The Yorkshire brewery's popular tipple 'Respire' has been launched in bottle form for the first time - and is now available in supermarkets across the region.
Yorkshire's own Black Sheep Brewery has launched it's hugely popular, carbon neutral beer 'Respire' in a 500ml bottle.
Described as a ‘breath of fresh air’, the beer is a bright and crisp session IPA, laced with juicy notes of citrus and tropical fruits.
Respire was originally launched last year on Earth Day (22 April) in cask and served on tap in pubs across the country.
Quickly, Respire became one of the brewery's most popular creations and this success has led the brewery to launch it in bottle form.
Completely carbon neutral, Black Sheep Brewery has a continued partnership with the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust to support environmental projects in the Yorkshire Dales. Every pint of Respire contributes to the charity, with £5 from every brewer’s barrel donated to support their work.
Beer lovers can purchase Respire in selected Waitrose and Co-op stores, and in Asda nationwide from May.
Charlene Lyons, CEO at Black Sheep Brewery commented on the launch: “Due to the rising popularity of Respire in cask and the growing demand from customers to be able to purchase the beer in their local store, we felt it was only right to give beer lovers what they want and launch Respire in bottle form.
Image: Black Sheep Brewery
“Just like when we launched Respire in cask, we measured the whole carbon footprint of the brewing, bottling and distribution process and we will be offsetting this by funding high impact bio-diversity projects. North Yorkshire has set ambitious targets to be carbon neutral by 2034 and carbon negative by 2040, therefore we felt it was only right to continue our commitment to becoming a sustainability-focused business for the benefit of the entire region”.
The release of the new bottled beer marks exactly one year since the carbon neutral beer was introduced.
If you simply can't wait and want to get your hands on a bottle of Respire today, you can order it from the Black Sheep Brewery website.
The UK Aids Memorial Quilt is set to go on display across Wakefield this summer.
The quilt - consisting of 42 quilts and 23 individual panels, representing over 384 individuals affected by HIV and AIDS - will go on display at WX Wakefield from Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 June 2026.
All 42 quilts will be on display, with WX working in partnership with the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt Conservation Partnership.
Across the same weekend, selected individual panels will be displayed at different venues across the city including The Hepworth Wakefield, The Art House Wakefield, Theatre Royal Wakefield, Pontefract Castle and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Part of the world’s largest community art project, this is a huge opportunity for the city of Wakefield. The project started in the USA back in 1985 by activist Cleve Jones, commemorating friends, family and loved ones lost to AIDS.
Individual panels were then stitched together to create larger quilts, which were shown outdoors as a form of protest to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS.
Today, the quilt stands as a crucial reminder of those who were lost and of the continuing affect that HIV and AIDS has on the people of today.
At WX Wakefield, viewing the quilt is completely free and on Friday 5 June there will be a special late night opening up until 10:30pm to view the exhibition.
And on Saturday 6 June at 2:30pm, there will be a very special and poignant reading of the names of those commemorated on the quilt.
Featured image - UK AIDS Memorial Quilt, installation view at Tate Modern, June 2025. Photo: AM Hanson
Leeds
Leeds’ first frozen yoghurt bar is opening in Headingley this weekend
Clementine Hall
The frozen yoghurt craze is on its way to Leeds as Kefiyo is set to open in Headingley in just a few days.
It's a phenomenon that has caught the attention of the TikTok and Instagram girlies as of late, with frozen yoghurt bars popping up in Manchester and going viral online.
The ice cold sweet treat is supposedly 'healthy' and with a slogan of 'eat Clean. feel Light. live Better.' - this new spot in Leeds seems to be going down that route too.
Kefiyo will be opening in the old Sixes site on Ash Road in Headingley, and they've just announced that they'll be soft launching this Sunday 19 April 2026.
The space is already sporting a super cute pastel green and pink exterior, and it's exactly matching the aesthetic that you'd expect with froyo.
Kefiyo will offer a range of frozen yoghurt flavours with a whole bunch of toppings for you to customise to your tastebuds, as well as fresh acai bowls.
Situated slap bang in the centre of Headingley, we've got a feeling it'll be very busy with students on their way to their morning lecture or at night for those looking for a sweet treat that doesn't feel too naughty.
We'll keep you updated on more Kefiyo updates as and when we find out.
But in the meantime, you can keep an eye on their socials here. We'll see you soon for a scoop Leeds.
Clementine Hall -
24th April 2023 
