster performance and pilot project to take place in community settings
...15 May 2019
Read MoreLeeds Museums and Galleries welcomed a record number of visitors over the past year, new figures have revealed. Statistics drawn together from the city’s nine council-run sites show an astonishing 1,698,640 people came to take in a specta
...12 May 2019
Read MoreAfter an incredible first weekend of events, we look ahead the remaining days of this year’s festival Launching on May 2nd, Leeds International Festival has already delivered some stellar events. Daniel Av
...9 May 2019
Read MorePRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY TOUR DE YORKSHIRE AND LEEDS CITY COUNCIL Chris Lawless became the first British winner of the Tour de Yorkshire after defending champion Greg Van Avermaet won an enthralling final stage in Leeds.
...7 May 2019
Read MoreThe Market Kitchen at Leeds Kirkgate Market, which opened in 2016, is now fully let. Offering a vibrant mix of street food at great prices, tenants include the BBC award winning Manjit’s Kitchen to the unique Yorkshire Wrap Company and th
...2 May 2019
Read MoreAward-winning chef Matt Healy has announced the launch of a gastropub in his hometown of Leeds – his third venture in the city in just a year. The 36-year-old chef and his team Seventh Course Ltd will take over the reins at
...2 May 2019
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