Fleur Cafe is the first to call itself the most Instagrammable spot in Leeds, proudly stating on its website that it is the "most Instagram-friendly cafe restaurant" in the city.
As the name suggests, the theme here is floral - and they have gone all out on the aesthetic. Think cascading wisteria draping down from every spare corner of the ceiling, which is also covered in 10,000 pink and purple butterflies.
It's also just as lush from the outside, with pink signs draped in more pink and purple flowers and flanked by large green areca palms, ferns and peace lilies.
Add in hanging spotlights hidden amongst the flowers and luminous pink neons declaring their own hashtags like #BrunchatFleurs and #FleurCafe and you've got yourself a proper Insta trap if ever we saw one.
But whilst we're quite taken with the decor, we also want to talk about the brunch offering - which features the likes of wagyu pretzel bun burgers, baked coconut pancakes, spaghetti pasta and harissa chicken depending on what time you take yourself down.
The boozy brunch offer stretches across most of the day, broken into two sessions: the first running from 10.30 am to 2.30 pm, the second from 4 - 8 pm.
Available to enjoy with unlimited prosecco for £27.95 a head, if you head down for the morning you'll be treated to all the classic breakfast favourites: smash avocado toast, masala baked beans, shakshuka, french toast, pancakes or a breakfast bowl plus your choice of side.
Whilst the breakfast mains sounds pretty wholesome, it gets a bit naughtier when you look at the side options - which include the likes of cheesy chips, cauliflower cheese, 'drooling' fries and macaroni and cheese. That's our two personalities on one menu right there.
As for evening options, the aforementioned wagyu pretzel bun burger definitely catches our eye - but if that's not up your street there's plenty more to choose from too.
Think grilled beef short ribs, skewered kebabs, foccacia sandwiches, cauliflower and chickpea curry, Dubai beef biriyani and a harissa chicken pretzel burger. It's quite the feast, once again priced at £27.95 for unlimited prosecco - or £24.95 if you'd like to sample their bottomless mocktail offering instead.
Often, mocktails can be quite unimaginative - but not here at Fleur cafe. Alongside your standard virgin mojitos and pina coladas, you'll also find a raspberry sherbert drink made with additional elderflower, lime, grapefruit soda, a honey and mint concoction, and a tempting-sounding fruit punch thrown into the mix.
Available Monday to Sunday, with the bottomless evening offer extended to 9 pm on Saturdays, there's never a bad time to visit Fleur Cafe.
To find out more, head over to their Instagram page here.
A £1.6m grant has been given by the government to Leeds City Council to help tackle rough sleeping.
The funding has been allocated to Leeds City Council as part of the Government’s national Rough Sleeping Programme.
The overall target is to help rough sleepovers off the streets by Christmas through providing safe accommodation.
The council have said that voluntary organisations and charities will be able to help them reach this target.
The council report said: "This funding will be used for immediate interventions to ensure all those rough sleeping have an offer of accommodation by Christmas and support longer term sustainment of accommodation.
“The initial target is to provide a suitable offer of accommodation for everyone who is rough sleeping by Christmas 2026.
“Providing a path into supported accommodation and independent living is the key objective and sustaining this independent living with, where necessary, ongoing support to prevent any return to rough sleeping and homelessness.”
The government announcement spoke of the scheme: "The programme is intended to support people experiencing rough sleeping.
"People experiencing rough sleeping may have differing entitlements to housing and support depending on their individual circumstances, including their immigration status and eligibility for public funds."
The funding is intended to help provide immediate support for people currently sleeping on the streets, while also helping them access longer-term accommodation and the support needed to maintain independent living.
By working with local charities and voluntary organisations, the council hopes to ensure people are not only offered a place to stay but are also given the help they need to avoid returning to the streets.
M&S launches massive recruitment drive in Leeds with hundreds of jobs available
Emily Sergeant
M&S has launched a massive recruitment drive across Yorkshire.
With the festive season fast approaching, and most British stores having already unveiled their Christmas ranges for 2026, one of the country’s largest brands has launched a massive UK-wide seasonal recruitment drives to gear up for what is always one of the busiest times of the year for the retail industry.
M&S has announced it will recruit for plenty of new colleagues across the UK.
As mentioned Christmas is one of the busiest moments of the year for M&S, and seasonal colleagues play a ‘vital’ part in delivering that.
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New recruits will be tasked with helping M&S deliver a ‘brilliant’ service for customers.
Stores with vacancies span the whole of Leeds - including city centre, Moortown, Crown Point, White Rose Shopping Centre and Pudsey.
M&S says the roles are ‘fast-moving and hands-on’, with colleagues required to work together to make sure customers still get the very best of M&S, even at its busiest.
The roles will pay £13.41 per hour, with successful applicants receiving the training, tools and support needed to get up to speed quickly.
“We can’t wait to welcome over 300 new colleagues to our store teams here in Greater Manchester,” commented Zeba Khan, who is the Regional Manager at M&S.
“As we get ready for our busiest time of year, it’s a great opportunity to join us and help bring a magical M&S Christmas to our customers.
“We have a range of opportunities available, whether joining our city centre flagship or our fresh market-style foodhalls. We’re looking for colleagues who are passionate about delivering great customer service and being part of a team.”
Fancy it then? Applications are now open, and you can find out more and apply on the M&S Christmas careers page here.
Georgina Pellant -
14th September 2021 
