The Leeds venue is inviting us all to two day-to-night parties featuring a stellar lineup of artists and local DJs.
It's time to raise a glass and say cheers to Project House as they celebrate one year in the city.
Since opening its doors in July 2023, Project House has hosted a wide variety of events, from sellout shows with Sky Ferreria, Nightmares on Wax and Idles, to Glass Onion vintage markets and popular Northern street food event, Peddler Market.
Its birthday event will be a huge celebration of everything that Project House brings to the city, from live music, street food, DJs, family activities and more.
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Party number will be a 'Hip Hop Party' taking place on Saturday 20 July with producer DJ YODA playing on an outdoor sound system, as well as a spectacular lineup of local DJs including Sangria Kong, Dman, Muddy Brown and DJ Agent M.
Local street food vendorws Homeboy Pizza Co and Braizin’ Squad will join Galleria in the courtyard serving food all day alongside games and kid-friendly activities.
The second party will kick off on Saturday 10 August with an all day disco, headline by none other than Horse Meat Disco with Farsley-based Sabroso Street Food and low 'n' slow specialists Koben joining Galleria in the courtyard.
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One of the venue’s owners, Ben Lewis, spoke of the importance of celebrating culture in the city: "Bringing Project House to life over the last year has been such a pleasure, giving Leeds another cultural space to attract new international names to the city, we’ve seen a number of artists who would ordinarily skip Leeds in favour of Manchester add Project House to their schedules, as well as providing a new space for Leeds’ own creators and curators to bring their events to.
"It feels like we’ve built a nice, wide ranging community of cultural events around Project House and these summer parties will be a great way of letting our hair down (and patting ourselves on the back a bit) for what we’ve achieved over the last 12 months, as well as looking forward to watch the future holds."
To attend both parties, all you have to do is sign up for free tickets via Project House's website.
After six years in the city, independent homeware retailer North Home is closing its Leeds city centre shop.
If you're a lover of all things home then you'll have most likely visited the gorgeous North Home shop in the Victoria Quarter.
Stacked to the brim with unique pieces from striking ceramics to stylish soft furnishings, North Home is known for its well-curated stock and great customer service.
Seriously, we've probably spent a good hour in here in awe of all the beautiful pieces.
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Last week, curious shoppers noticed the three-storey store was suddenly empty and now the company have confirmed that they have closed for good.
In a statement, they said: "After nearly 6 wonderful years trading in Leeds, we’ve made the difficult decision to close our physical store while we restructure the business and explore the next chapter for North Home.
"Retail has changed significantly in recent years and, like many independent businesses, we’ve faced increasing costs.
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"Taking this step now gives us the opportunity to protect what we’ve built and focus on the future of the brand. North Home continues to operate online and all existing customer orders will be fulfilled as normal although delivery times may be slightly extended.
"We’ve loved being part of the Leeds retail community since 2020 and are incredibly grateful for the support we’ve received. We hope to share more about our plans soon."
We'll be sad to see them go and we hope this isn't goodbye forever, but you can still shop from North Home online here.
Neighbourhood Leeds bistro hailed as ‘a bit horny’ and ‘brilliant’ by national critic Camilla Long
Clementine Hall
Food critic Camilla Long visited Leeds for her latest review for The Times with her sights set on Horsforth's finest - Bavette Bistro.
Ever since opening back in 2024, Bavette Bistro nestled in the leafy suburb of Horsforth has made waves across the country for its sheer brilliance.
It's pretty much received five star reviews across the board and been handed awards from left, right and centre. And rightly so.
The Good Food Guide crowned Bavette the best local restaurant of 2024, and Michelin handed them a well deserved Bib Gourmand - so it's safe to say it's not just us who think it's really something special.
So it was only a matter of time until The Times popped in for a review, and this one is truly glowing.
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The review labels Bavette as "warm, unmannered and unpretentious" as well as "authentically French".
Long describes the food as "gorgeous, confident, surprising" with a menu that "isn’t too long" and "filled with sturdy, noble dishes, whiffing mightily of the sea and the soil."
It continues: "All of it made with generosity and cheer, served fast by nimble waiters, with a long, if slightly eccentric, wine list. To bang out French dishes with this much fiddly detail and to do it to a full room is not easy. Yet all four courses came in under two hours, for about £75 a head, which in London terms is nothing.
"It’s not that this place was perfect, it’s that it was decidedly not perfect. A bit too much chat about the menus; the oeufs in the meurette not quite runny enough. But the point is: it didn’t matter. All of it came charmingly together. It felt relaxed, just right."
The review is then wrapped up with a pleasing five stars, the cherry on top of the cake.
It's a review only restaurants can dream of, and we can't think of a more deserving team - congratulations Bavette.
Clementine Hall -
17th June 2024 
