Pizza meets Christmas at Next Level: an arcade-come-bar in Dean Clough, Halifax.
If any of your Christmas memories include video games, old arcades, pigs in blankets and sweet treats: we've found the ultimate place to revisit the best of Christmas past in 2021.
Next Level is an arcade bar in Dean Clough, Halifax where you can play everything from pinball to Mario Kart, with the longest list of festive dishes we've ever seen.
The arcade bar has retro and modern games with a full Christmas menu. / Image: Next Level
The most impressive being their rendition of Christmas on a pizza.
There are a staggering five different pizza options available, with plenty of pigs in blankets featured.
For a traditional Christmas dinner on a pizza, choose the Xmas Classic Arcade, topped with roast chicken (or 'veggie chicken'), stuffing, onions, sprouts all on a base of gravy.
If you've had enough white meat for the festive season, the Xmas Rampage is the meaty treat you've been waiting for. Think pulled brisket, honey roasted ham chunks, pigs in blankets and stuffing all on a delicious gravy base.
Can you guess which pizza this is? / Image: Next Level
The Winter Walker is a sauce-less cheesy delight that is all string and no tomato. Topped with caramelised onions, goats cheese, honey roasted ham and rocket, this one's a unique combination that will hit you right in the taste buds.
Vegetarians don't have to miss out on this one though. The Xmas One Up a four-cheese dream. Made up of goats cheese, brie, camembert, mozzarella and rosemary: we reckon this will have the best cheese pull in town.
Pigs in blankets on a pizza is always a winner. / Image: Next Level
Even if you're a festive humbug that believes pizza shouldn't be reinvented for Christmas, Next Level have got your back. The Classic Arcade Pizza has remained on the menu: a classic pizza sauce with mozzarella and cheddar cheese is available year-round.
Next Level is locally known as an arcade bar, but it's their Christmas menu that caught our attention. / Image: Next Level
For more information, visit the Next Level website and make your way through the Christmas menu.
We promise, we've only covered about 5% of the festive dishes on offer so we're confident you'll find a Christmas dish you didn't know you needed but can't forget whilst browsing.
Did you know you can watch The Devil Wears Prada 2 for free across Leeds just by taking a quick trip to the shops?
If you’re eager to watch Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) and the Runway Magazine crew on the big screen once again, you can do so for free.
After making its cinema premiere earlier this month, 20 years since the first film, The Devil Wears Prada 2 continues the story with more iconic quotes and a whole host of celebrity cameos.
One of these is pop phenomenon Lady Gaga, who also appears on the soundtrack for this stylish sequel alongside artists like Miley Cyrus, Doechii, and Brit acts Raye and Olivia Dean.
Just like real life, the story follows the real-life fashion news outlet and media brand, Runway Mag, undergoing some major changes.
For instance, they’re wrestling with scrapping print editions of their beloved publication and swapping this for online short-form content.
The sequel to this fashion-focused film also sees role reprisals from Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt, with new additions from Lucy Liu, Kenneth Branagh and Justin Theroux.
Now, enough of us talking at “a glacial pace”, let’s get all of you fashion fans those free cinema tickets before they go out of style.
An all-new promotion courtesy of not one, but three notable names: The Devil Wears Prada 2, Diet Coke and Sainsbury’s
The UK Supermarket chain is currently running a promotion during the film’s big-screen run, where if you purchase a 30-pack of Diet Coke, you can get free tickets to The Devil Wears Prada 2.
Simply purchase one of the big crates of Diet Coke between Wednesday, 29 April and Tuesday, 19 May, before snapping a picture of your receipt and uploading it online.
So it really is that simple, all you have to do is buy a 30 pack of Diet Coke and get a free cinema ticket for doing so – did somebody say girl maths?
For more info and to upload your receipt, visit the promotional website HERE.
Claire’s shutting down all standalone shops in UK and Ireland
Danny Jones
In another hit to the high streets, Claire's Accessories is shutting up shop across the UK and Ireland after entering into administration yet again.
Falling into an unfortunate financial status for the second time in less than a year, Claire's will be shutting down all of their standalone stores across Britain, along with their IE branches.
A total of 154 stores will soon disappear, with more than a thousand people set to be put out of work.
Once a mainstay up and down the country, the accessory shop known for all things jewellery, piercings and more has ceased trading effective immediately.
Announced at the start of the week and the end of the first full month of Q2, it was confirmed that Claire's closed their final locations on Monday, 27 April.
With administrators, Kroll, appointed to wrap up business proceedings, an estimated 1,300 English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh workers have now lost their jobs.
Founded in America way back in 1961, Claire's has enjoyed a presence across the Atlantic for more than three decades.
However, with various other contemporaries and cheaper online options having appeared over the years, they've struggled not just to remain profitable but to compete full stop.
They filed for bankruptcy in the US in August 2025 after having already concluded operations in Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
For many, the outcome isn't all that surprising, but it will nevertheless be a sad loss for many who have seen multiple generations visit these venues over the years.
Sophie Smith -
2nd December 2021 
