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UK’S LARGEST POWER STATION LIGHTS UP POPPY APPEAL

Local News
POPPIES will shine across Yorkshire from one of the cooling towers at Drax Power Station as part of a poignant display to mark Remembrance Sunday. The projection at the UK’s largest single site renewable power generator should be visible from miles around to commemorate those involved in the two world…

Delicious Festive Recipes

Special Features
Christmas Markets have been cancelled in many places. But that doesn’t mean the festive fun is postponed till next year. Far from it.  Christmas markets are famous for their foodie Yuletide celebrations, and with the festive season beginning, recipe box company Gousto (www.gousto.co.uk) has shared some of their Christmas market…

Countdown To Christmas

Special Features
−−− BY LINZI DAVIES −−− Next month sees the start of Advent and the countdown to Christmas – it seems to come around faster every year! Advent Calendars have grown in popularity over recent times, when once they were just for children with a small chocolate treat behind each door,…

Festive Cheer For All The Family

Special Features
Leeds Christmas Lights Held virtually for the first time in its history, the 2020 Leeds Christmas Lights switch-on will see performances from panto and theatre stars along with messages from local sporting celebrities and the Lord Mayor of Leeds. Previous years have seen crowds gather on Victoria Gardens for the…

Christmas Cash

Diary Of A Pawnbroker, Features
Christmas is an exciting time but this year we will have to accept its going to be a little bit different. Normally there are parties and celebrations with friends and family but this year we may have to rely on a ZOOM conference call with a bottle of wine or…

Your Chance To Sing!

Arts, Arts & Crafts
A Leeds choir, created to boost mental health and wellbeing in its participants, is currently recruiting new members. The Space2Sing choir has been helping people to feel less isolated during the Covid19 pandemic and is part of Live Well Leeds, a city wide service to help people’s mental health. The…

The Iconic Brudenell

Features, Music Notes With Stuart Glossop
By Stuart Glossop The iconic Brudenell has always had a place in my family: mum and dad used to go there for the “club turns” as mum called them. She even once came home reliving a night spent dancing with Frankie Vaughn. Not sure this was true as in later…
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