We are delighted to announce The Remember Oluwale Writing Prize, in partnership with the Leeds BigBookend Festival , Fictions of Every Kind and Remember Oluwale. We invite you to submit new short stories and poems which creatively respond […]
Chris Nickson tells us about Whitelock’s, a true Leeds institution. It’s not the oldest pub in Leeds (that distinction belongs to the Pack Horse, which, as the Nag’s Head, has been serving folk since 1615)
The Romans in Leeds? Chris Nickson tells us more. Several months ago Leeds City Museum hosted a superb exhibition of Roman artefacts, quite a few of them from the collection of the British Museum. But
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
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
In our monthly instalment of Leeds history, Chris Nickson tells us how women in Leeds first came to join the police force. Women police constables. WPC. It’s an archaic term now, of course; everyone who
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
