30 January 2015
As part of Leeds Youth Opera, Sara Knight is performing as Johanna in Stephen Sondheim’s musical thriller Sweeney Todd. The performance runs from Wednesday 11 to Saturday 14 February at The Carriageworks Theatre. Sara is a student at Leeds College of Music, currently working towards a BA (Hons) degree in Classical Music, studying voice. She […]
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29 January 2015
The Food Academy, formerly housed on the top floor of the Flannels store on Vicar Lane, has a new home at Leeds City College’s Printworks Campus on Hunslet Road and, while it may not enjoy as much passing trade as before, it is now a destination spot well worth the short journey from the […]
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29 January 2015
Tony Vino returns as MC for Carriageworks Theatre’s favourite night of family friendly stand-up on Wednesday 18 February. With brand new guest comics Tim Clark and Daliso Chaponda, the show is always fresh for adults and budding young comics to enjoy together. Comedian, writer and actor Tim Clark is one of the brightest lights on […]
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26 January 2015
It is hard to argue against using ‘scientific’ evidence to decide policy, such as which health care interventions should be employed or which policy actions should be used in the social sphere. Randomised controlled trials give clear, accurate results … if everything works out perfectly. However everything does not always work out perfectly. There are […]
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22 January 2015
With this album of covers The Big Easy are here to show you a swinging good time and do so with a no messing, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it approach to vintage arrangements. What we have here is unpretentious, popular jazz/blues that’s all too easy to get on board with and features ensemble […]
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21 January 2015
A group of food fanatics, including restaurateurs, street food vendors, food bloggers and media moguls are ready to serve up the inaugural Leeds Indie Food Festival. It will be held across Leeds from 7th – 24th May, culminating in Leeds Feast at The Tetley. Expect your favourite independents to run a selection of great events […]
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21 January 2015
Foxcatcher Directed By: Bennett Miller Starring: Steve Carrell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo Cert: 15 Running Time: 129 mins It could be easy to dismissively prejudge Foxcatcher as quintessential Oscar-bait, bearing as it does the hallmarks of those self-consciously worthy pictures that tend to appear in the run up to awards season. And while the film […]
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21 January 2015
“In the wake of Paris attacks, there is a lot of anxiety and concern in the Muslim community. When people hear the killers saying they are committing the acts in the name of god or, in the event of the Paris killing, shouting that “we have avenged the prophet” – they believe the terminology indicates […]
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