A giant screen has appeared at Trinity shopping centre in the space where Topshop used to be.
At 6 metres wide, it forms part of a new digital stage that has been built into the former high street fashion storefront and will display a host of different works from local artists throughout the summer.
Its appearance marks the start of a new project, aiming to showcase films created by local Leeds artists and performances in residence across the city.
Revealed today, Thursday 22 July, everything it broadcasts will be completely free to watch and for artists to display their work on.
Over the coming months, the intention is to publicise the work of hundreds of artists - but this weekend the centre is kicking things off with a handful of specially curated showings.
Things will begin with 'Aquaplane', a short contemporary dance video created by local videographer and photographer Decland Creffield. Hailing from Leeds himself. It depicts dancer Max Revell moving to the soundtrack of Overseer by Aquaplane.
Other performances kicking off the opening include ‘Lockdown, Dance Up’, which depicts video recordings from an online children's lockdown dance project that used video calls to coordinate practices during the lockdowns of the past year. Set up by Leeds-based Union of Dance and supported by Arts Council England, it perfectly encapsulates a summer full of viral tik tok dance trends and online comings together.
And last but not least, there'll also be a 30-minute animated retelling of Puccini opera La Boheme, created by Opera North on display at the new screen.
“We are thrilled to launch Trinity Stage and we hope to promote the incredible talents that the city of Leeds has to offer," said David Maddison, Trinity Leeds Centre Director regarding the new screen instalation.
“Showcasing our region’s artists and performers is our way of supporting the arts, which is a sector that’s been hit so hard this last year and a half.
“Be it emerging artists starting out, or established performers and groups, we want Trinity Stage to be a celebration of the arts and a vehicle to help promote their work to a wider audience."
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Leeds Bradford Airport set for complete ‘shutdown’ as 130 workers go on strike
Leeds Bradford Airport is set for a standstill as almost 130 workers are set to take industrial action over pay.
If you're planning on catching a flight from Leeds Bradford Airport, then you may want to double check the date.
The Unite members planning on going on strike are a mixture of air traffic control workers, customer experience staff, security staff and cleaners.
The workers involved in the dispute have recently come out of a four-year pay deal, with some of the departments having fallen behind other airports in equivalent roles.
Pay talks have been happening since December 2025, with the airport's formal offer not going far enough to address the lack of pay parity.
Strikes will take place from 03:00 Friday 16 October to 06:00 Sunday 18 October for hourly paid staff and from 06:00 Friday 16 October to 06:00 Sunday 18 October for air traffic control workers.
Strike will mean the entire airport will shut down.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Leeds Bradford Airport is very profitable and can more than afford to come back to the table with an offer that doesn't fall short of our members' expectations.
"Our hardworking members should not be paid less than those doing the same jobs at other airports. Workers taking action at Leeds Bradford Airport have Unite's full support in their fight for fairer pay."
Unite regional officer Neil Whitaker said: "We know people who have flights planned to and from Leeds Bradford Airport will be concerned to hear of industrial action, however our members have no choice but to strike.
"The airport is profitable, passenger numbers are growing and our members are a major part of its success. They deserve a fair pay rise, and management must come back to the table to deliver this."
Leeds pizza shop hailed ‘exceptional’ and ‘best in the UK’ by major reviewer
Clementine Hall
A Leeds pizza takeaway has received a glowing review from popular review duo.
Edges Pizza opened up their first permanent spot in Leeds back in June this year, after making a name for themselves slinging out pizzas at multiple pop-ups across the city.
Owners Grace and Edge from Harrogate opened Edges Pizza two years ago, taking inspiration from trips to New York over the years.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
Their pizzas are a love letter to the class New York slice, think thin and crispy rather than chewy and floppy. But above all else, think absolutely delicious.
And now, they've caught the attention of a major review page, with Bite Twice Food Reviews (a page with almost 300k followers) paying Edges a visit.
The food review duo of Gerry del Guercio and Paul Delany popped up in Holbeck beneath the arches to get their hands on a pizza, and the outcome is brilliant.
In the video, Bite Twice said that the pizza is 'f**cking exceptional' and up there with 'one of the best pizzas in the UK'.
Before even taking a bite, they said: "On aesthetic, I don't think anywhere in the UK is doing pizza like this".
Images: The Hoot Leeds
Then after the first bite, they go on to say: "There are very few pizzas in the UK that create this, I’m a little bit blown away".
As Londoners themselves, they go on to say that Edges is 'easily hitting with the best that we’ve got down south'.
And if that's not high praise enough, they sign off the video saying: "Leeds has got an absolute gem. I give this a stamp so hard my foot went through the pizza. Edges. Don Level."
Georgina Pellant -
23rd July 2021 
