Oh, the pub. It’s a key piece of our cultural identity here in Britain. We’ve always loved going down the local for a few. And for the past year, we’ve been utterly deprived.
As a result, I think it’s safe to say that as a country we’ve never had more appreciation for the pub than we do right now.
Of course, things are slowly opening back up now. For the first time in months, we can actually go sit in a beer garden to enjoy a pint pulled by someone else. And it’s glorious.
Still, sometimes it's proving hard to get a seat. Or maybe you've been shielding and just don't feel ready to go back out yet.
Either way, If you fancy playing at pub landlord for the day, there’s a pop-up pub company that helps you convert your garden into your very own personal boozer.
Delivering all across West Yorkshire with set-up included, they’ve got pubs for every taste - from classic working men's boozers to a Polynesian tiki bar. You can even add on your own beer pumps and kegs if you really want to commit.
There are four inflatable pubs to choose from: ‘the Tudor’, a large black and white traditional country pub, 'the Swan' and 'the Duck, both brick-style town pubs, and 'the Red Lion'.
The company also hire fun inflatable furniture, including blow-up Chesterfield sofas - an integral part of the pub experience if you ask us.
And you even get your own chalkboard A-board so you can call your pub what you want for the weekend.
The pubs were featured on Loose Women last year after Coleen Nolan put one in her house during lockdown - filling it with five Chesterfields, a pool table, a wooden bar, stools, flat screen TV and even a game of Jenga.
Available for hire for as little as £250 throughout the week, find more information on Cheshire Inflatables website.
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Leeds pizza shop hailed ‘exceptional’ and ‘best in the UK’ by major reviewer
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.
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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".
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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."
Yorkshire-set Christmas film by Leeds director starring Richard E. Grant set to hit UK cinemas next month
Clementine Hall
A brand-new Christmas film is hitting cinemas nationwide next month - and it’s a proper Leeds success story.
Jack Spring directed his first feature film at just 19 years old and has spent the last decade carving out a career in independent film, as well as co-founding Leeds-based production company Shush Films.
His first movie, Destination: Dewsbury, was shot just down the road in - you guessed it - Dewsbury. And after moving to Leeds from Grimsby, Jack became determined to build his business from the city, putting down roots and growing his production company here.
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Now, after years of working on independent projects, Jack has taken his biggest leap yet with a brand-new Christmas film, Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint.
Set in Yorkshire, Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint follows Aubrey Flint, a reclusive model soldier painter with a lifelong hatred of Christmas, who is sentenced to community service at Willow Lodge - a retirement home on the brink of closure.
Roped into helping with a chaotic production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Aubrey clashes with its interesting set of residents...
And the cast is about as star-studded as it gets, featuring Richard E. Grant, John Bradley, Celia Imrie, Adjoa Andoh, Sophia Di Martino, Adrian Rawlins and Kiell Smith-Bynoe.
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The heartwarming festive comedy will hit cinemas nationwide on Friday 6 November - a huge milestone for a Leeds-based director and production company, taking a homegrown Yorkshire story to audiences across the country.
You just can't beat a proper wholesome British Christmas film, so you can best believe we'll be watching in the cinema, popcorn in hand.
Georgina Pellant -
28th April 2021 
