Calling all students, now's your chance to save some pennies at Victoria Leedsand indulge in luxury dining and designer brands.
Fresher's week is here and students across the country are getting ready to tighten their purse strings as they learn to live frugally for the next three years.
However, for Leeds students there is some hope on the horizon. Say goodbye to beans on toast and hello to sushi and cocktails on a rooftop, as Victoria Leeds are coming through with the student deals.
Until Wednesday 5 October 2022, those with a valid student ID can enjoy a range of exclusive savings, freebies and chances to win prizes at retailers and restaurants at Victoria Leeds.
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So, what can you save money on and who from? Buckle up because these deals are about to blow your socks off.
Some of the offers available at retailers include: 20% off at Anthropologie, 20% at Sweaty Betty, 10% off new retailer Astrid & Miyu’s jewellery, 10% off at Harvey Nichols, 10% off at Cos, and 20% off at Coach.
And it doesn't just stop there, you can also sip champagne whilst you browse at Boodles with a complementary drink as you enter the store, receive a luxurious ‘Wellness Essential Pouch’ free gift with every £35 spend at L’Occitane, and have a chance to win an ‘Anyday’ competition bundle at John Lewis.
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Of course after all this shopping, you'll have worked up quite an appetite but do not fear because some swanky restaurants are also getting in on the action.
Contemporary rooftop cocktail bar and eatery, East 59th , as well as modern Japanese restaurant, Issho, are offering students 15% off the entire a la carte and drink menus.
Gosh, all of these deals have got us wishing that we were students again. To find out more about these incredible deals, take a look at the Victoria Leeds website.
In honour of National Chocolate Week, two big brands are joining forces.
Fancy a freebie? Silly question, of course you do.
Tony’s Chocolonely and Yorkshire Tea have joined forces for National Chocolate Week to ask Brits to declare themselves a ‘Melt’...yes, really.
It comes after the brands discovering a new Gen Z dunking trend, with research finding that 80% of 18–24-year-olds say chocolate is their preferred tea-dunking treat.
To understand why the perculiar pairing has become so popular, the brands recruited Associate Professor of Psychobiology, Dr Lorenzo Stafford, to investigate what happens when tea and chocolate come together.
Associate Professor, Dr Lorenzo Stafford said: "It's fascinating to see how much thought Brits put into what makes a great dunk. Flavour, texture and temperature all shape how we experience food, and the combination of hot tea with melting chocolate creates a particularly enjoyable sensory experience.
"When it comes to dunking, tea and chocolate have great chemistry so it’s no surprise young people have embraced it."
If you want to try it out for yourself, then you can for free - but there is one catch.
From Monday 19 to Friday 23 October, anyone who walks into one of Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds and says ‘I'm a Melt’ will get a free mug of Yorkshire Tea and bar of Tony's Chocolonely.
Not only that, but the first 100 customers will also get a limited-edition ‘Melt’ cap.
Yorkshire Tea & Tony’s Chocolonely said of the partnership, “Brits love their tea and their chocolate and now the science shows why. This National Chocolate Week, we’re inviting everyone to give it a go, embrace their inner Melt and discover just how well chunky chocolate and a proper brew can work together.”
Leeds Bradford Airport strikes will NOT go ahead following ‘late offer’ over pay
Clementine Hall
This weekend's strikes at Leeds Bradford Airport have been cancelled.
Around 130 workers were set to walk out this weekend, Unite said, but this has been suspended to allow air traffic controllers to consider a new pay offer.
The Unite members planning on to go on strike were a mixture of air traffic control workers, customer experience staff, security staff and cleaners.
The workers involved in the dispute had 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 which led to the decision to strike.
However, as of yesterday 15 October, the workers have been given new pay offers from the airport and the strikes will not take place to allow a ballot on the offers.
Air traffic controllers and hourly paid staff are being balloted separately on their respective offers.
Unite regional officer Neil Whitaker said: "After receiving offers from Leeds Bradford Airport, we have suspended this week’s strike action in good faith to allow members to vote on pay deals.”
In a statement, Leeds Bradford Airport said: "While the ballot process continues with certain members of our frontline colleagues, we remain hopeful that a positive outcome can be achieved and that an agreement can be reached which works for everyone involved.
"Regardless of the outcome of this ballot, LBA has a robust contingency plan in place and will be operating as normal this weekend.
"Our focus remains on supporting a smooth and reliable experience for customers while maintaining safe and efficient airport operations."
Clementine Hall -
23rd September 2022 
