If you're a neighbour of the museum, this one's for you.
From what was once the Leeds Union Workhouse which housed the poor and homeless of the city, to now being an award-winning museum of modern medicine.
And if you live or work in the area, entry is completely free of charge.
Every Monday, the Thackray Museum of Medicine opens its doors free of charge to locals. All you need to do is book a time slot online in advance, and show something with your address on - be it a letter addressed to you, driving licence or a St James’s Hospital pass.
Thackray Museum of Medicine says "We want everyone to feel like they can come to the museum and enjoy the story of medicine, after all, it affects every one of us! As part of that commitment, every Monday we offer free entry to anyone who either works and/or lives in Harehills."
As the biggest medical museum in the UK, there's so much to explore across the two floors.
The building is packed with history too. Having first opened in 1861 as the Leeds Union Workhouse, it later incorporated an infirmary for the sick before then later becoming a fully-fledged hospital in 1925.
In the 1990s it was deemed to be no longer fit for modern medicine and converted into a museum by Paul Thackray, grandson of Charles Thackray who had grown a small family-run chemist shop on Great George Street during the 1900s into a major medical supply firm, supplying drugs and medical instruments and equipment across the world.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
Today, the Thackray Medical Museum provides visitors with a fascinating account of the history of medicine and healthcare through its huge programme of exhibitions, talks, workshops, and objects selected from the collection of 47,000 items of historical medical equipment that it holds.
Following a £4.1million redevelopment to the museum in 2021, the 11 new galleries reveal the medical innovations that have changed our lives.
Whether you want your little ones to learn all about the NHS or you want to find out more about sports injuries yourself, it's well worth hopping on a bus to Harehills to visit.
A new cocktail bar is coming to Leeds city centre.
If you know a thing or two about cocktails, or just drinks in general, then you're going to be very excited about this news.
The very talented team behind Roland's on Call Lane and The Domino Club, just to name a few, are setting their sites on a brand-new venture.
Introducing Paper Plane, an intimate new cocktail bar that will be taking over the old Casa site in the city's beautiful Grand Arcade.
Paper Plane will be inspired by the glamour of 1970s air travel and will be a vinyl-only listening bar, serving a world-inspired cocktail menu alongside a carefully curated whisky collection.
The space will be lovely and intimate, with around just 40 covers, designed to transport guests somewhere completely different from the minute they step foot through the door.
And what a location too, joining a whole host of fantastic independents in the arcade such as Alfonso's Deli, Stuzzi and Sonder.
For now, we don't know many more details about the project, but we already know it's going to be exceptional cas anything these guys do turns to gold.
Not only has Roland's been consistently one of the busiest bars on Call Lane since they opened back in 2014, but The Domino Club was recently crowned one of the best cocktail bars in the world. Now that is some accolade worth shouting about.
We'll keep you updated with Paper Plane's progress, but Roland's have stated that the site is hoping to open this coming autumn. So we really don't have long to wait.
When Yorkshire is due to get hot as a fourth heatwave of the year hits the UK
Danny Jones
Yes, ANOTHER heatwave is set to hit the UK - the fourth in 2026 so far - and, understandably, Yorkshire residents are already preparing for the latest blast of hot weather and wondering when it arrives.
Yes, in case you missed the news, more high temperatures are set to spread across the UK and Ireland this month and heading into August.
The increase will gradually build throughout this week, with Wednesday tipped to be the hottest day according to various meteorologists.
While Yorkshire thankfully isn't quite slated to get the sweatiest, parts of the Midlands and the usual suspects down south are set to hit the highest numbers, but the thermometers are still on course to reach around the mid-20s over the coming days.
Estimates of 26°C were predicted for this coming Tuesday, with the levels floating in and around 24/25 on the following Wednesday.
The heat is then due to drop off slowly, with top scores of no higher than 21°C on the cards for Thursday and Friday. Although the weekend forecast is less certain at present, one thing that has been announced is reduced rainfall.
Aside from a few more trickles today (Mon, 27 July), the showers or lack thereof cease rather soon, with some of the driest parts of the country already having various effects; for instance, parched parts of Wales have even revealed lost archaeological sites last Friday (24/7/2026).
It would be remiss if we didn't mention the obvious moorland fires across our region, which were sadly exacerbated by hot weather earlier this month.
At least it'll be a bit cooler here than in other parts of the country. ☀️
Sophie Smith -
27th September 2023 
