The historic Craigland hotel in Leeds has unveiled a swanky new look, following a huge £2.2 million makeover.
Having been closed for some time now, the hotel is finally ready to reopen its doors and show off its new luxury new spa and ballroom.
Frst built in 1859, The Craiglands was a popular destination during the hydrotherapy movement when people believed that waters from the stream had healing properties.
Back then, it offered its visitors mustard pads, massage, baths and “tonic air” from the moors - so it seems natural that it's now returned to its roots as a spa destination.
Inside the brand new hydro pool at The Craiglands / Image: The Craiglands Hotel
The hotel's new Vebela spa and fitness facility is housed in a previously unused space beneath the historic building, but there is still plenty of light with large windows in the gym overlooking the gardens.
It boasts a range of top aromatherapy treatments, a new hydro pool said to reduce joint pain and anxiety and a bespoke mud Rasul chamber - a traditional Egyptian treatment said to improve the complexion, relieve rheumatic discomfort and remove toxins by encouraging blood flow.
On top of all this, it also houses five Decleor treatment rooms, a sauna and steam room and a new 25-piece gym.
Inside the brand new Vebela spa and fitness facility at The Craiglands Hotel / Image: Spa Hotels and Break
The large investment has also paid for the refurbishment of Craiglands 700-capacity ballroom, which now features three new chandeliers, a new carpet, and a full restoration of the original sprung wooden dancefloor.
It's hoped that the refurbishment will make the hotel an attractive choice for weddings, events and conference going forward and the management has plans to appoint a full new team here including a new wedding and events co-ordinator and Chef de Partie.
The spa is also open for day and evening visits as well as to overnight guests, with packages starting from £45. It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
To find out more and book in for the day, visit the Craigland Hotel's website here.
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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 -
10th June 2021 
