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Brassed Off is back, and it's playing the Quarry Theatre at Leeds Playhouse for the first time. We went behind the scenes during rehearsals to meet the company.

Runs from June 18 until 11 July 👇

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The World Cup is back (11 June–19 July) and Leeds is ready. 1,000-cap fan zones, late-night pubs running to 3am, a Wine World Cup for the football-averse, and 1966-themed menus. Wherever you fall, we've got you covered 👇

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Sardinia has landed on the South Bank. Domo is now open at Tower Works, bringing Sardinian food and aperitivo culture to the canal side.

We spoke to co-founder Sarah Elliott-Busceddu, full interview 👇
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A fixture by the station. A name everyone in Leeds knows. As Laynes marks 15 years, founder Dave shares the memories behind one of the city's defining independents.

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20 years of Slam Dunk and Temple Newsam felt every degree of it. 🔥 A hot, heaving, non-stop day. President, Knocked Loose, Good Charlotte and water cannons at the front. Our recap 👇

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Curtains up, Leeds 🎭 Legally Blonde, Mamma Mia!, Brassed Off, We Will Rock You and more across the city this June. Full preview 👇

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Your June in Leeds, sorted: 🏏 Women's T20 World Cup at Headingley, 🎤 Lily Allen, Goodlife Festival, 80s Classical on Millennium Square, Mamma Mia at the Grand and Leeds Lit Fest.

The full month 👇https://t.co/WkveUpg4MH

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Got a young performer in the house? 🎭

Leeds Playhouse has launched an open casting call for The Grinch this Christmas — no acting experience needed. They're after a Cindy Lou Who and a children's ensemble.
Deadline's 1 June. Details 👇

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Harewood House has never smelled this good 🔥

We spent Saturday eating our way round the Great British Food Festival,open-fire BBQ, an artisan market and a stately home for a backdrop. 

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Victoria Leeds is officially the UK's best shopping centre.

🏆4.6 on TripAdvisor, a sold-out Fashion Week, and a runway under that glass ceiling that we won't stop thinking about.The full story 👇
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Hop City is back 🍻

Russ and Brian from Northern Monk on what makes Leeds' biggest beer festival what it is, filmed at the spiritual home and probably the last time at The Refectory.

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Roundhay Festival 2026 just got a serious upgrade. Jason Derulo, Lil Jon, Tinie Tempah and Los Tucanes de Tijuana join Pitbull's Friday. Jessie Murph, Nieve Ella, Ber, Maya Lane and Kerr Mercer join Lewis Capaldi's Saturday.

Full breakdown 👇
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Friday lunch read 📖

Why Leeds is the best place for @UKREiiF. Aire Park, the Tiltyard, a £160m HealthTech zone, and a city visibly building itself in real time.

UKREiiF returns 19–21 May 👇https://t.co/d3v1P0DsWE

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Young writers of Leeds — entries for Leeds Lit Fest's 400 Words for Leeds 400 close at midday tomorrow.
Story, poem, monologue. Up to 400 words. Judged on creativity, not spelling.

EYFS to Sixth Form. Full info: 👇https://t.co/9zh8ioDGLn

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For one bank holiday weekend only, Leafy Couture is transforming Harewood House into a living gallery of flowers, with 40,000 spring bulbs blooming outside. Harewood in Bloom, 2–4 May 🌸

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May in Leeds doesn't arrive quietly. Slam Dunk, Peter Kay's 10th show at first direct, the Rob Burrow Marathon, Leeds Jazz Festival, medieval combat at Kirkstall Abbey, and a Steps musical at the Grand. The full Lowdown 👇

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LIFI is so back 🎤

The first three names for #LIFI26 are in:
🎹 Tim Minchin
📚 Ashley James
🐦 Dr Mya-Rose Craig

Leeds Playhouse, 6–10 October 2026. Subscriber priority sale 4 June.
Full story 👇

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Bundobust just dropped their biggest menu change in 12 years. Two years of eating across India. Sixteen new dishes. One very brave Chai Stout launching in April.

Full story 👇
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POV: you've just walked into the biggest @LEGO_Group  Store in West Yorkshire 🧱
New home. Bigger space. Pick a Brick Wall, Build a Minifigure station, and Yorkshire-themed models on launch day. Trinity Leeds. Opens this week.

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Leeds has always eaten well between two pieces of something. Right now it's reached a new kind of intensity.

From saj bread to salt beef, Cubanos to katsu sandos. the city's bread-based obsession, mapped.
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