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Audio | 30/04/26

Ne-Yo and Akon at First Direct Arena – tickets, times, setlist and more for UK tour

Art & Culture | 30/04/26

Leeds International Festival of Ideas announces first wave of BIG names for 2026 festival

Look inside MADE as viral matcha spot opens up in Leeds

Eats | 29/04/26

Look inside MADE as viral matcha spot opens up in Leeds

Trendy Leeds menswear and streetwear HIP is set to close this summer

Shopping | 29/04/26

Trendy menswear and streetwear store HIP is set to close in Leeds

Shedcember 10th anniversary tour gig tickets Leeds

Audio | 29/04/26

Yorkshire veterans Shed Seven set for 10th anniversary of Shedcember shows

Reverend & The Makers Robbie Williams song

Art & Culture | 29/04/26

Reverend and the Makers drop ‘fantastic’ new track featuring Robbie Williams

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The very best record shops in and around Sheffield city centre

Modelajna tattoo studio in Sheffield has been affected by a building collapse

The brilliant female-only tattoo studio affected by shocking building collapse in Sheffield

Pardon Me is a new listening bar that's opened in Farsley

A new cocktail and record bar has opened in the former mills at Farsley

There's a new LEGO store in Leeds

Inside Leeds’ brand-new LEGO store, with Yorkshire-inspired builds and brick pick’n’mix

The £500k Leeds home that comes with its own clock tower - and a link to royalty

The £500k Leeds home that comes with its own clock tower – and a link to royalty

Eats

The North Leeds Food Festival returns for 2026 and special anniversary edition

North Leeds Food Fest 2026

Pardon Me is a new listening bar that's opened in Farsley

Eats

A new cocktail and record bar has opened in the former mills at Farsley

Posh bakery chain Gail's is finally coming to Yorkshire

Eats

Posh bakery chain Gail’s is finally coming to Yorkshire

Kirkstall Brewery and Little Bao Boy unveil new Leeds taproom

Eats

Kirkstall Brewery and Little Bao Boy unveil new Leeds taproom

Much-loved West Yorkshire cafe announces closure after heartbreaking health diagnosis

Eats

Much-loved West Yorkshire cafe announces closure after heartbreaking health diagnosis

Audio

Ne-Yo and Akon at First Direct Arena – tickets, times, setlist and more for UK tour

Audio

Louis Tomlinson at First Direct Arena – tickets, times, setlist and more for UK tour

Slam Dunk festival's statement in full as director steps down amid sexual assault allegations

Audio

Slam Dunk festival’s statement in full as director steps down amid allegations

The Golden Lion in Todmorden is at the centre of a noise complains row

Audio

Beloved gig and music venue hits out as ‘some random’ files multiple noise complaints

Audio

Alex Warren at First Direct Arena, Leeds – tickets, times, setlist and more for UK tour