With approximately 5% of Leeds’ population being Muslim, the celebration of Eid is a huge occasion in the city. This religious holiday marks the end of the month long fasting of Ramadan, and this year falls around the 12th and 13th May. 

After a year of lockdowns and restrictions, one positive for many people grew from getting out for our daily exercise. Some went running; some went cycling; but almost all of us went for a walk. And perhaps unexpectedly, found a new love for walking.

The phenomenon of the cocktail is both rich in tradition and always evolving. Stories of the creations of classics are told in origin and myth, back to the aptly named Old Fashioned through to the more modern Cosmopolitan. The Cosmopolitan became a household name and an instant classic in the late 20th cen....

Vegan food has risen through the last few years to an unrecognisable presence in several ways. No longer a one option afterthought in a world full of meat, vegan now occupies its own menu and has its own restaurants; it fills supermarket aisles and opens shops; it writes books and gets airtime; it demands ....

Jazz is considered by some to be a niche music genre, played by expert musicians and loved by obsessive fans, but impenetrable to those who believe it is not for them. Conversely, the truth is that jazz is a music for everybody, and unites people in all corners of the globe.  That is the message […]....

Between the 27th April and 3rd May it is National Gardening Week. This 7 day celebration of all things gardening is run by the Royal Horticultural Society to encourage people to engage in a pastime that is unarguably healthy and productive. 

As the weather warms up and restrictions ease, the people of Leeds are back out on the city’s streets. Some have headed straight to the reopened venues, others prefer to wait for now and keep walking. Whichever of those preferences you fit into, there is a sweet treat perfect for both sitting out and strol....

Back to school: three simple words that strike equal joy and dread into children and parents throughout the land. After an Easter holiday that was no doubt entertaining and exhausting, it is with both relief and regret for all involved that school is indeed back. 

We all love a good beer garden, but never has that love been so profound as now. After months of another lockdown, the reopening of the beer garden in 2021 represented an escape much needed. It is no surprise that millions of people flocked to their favourite pubs for that taste of freedom in an […]....

There’s been a long time for a lot of people to forget what makes Leeds’ independent scene so special. Over a year of restrictions and months of closures whilst the public stayed home have inevitably shifted the shops, venues, bars and eateries out of full sight and out of some minds.