Arts&Culture Dr Blood’s Old Travelling Show to visit The Piece Hall for October outdoor theatre performance In an exciting update to the venue’s 2020 outdoor programme, The Piece Hall Trust have announced that Dr Blood’s Old Travelling Show, a dark and enchanting theatrical experience, will be hosted in The Piece Hall courtyard this October. The exceptional open-air show will be performed at 7:30pm By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture German Christmas Market will not take place in Leeds The organisers of Leeds’s German Christmas market on Millennium Square have confirmed that the event will not take place this year due to ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19. Leeds City Council’s partners at Frankfurt City Council have this week taken the difficult decision to cancel this year’s event By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Music and media stars launch search for song for Yorkshire Welcome to Yorkshire, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) and award-winning classical opera singer Lizzie Jones MBE have launched a brand-new music competition to help celebrate and promote the county as we all adapt to life with COVID-19. The LNER Song for Yorkshire contest is aimed at aspiring singers and songwriters By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Leeds Heritage Theatres receives National Lottery grant Leeds Heritage Theatres has received £119,900 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help address the impact of COVID-19 on its three heritage venues. Since the doors to Leeds Grand Theatre, City Varieties Music Hall and Hyde Park Picture House closed on March 17 2020, the company has lost By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Nile Rodgers & CHIC + Rebecca Ferguson Live at The Piece Hall, Halifax. Friday 18th June 2021 Disco is coming to the Dale! One of the world's greatest artists comes to Halifax for an unforgettable outdoor show at The Piece Hall. The Live at The Piece Hall Series continues to ascend to new heights for By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture XPO Logistics discovers bird power with The Flock The Barnsley based Fulfilment Centre of XPO Logistics, which delivers ASOS fashion and accessories to 90 different countries around the world by plane, train and truck, is now embracing bird power! The Little Houghton-based division of XPO, a leading global provider of transport and logistics solutions, is joining The Flock, By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Superstar Ronan Keating will be roaring into Yorkshire Wildlife Park The singer and former frontman of Boyzone will headline on Saturday, August 21, as part of stellar line-up for next summer. Keating, whose latest album Twenty Twenty hit the No.2 spot in the charts, has been an international icon for 20 years since bursting onto the pop scene with By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Welcome to Yorkshire shows solid roots as personal membership scheme flourishes More than a thousand trees are being planted by Welcome to Yorkshire after the successful launch of its new personal membership: “My Y”. The global membership scheme, which started on August 1st 2020 (Yorkshire Day) includes offers, discounts and a much-coveted Y badge. It aims to engage with Yorkshire folk By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture New name announced for three of Leeds' iconic arts venues Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House Ltd., the company responsible for managing three of Leeds’ iconic arts venues - Leeds Grand Theatre, City Varieties Music Hall and Hyde Park Picture House - will begin trading as Leeds Heritage Theatres from Wednesday 26 August 2020. The announcement comes months after the By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Glamping pod manufacturer builds a bigger home in Knaresborough A North Yorkshire company that was established just two years ago, has expanded into new premises at Hambleton Grove in Knaresborough. Anthropods & Co Ltd has let the last remaining unit, taking 4,000 sq ft of space at the industrial and warehousing estate, which has seven units totalling around By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Indie rock heroes The Cribs announce 2021 show at The Piece Hall Adding to an exciting summer of live events planned for 2021, The Piece Hall Trust and FutureSound have announced a special open-air gig from indie rock band The Cribs. The outdoor show, on Sunday June 20th 2021, forms part of an impressive line-up of shows that will comprise ‘Live at By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Nominations are open for the Calderdale Community Spirit Awards 2020 The Community Foundation for Calderdale and its headline sponsors Covea Insurance, Riley & Co, BCA Leisure and Rathbones Investment Management will continue to host the impressive Community Spirit Awards albeit in a different format because of Covid-19 lock down restrictions. Last year the event attracted a sell-out crowd of over By The Editor • 4 min read
