Earlier this week, the dinosaur trail set-up saw some of Leeds' favourite creatures come to life in the early hours of the morning.
Some of the prehistoric creatures were craned in, whilst others appeared to find their way around Trinity all by themselves.
Get ready to find twelve of these enormous creatures for yourself around Leeds this summer: the Leeds Jurassic Trail opens this weekend, where you can hunt down life-size dinosaurs at different locations throughout the city.
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The family friendly dino trail will be kicking off in Leeds on Saturday 30 July 2022.
There will be 12 speciality built, life-size beasts dotted around the city for children to seek out and explore. To track them you can pick up a free trail programme across Leeds or use the digital map which can be found here on their website.
Children’s TV star, Andy Day will be the voice of the trail, giving key facts about many of the creatures on digital displays located around the city centre, alongside the dinosaurs.
Image: Leeds Jurassic Trail
Included in the 12 will be a whopping 14.5 metre-long roaring Spinosaurus that will be inhabiting the dock at Granary Wharf, with its toes dipping in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Event organisers, LeedsBID, have said it is the first of it's kind in this country and will be a spectacle not to be missed.
Image: Leeds Jurassic Trail
The full list of dinosaurs and their locations are as follows:
The trail will run from Saturday 30 July to Sunday 4 September 2022 and special events will be held throughout that period including live Jurassic entertainment held on Briggate and Lands Lane every Saturday on Sunday.
John Lewis will be hosting story time adventures and baby dino hatchery events on certain dates. For more information, take a look at their website.
Feature image: Leeds Jurassic Trail
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New BBC TV drama starring Bel Powley and Harley Squires to be filmed in Leeds this spring
The BBC has announced a brand-new crime drama set to be filmed in Leeds and Hull.
We all love a BBC drama, and luckily for us one is about to be filmed right here in Leeds.
The new drama will be titled Shy & Lola, starring Harley Squires from The Night Manager and Bel Powley from The Diary of A Teenage Girl.
The six-part series has been described as a "dark comedy" about two women caught up in a murder in the criminal underworld.
The plot follows an unassuming pair in a small coastal town in northern England where the pair both realise they have a hidden talent for crime.
The series synopsis states: "As they build an operation that threatens to blow the local bad guys out of the water, opposing futures beckon – using their earnings to fund a fresh start, or becoming the new bosses in town."
The show is based on a popular French TV series and is written by Amanda Coe, an acclaimed English screenwriter and novelist.
Amanda Coe spoke about the announcement: "With such a rich and spiky central relationship at its core, Shy & Lolais a dream of a show to write, full of fun, action and emotion. I can't wait to see our hugely exciting cast and director bring it to life."
Rachelle Constant, executive Producer for Clerkenwell Films, said: "Amanda has written a brilliantly bold series centred on a dynamic female duo, which blends dark comedy with propulsive storytelling.We’re thrilled to have Hayley and Bel as our leads, alongside an exceptional cast and crew."
The new series will begin filming in Leeds and Hull this spring and will air on BBC One and iPlayer and we'll absolutely be tuning in.
Turnstile to play their only UK headline show this year at Halifax Piece Hall
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Turnstile will headline the Halifax Piece Hall this summer, their only UK headline show.
The Grammy-winning hardcore group have just announced a very special show at historic venue the Halifax Piece Hall.
As part of the venue's huge summer season, Turnstile will take to the stage on Wednesday 26 August marking a whopping 41 shows at the Piece Hall's calendar so far.
The group pulled huge crowds at Glastonbury festival last year and scooped up two Grammy Awards earlier this month, using their platform to thank fans who "swung in the dark" with them.
Nicky Chance-Thompson MBE DL FRSA, CEO of The Piece Hall Trust, says: “2026 will see Turnstile playing at some of the world’s most iconic festivals and then here in Halifax at UK’s most iconic heritage venue.”
“We always aim to deliver for the full spectrum of music lovers in Calderdale and knowing how passionate our rock and metal community is, this gig will be off the scale – truly unmissable!”
Alongside Turnstile, Halifax Piece Hall will welcome the likes of Hollywood Vampires, Paul Weller, Bowling For Soup, Skunk Anansie, Garbage, Empire of the Sun, Sex Pistols, Mcfly, CMAT and Jimmy Eat World this summer. What a season it's going to be.
Baltimore’s hardcore heroes will head to West Yorkshire to play TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall on Wednesday August 26.
Tickets go on sale this Friday 27 February at 10am, and you can get your tickets here.
Find out more about what's going on at the Halifax Piece Hall this summer here.
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7th July 2022 
