The Barnbow Munitions Workers by Frances Brody
Frances Brody shares a little of the history of the Barnbow workers and the sacrifices they made. On a bitterly cold morning a couple of years or so ago, a small crowd gathered in Manston […]
Frances Brody shares a little of the history of the Barnbow workers and the sacrifices they made. On a bitterly cold morning a couple of years or so ago, a small crowd gathered in Manston […]
As Remembrance Sunday approaches, historian Andrea Hetherington tells us about one Leeds family, the Ives, whose three sons fought in WW1 and whose family grave is at Lawnswood Cemetery. Their story, along with many others
The Leeds Big Bookend Children’s Festival presents… EARTH, FIRE and INK A fun, interactive day exploring stories that make us think about how we treat our world Saturday 14th November, 11am-4pm at the Royal Armouries, Leeds
With the release of Suffragette this month, Chris Nickson is timely in reminding us of some of the Leeds women who also took part in the fight for women’s votes and emancipation. Trail blazers in their
Our WW1 writing competition judge, author Susan Burnett, tells us about her grandfather, Leeds born Norman Woodcock and the book she came to write using his memoirs, On That Day I Left My Boyhood Behind. My
Huge congratulations to Leeds based author Sunjeev Sahota who has been short listed for the Man Booker Prize 2015. His book, The Year of the Runaways, is one of only 13 novels, now down to
As August is the height of the Silly Season, and this column can be as silly as anything on the planet (with the exception of those vying to be the Republican candidate for President of
Did you know all of these amazing facts about Leeds? Chris Nickson shares some of the gems that are the basis of some of his stories in Leeds, The Biography which will be launched at
This month, Chris Nickson relates a tale of riots and unrest in Leeds and the shadowy Lady Ludd. Leeds has had its share of riots over the years – the Turkpike riot, the Corn Price