Arts&Culture Freedom of Leeds honour for local heroes The courage, commitment and inspirational strength of character shown by local heroes Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield in the most difficult of circumstances is set to be recognised with Leeds’s highest civic honour. Leeds City Council is proud to announce that Rob and Kevin have been chosen to receive By The Editor • 5 min read
Arts&Culture Leeds is set to be the beating heart of UK culture in 2023 Leeds will be a furnace of creativity next year, as the whole city lets culture loose and shows off its artistic strength in a programme that features major new commissions with world-renowned artists alongside celebrations of everyday creativity. From dance to design, art to architecture, poetry to pop, sculpture to By The Editor • 5 min read
Arts&Culture Monopoly event brings Comic Con to Yorkshire Monopoly Events is delighted to announce that it is bringing Comic Con to the county of Yorkshire, at the Yorkshire Event Centre in Harrogate. The date of the first event will be Saturday June 3rd and Sunday June 4th, a two day event running 9am-6pm each day. Yorkshire has always By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Work to start on £3.2M redevelopment of Grade II Listed Arts Centre, Barnsley Civic Regeneration work to bring Barnsley Civic back to its former glory and a bright new future will get underway early in the new year, as the town’s cultural and creative offer continues to grow. The striking Victorian building, which originally opened in 1877 as the Barnsley Mechanic and Institute By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Lorenzo announced as main ring performer at Great Yorkshire Show 2023 Star performer Lorenzo is set to wow crowds once again when he takes to the Main Ring at the Great Yorkshire Show in 2023. The incredible horseman is a huge hit with visitors to the show and last appeared in 2018, performing to a packed Showground. Planning is underway for By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Bradford College awarded £5.8m for Garden Mills Project Students at Bradford College are to benefit from state-of-the-art facilities after a multimillion-pound investment from the Higher Education Capital Fund. The Office for Students announced Bradford College has been awarded £5.8 million for the Garden Mills project. This will see the building on the college campus grounds transformed into By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Step aside Elf on a Shelf®, it’s time for core on a door Yorkshire manufacturers are having some festive fun of their own this Christmas with their unique spin on this seasonal tradition. The teams at Hine Labels in Rotherham and Keighley-based specialist core manufacturers Stell, have decided to have some fun at work with their own take on The Elf on the By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture First look Halifax premiere for final series of the BBC’s Happy Valley Fans of the BBC’s multi-BAFTA award winning drama Happy Valley are in with a chance to attend the Halifax premiere of the eagerly anticipated final series. Creator, writer and executive producer Sally Wainwright will be among those attending the exclusive screening alongside Sarah Lancashire, James Norton and Siobhan Finneran. By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture The Piece Hall is crowned 'Great Place' 2022 The Piece Hall in Halifax has been named the winner of The Great Place 2022 in The Academy of Urbanism’s (AoU) Urbanism Awards (2022). The awards recognise the best, most enduring or most improved urban environments. The accolade was presented to CEO of The Piece Hall Trust, Nicky Chance-Thompson By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Meet the tree-mendous Stick Man heading to Leeds Playhouse this Christmas “Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three” Leeds Playhouse is inviting audiences to bring all the branches of their family tree to its Courtyard theatre to see the Stick Man clan this Christmas. Freckle Productions’ fun festive family show, based By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Embrace announce massive outdoor show at The Piece Hall Embrace are to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their debut album The Good Will Out with a massive homecoming show. The Piece Hall, Halifax, will play host to what promises to be a magical night for fans of the Yorkshire indie legends on Saturday July 1. Special guests Starsailor and By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Sting is bringing his My Songs World Tour to Yorkshire The rock icon will play Scarborough OAT on Sunday June 25 and The Piece Hall, Halifax, on Tuesday July 4. Tickets for both shows went on sale at 9am on Friday November 11 via scarboroughopenairtheatre.com and ticketmaster.co.uk Sting’s ‘My Songs’ concerts are an exuberant and dynamic By The Editor • 1 min read
