Pizza Punks has revealed it is opening a new pizza restaurant on Bond Street in Leeds this summer, bringing its San Franciscan style sourdough pizzas to West Yorkshire for the very first time.
Forget Neapolitan pizza, because the chefs here use a handcrafted San Franciscan sourdough base that has been double fermented for 48 hours.
Essentially, they've "taken all of the best bits from Neapolitan Pizza" by using top-tier Italian ingredients and methods before introducing them to their sourdough starter – which is sourced from the infamous Boudin Bakery in San Francisco.
In line with their anarchic branding, Pizza Punks restaurant is known for offering diners unlimited toppings for one set price, giving you the choice to build your own pizzas exactly how you like it - at no extra cost.
Popular pizza dishes on the restaurant menu include the "breakfast club" and "cheeseburger", but there are also plenty of veggie options too try - plus a couple of changing monthly specials.
Pizza Punks pizzas come with a huge variety of toppings / Image: Pizza Punks
They don't just do pizza, either, in fact there are a few pasta dishes on the menu here and those - just like the pizza dough - use freshly made pasta that has been prepared, rolled and cut on site.
Think tagliatelle with nduja sausage ragu, crab and prawn linguine and linguine cacio de pepe - or, build your own pasta dish from theit list of sauces and other ingredients, with categories ranging from protein and veggie to 'rogue'.
What is a rogue topping you ask? According to Pizza Punks, it's things like mac n cheese, rum ham hock and chilli chocolate pulled beef. Fair enough, but we definitely want to try them all.
This will be the first Yorkshire opening for the Scottish restaurant chain, which already has three other northern sites in Glasgow, Belfast and Newcastle.
“At Pizza Punks we do things differently and don’t conform to the norm when it comes to making incredible food that appeals to everyone," said owner, Brad Stevens.
One of Pizza Punks 48-hour fermented sourdough pizzas, ready for takeaway / Image: Pizza Punks
"We offer customers the freedom to make the experience their own because pizza is the new punk and there are no hard and fast rules with it. Our restaurants provide the perfect spot for meeting with friends and family, sharing great food and drinks and having an epic time.
“For us it is about providing excellent quality ingredients as well as unrivalled levels of customer service because it’s not just about the food, it’s about having fun."
"Our attitude is all geared towards helping our customers have the best time when they visit our restaurants. Leeds will be no different and we are looking forward to having a new customer base that will join the Pizza Punks movement.”
Pizza Punks new pizza restaurant is due to open on Bond Street in Leeds this summer.
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Family pays tribute to ‘warm and engaging young man’ killed in tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
The family of the young man who was killed in tragic tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park have now paid tribute to him.
The man has been named as William Chapman.
Emergency services rushed to the park near Doncaster at around 1.30pm on Saturday 10 October, after reports of a man climbing into the tiger enclosure.
Tragically, the man involved in the tiger attack lost his life.
Today, Wednesday 14 October, Chapman's family have paid a touching tribute to the 'warm and engaging young man' via police.
It reads: "William was a bright, warm and engaging young man whom his family dearly loved - and William loved them back.
"Sadly, William suffered from significant mental illness over a number of years and was consequently prescribed strong medication.
"It will be for the coroner to decide what part this played in his death. We would ask everybody to respect that process."
The tribute continues: "The family are utterly devastated by their loss and are struggling to come to terms with what has happened. The publication and circulation of deeply offensive media content is causing them severe distress at an exceptionally vulnerable time. We ask people to stop doing this.
"The family are hopeful that the relevant authorities will do their utmost to get to the bottom of why our amazing son did what he did.
"In the meantime, please do not approach the family, their addresses, or scrape any further social media from William’s or his family’s accounts.”
Yorkshire Wildlife Park shared on Sunday 11 October that Altai, the male tiger in question, is 'safe and well' and will not be euthanised as a result of the incident.
In a statement, they said: "We would like to thank everyone who has expressed their concern following yesterday's tragic incident.
"Our thoughts and heartfelt sympathies remain with the family and loved ones of the man who sadly lost his life.
"The park will be closed today while the staff team who were deeply affected by events receive specialist support.
"Many, many people have contacted us about Altai, the tiger. We can reassure everyone that he is safe and well and will not be euthanised as a result of this incident."
Sheffield is getting its very own National Beer Museum
Clementine Hall
Plans have been announced for a new museum dedicated to Sheffield's brewing and pub history.
Now we all love a good pint, especially here in Sheffield, so what if we told you that soon there'll be an entire museum dedicated to the sweet nectar?
The museum will be dedicated to the city's long brewing history but ahead of its opening, Sheffield Beer Museum CIC is launching a public consultation.
They're asking the city's drinkers, brewers, publicans and residents what the museum should be, which stories it should tell, and where it belongs.
In case you didn't know, Sheffield has one of the richest beer heritages in the country, from the Victorian brewing boom through the real ale revival to today's independent scene.
Image: The Sheff
So it's safe to say that we deserve a home for its story.
"There is more to beer than drinking, and Sheffield's thriving independent scene is a proud example of that," said George Brown, director of Sheffield Beer Museum.
"It's why we're asking the city first. Before we decide anything, we want to hear what people here want to see."
The consultation period will run to the end of the year, and it's all kicking off at this year's Steel City Beer & Cider Festival.
The team will be at the Steel City Beer & Cider Festival at Kelham Island Museum from Wednesday 21 to Saturday 24 October 2026, where visitors can meet the team, have their say and find out more.
Georgina Pellant -
2nd July 2021 
