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

What a cool space

Daisy Jackson - 27th April 2026

There's another new opening in Farsley - this time an incredibly cool listening bar and cocktail bar.

Tucked away in Sunny Bank Mills, Pardon Me is a bar built around 'music, atmosphere, and detail'.

Bartenders here create well-made cocktails and pour natural wines in front of a wall of vinyl records, while a playlist of hip hop, soul, jazz, funk, deep house, and disco soundtracks your evening.

The stylish space features a considered sound system that's been built around Danley speakers.

Pardon Me has opened with the intention of creating a space where 'sound sits at the centre, and everything else supports it'.

It's been launched by Scott Rapson, who grew up in the Scottish Highlands and fell in love with music around the time of the arrival of hip hop in the early 80s.

He then spent time travelling for raves, and visiting venues like Glasgow’s Sub Club and London’s Plastic People, giving Scott an appreciation for how 'music can shape a room, not just fill it'.

Scott and his partner Laurie have then spent the past three years travelling Europe, visiting listening bars across the continent to shape the foundations of Pardon Me.

Inside Pardon Me in Farsley

Cocktails at Pardon Me — Inside Pardon Me in Farsley

They say that sound, look, atmosphere, service and style are treated with equal importance.

Whether it's for coffee during the day, or drinks into the evening, they want Pardon Me to be a place to spend time, looking out across Sunny Bank Mills.

Scott says he's built the bar with the support of family and friends, plus Laurie helping to bring the idea to life, already finding a warm welcome within the Farsley community.

Pardon Me is open now at Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley.

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Posh bakery chain Gail’s is finally coming to Yorkshire

Daisy Jackson Posh bakery chain Gail's is finally coming to Yorkshire

Posh bakery chain Gail's is finally coming to Yorkshire

Gail's has finally set its sights on Yorkshire for the first time, with a new bakery set to open this year.

It's one of the UK's most famous bakeries, launching in London in the early 1990s to supply restaurants, before opening its first retail site and cafe in Hampstead in 2005.

Gail's founders set out on a mission to bake bread as it used to be baked: by hand, using quality ingredients and time-worn artisanal methods.

While Gail's has expanded aggressively into the north, opening around a dozen bakeries in Greater Manchester and its surrounds, it hasn't made the journey across to Yorkshire just yet.

All that looks set to change, with job ads now listed for roles within a brand-new Yorkshire branch of Gail's.

Based on the job advert, Gail's is heading straight to the spa town of Harrogate - which is a fairly predictable move.

It looks like Gail's is heading for Harrogate

Gail's will make its Yorkshire debut — It looks like Gail's is heading for Harrogate

When it does open, you'll find loaf choices including classic white and brown sourdough, Gail’s ‘wasteless’ loaves (made using a specially-created recipe designed to incorporate unsold bread crumbs), alongside seeded varieties, baguettes and batons.

Must-tries include Gail’s famous cinnamon buns, still-warm cheese and ham croissants, chocolate chip cookies, and – given the weather we’re having this week – iced coffees, all day long preferably please.

Gail's has now confirmed the opening, with a spokesperson saying: "GAIL’s is excited to confirm it is opening a new bakery in Harrogate later this year. The opening will bring GAIL’s craft baking to the community, including creating a number of craft baking, barista, and management roles.

"We will also be donating surplus baked goods through our Neighbourly partnerships. This is part of our ongoing commitment to giving back to the communities we serve and improving access to quality food and drink on the high-street."

But given the number of fantastic local bakeries all over Yorkshire, the question is, does anyone want Gail's?

Read more: The best bakeries in Leeds serving everything from crusty loaves to flakey croissants

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Kirkstall Brewery and Little Bao Boy unveil new Leeds taproom

You know the venue, and you know the operators behind it, but things are looking a little different over on Sovereign Street.

Leeds' very own Kirkstall Brewery has teamed up with street food legends Little Bao Boy to totally reinvent the city centre taproom formerly known as North Taproom.

At the all-new The City Taproom, you'll find a way cosier space alongside their sun-soaked terrace, as they aim to reimagine a traditional city centre pub.

Across 16 tap lines there are loads of Kirkstall Brewery classics, like Kirkstall Pilsner, Virtuous and Judicious, plus a rotating selection of guest beers from top British breweries - and Guinness, of course.

The City Taproom will also feature two new cask lines: one serving Three Swords as a staple, and the other on rotation starting this month with Golden Hour.

There's a bigger kitchen for Little Bao Boy too, which means an even larger menu of bao and Asian street food, like loaded fries, noodles, and rice bowls.

Little Bao Boy was founded 10 years ago by James Ooi, specialising in home-made bao buns and traditional Asian street food with a contemporary western twist.

Kirkstall have injected the huge space with the traditional essence of a proper Kirkstall establishment, with that kind of cosy atmosphere you know them for at the brewery's other sites.

Little Bao Boy at City Taproom

Kirkstall Brewery pints and cocktails — Little Bao Boy at City Taproom

This is yet another of the local brewery's openings in the city centre, joining their recent renovation of The Victoria & Commercial in partnership with Whitelocks, plus their stewardship of the historic Tetley brewery building.

James Ooi, founder of Little Bao Boy said: "We have been part of this venue since day one, through COVID, outside seating, and new owners, and we are so excited for this refurb.

"On the food side, expect more collaborations, faster service, and a better overall customer experience. We are extremely grateful Kirkstall saw the value in this refurb and can't wait to get back open."

Steve Holt, founder of Kirkstall Brewery, said: "We're delighted to unveil a new presentation for the Taproom on Sovereign Street.

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"It has been named The City Taproom after a famous but long-gone Leeds pub known as ‘The City’, which was situated where the statue of the Dortmund Brewer now stands. Images of the original City pub are a feature in the new look City Taproom, which can best be described as a 're-imagination' of a traditional city-centre pub.

"The City Taproom celebrates Leeds and its rich pub and brewing heritage. We hope that it will become a popular addition to the amazing and diverse venues that make Leeds such a vibrant City for hospitality and entertainment."

It's all the bits you loved before, just a little bigger and a whole lot better.

The City Taproom opens at 3 Sovereign Street on Thursday 23 April.

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