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Iconic Leeds hotel joins forces with city’s Cocktail Week event in “proud” moment for local business

Leeds Cocktail Week has announced a landmark partnership with the city’s iconic The Queens Hotel, giving visitors the perfect place to stay while

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6 July 2026

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Waterfront Festival Returns This Weekend to Brewery Wharf

  A weekend of food, drinks, live DJs, bands and family fun on Leeds’ waterfront. Taking place on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July, the free festival will

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30 June 2026

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NEW IMAGES – first look at Amy Leach’s dynamic new production of Brassed Off

“The miners, united, will never be defeated. The miners, united, will never be defeated. Say no to bloody

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25 June 2026

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One month to go as TRIVIAL PURSUIT Leeds prepares to mark the city’s 400th year

Famous Leeds faces help bring the city’s heritage to life in a free, city-wide reimagining of the iconic board game Running Saturday 25 July – Sunda

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23 June 2026

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Restoration of Cornucopia mural preserves a piece of Leeds’s cultural heritage

A striking Leeds mural has been carefully restored back to its former glory, conserving one of the city’s most recognisable and loved public artworks for future generations to enjoy.

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23 June 2026

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Leeds Cocktail Week returns to city in six weeks – tickets on sale now and hotel partner announcement

Get ready to shake, stir and sip your way through Leeds’s second year of Cocktail Week this summer and it’s here in just six weeks, bringing fantastic d

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22 June 2026

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LEEDS HERITAGE THEATRES PARTNERS WITH TESTAMENT

Following a pilot programme from 2024-25, Leeds Heritage Theatres is delighted to be working with acclaimed writer, rapper and beatboxer Testament as Associate Artist – a pr

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19 June 2026

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NOW ON SALE AND CAST ANNOUNCEMENTS AT LEEDS HERITAGE THEATRES

RECENTLY ANNOUNCED SHOWS AT LEEDS GRAND THEATRE  Hadestow

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19 June 2026

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University of Leeds makes space for students’ creativity with Summer exhibition

Bex Blayney, Ella Brereton, Kelly Cumberland, Emma Godwin, James Goodchild, Ava Gray, Tess Hardy, Marcus Hills, Izzy Jones, Adrian Lam, Francesca Lynes, [Name withheld], Maya Neill, Melissa Nesbitt, Molly Newham, Caitlín O’ Doherty, Emily R

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19 June 2026

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SANDY JARVIS AND SAM PULLMAN, FROM BAVETTE AND THE HIGHLAND LADDIE, LAUNCH THE LEEDS HOSPITALITY COLLECTIVE

A platform to bring together the city’s independent restaurants, pubs and bars Sandy Jarvis of Horsforth bistro Bavette, alongside Sam Pullman of The Highland Laddie and The Empire Cafe, has announced

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18 June 2026

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