Author Archives: beyondgdnleeds

Friday! Long weekend! Yay! A nature theme first this morning, with a new North Sea conservation centre opening, and a new nature park on the site of a former open cast mine is opening tomorrow. St Aiden’s is a cracking … Continue reading →

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday. It’s pretty much all fun stuff today with not much real news hanging hanging around. The YEP reports that there was again a prize for Yorkshire at the Chelsea Flower Show. We do seem to … Continue reading →

Good morning Leeds! Yesterday was Whitsun, which used to mean that today was a Bank Holiday before Spring Bank got its summery hands all over it. If you were around before 1971, South Leeds asks you how you remember it…although … Continue reading →

Hello! Welcome to Wednesday. Sorry if you’ve seen this twice, I’m all fingers and thumbs today. There’s a new local TV station in town. Made in Leeds (nothing to do with the shop) is starting to get its name out … Continue reading →

Hello Leeds! We’re undergoing a bit of a refurb here, so some things might move around or be a little different. Don’t panic, we’re just having a bit of a tidy. Anyway, it’s Mike here today (not Naziya). On with … Continue reading →

The Grand Pygmalion So the Trinity shopping centre has opened, all shiny and new, and undoubtedly a consumer experience. Certainly the location has form when it comes to shopping. Those going through the doors are very close to some real … Continue reading →

Good morning Leeds, Naziya checking in and let me say it feels like a very long time since I was last with you so let’s get cracking with two opposing points of view. Firstly, flyers have been distributed in the … Continue reading →

Hello! Hope you enjoyed the long weekend – I know we certainly did. Gosh, it was lovely. Anyway, on with the news! Visit Leeds tells us what to do in Leeds now that spring has truly arrived. Except it feels … Continue reading →

Are you a geek?* My guess is… probably. After all, the vast majority of us feel an intense passion for something in our lives – whether it’s food or books or music or travelling. And since passion fulfils my sole … Continue reading →