The First Pizza Place in Leeds: Harpo’s
Pizza: the food of the Gods; that ancient Italian invention adored across the world; a glorious cuisine that fills supermarket shelves, high street restaurants and local...
Best Places to Visit Around Leeds: Garforth
On the very outskirts of the West Yorkshire county line, Garforth is a town that is more than worth the short journey. Originally expanded in the seventeenth and eighteen...
The Vibrant Nightlife of Morley
Being just 5 miles from the centre of Leeds, this historical market town is a lesser-known treasure amongst the suburbs of Leeds. Its streets are lined with beautiful Vic...
Popular Suburbs in South Leeds
So, what do we mean by ‘South’? As the name might suggest, South refers to the areas in the south of Leeds, from Armley and Morley, all the way to Rothwell and Garfor...
Things to Do in Farsley, Pudsey & Bramley
For a small, historically working-class village which often goes overlooked, Farsley has a lot to say for itself. It’s with thanks to its industrial heritage that this ...
Best Places to Visit Around Leeds: Ilkley
With the breath-taking Ilkley Moor overlooking the town, Ilkley resides as a collection of the things we love so much about the small Yorkshire town placed casually among...
A Day Out in Otley: Best Things to Do
Otley, a quaint market town which often gets overlooked as nothing more than a pit-stop on the route to the Dales, but we can guarantee that Otley is so much more than th...
Visit Wetherby: The Award-Winning Market Town
Wetherby is a small market town that packs a punch. It boasts panoramic views along with beautiful historic architecture, is a shopper’s paradise and can be the perfect...
The Largest Village in England: Horsforth
Horsforth has always been considered as one of the largest and most popular suburbs of Leeds, and was once described as “the largest village in England” as it had suc...
Best Places to Visit in North Far Leeds
North Far refers to the area stretching from the edge of North Leeds and outwards to the border of North Yorkshire. For many, this area of Leeds is a hotspot for those ho...
Lockdown Shopping in Leeds: The Local Survival Guide
And so here it is: the Local Survival Guide is an online resource designed to showcase the fantastic local gems on your doorstep and how to transact with them from a dist...
Episode One: Your New Favourite Coffee Shop in Leeds
As a place that welcomes you into its world to forget the outside; where friends are made and thoughts are given space; a place to relax into and be entertained by; and w...
Rounding off 2019: The Best of Independent Life Leeds
As one year ends and another begins, it is often a time for reflection. To gaze back at seasons past, at achievements, at regrets, and at where it has brought us in the p...
#LeedsByExample: A Sustainable City
There is no doubt that 2019 has been a year when many heavy topics have come to the forefront. Whilst much of this has resulted in online squabbles and real-life division...
Art United: Leeds United Themed Street Art
Words: Andy McVeigh [twitter] @pantsdanny Image: The Burley Banksy ? The Adelites [twitter] @theadelites Andy McVeigh grew up in Rothwell, Leeds 26, during the 1970s. Aft...
Unique Independent Restaurants in Leeds
Like most UK cities, Leeds’ high streets have a multitude of multi-present restaurants and coffee shops that are easy to fall into for lack of knowing where else to go....
Beautiful Ruins In and Around Leeds: Kirkstall Abbey
Nestled on the eastern side of the River Aire sits the north-western suburb of Kirkstall. As we're reliably informed by Wikipedia, the name Kirkstall comes from the Old N...
Leeds Creative Flair: Colour Hyde Park
The project entitled “Colour Hyde Park” comes from the team at the University of Leeds for Sustainability, who had the idea of bringing Leeds’ creative flair to an ...
Discover the History of Leeds Bridge
Leeds Bridge is that cast iron crossing south of the city centre straddling a scenic spot on the River Aire looking out to surrounding flats and distant skies. ...
Discover the Best of Leeds with Independent Life
This is a city that deserves to be showcased in all of its connecting glories. In print, online, and on the go, join us as we join the dots to discover the differences th...
Majestic! Channel 4 in Leeds
It’s been an unanswered Leeds question for many years many times. The one about that big lump of curved architecture on a city square street corner. That iconic space, ...
Who knew, Armley has been ‘storing’ a secret?
As a society, we are becoming increasingly more affluent. Although houses are becoming smaller, people are accumulating more and more possessions, with ultimately less sp...
How Leeds punches culturally above its weight
Leeds is a city built on cultural variety. It’s in our food, shops, music, style and even our patter. When you listen to our streets, the world talks back. Because of t...
Fun new ingredients from Kirkgate Market
Kirkgate Market has proudly been flogging food to the people of Leeds since the 19th century, and has become a central city landmark throughout.....
