A Christmas dinner inside a pie made with Yorkshire pudding? Sign us up.
The Yorkshire Pudding Pie Company have launched a special festive versions of its Yorkshire delicacies, filled with all the best bits from your Christmas dinner.
Drenched in rich turkey gravy, the new Yorkshire pudding pies are stuffed to the brim with lashings of turkey, carrots, parsnips, sprouts, and cranberries before being wrapped in a soft, golden Yorkshire pudding casing.
Hand crafted by owners Ted & Lynn especially for the festive season, the Christmas pies are made right here in Yorkshire over in the little village of Malton.
It all started as a bit of fun in 2017 when co-owner Ted decided to take the family’s roast chicken dinner leftovers one step further and turn them into a pie.
However, the experiment was such a hit, the products have been rolled out to the public - and the business has gone from strength to strength.
The owners claim they are the first company to ever produce pies in this unique way.
Other pies on sale include a confection with Wagyu beef and cheese, as well as another with ham and leek.
There’s also a chicken and mushroom pie on the menu and another with sausage and red onion marmalade which sounds divine.
The original prototype, the Sunday roast pie, is also available, as is a Shepherds Pie made with lamb mince in a rich lamb gravy with leeks, celery and carrot.
There's also an apple crumble pie which turns the original concept on its head, switching from savoury to sweet. Here, juicy apples and sultanas are combined with a topping of oaty crumble under the Yorkshire pudding lid. Brilliant.
Priced from £3.50 each or between £18 to £24 for six pies, you can also order mixed boxes starting from £20.
Wednesday 22nd December is the last day for delivery before Christmas so make sure you get your order in advance of the big day to avoid disappointment.
To order and find out more about the pies, visit the website here.
Veteran Manchester rock and blues band Proud Mary recently announced a limited run of UK reunion shows, including one right here in Leeds.
The seasoned Northern outfit may have seen plenty of lineup changes and a long hiatus of sorts, but now they’re returning for just a small handful of comeback gigs across the country.
Ahead of their seminal debut album turning 25 years old this year, 2026 also seems them steadily creeping up on the best part of three decades as a group in some form or another.
For anyone uninitiated, the native 90s and early noughties name was the first band signed to Noel Gallagher’s Sour Mash Records in 2001.
Their first-ever LP, The Same Old Blues, still remains their most revered work to this day.
Dubbed by the older Burnage brother and legendary Manc musician as “a lesson in songwriting” in an interview with the NME way back when, they started out as long-time friends and turned into fellow studio peers.
As well as supporting the likes of Oasis, Neil Young, The Stereophonics, Paul Weller, Ocean Colour Scene, Ryan Adams, Noel’s High Flying Birds and more on various tours over the years, they also famously headlined Isle of Wight Festival in 2004.
Having collaborated with the likes of another Britpop legend, Gem Archer, as well as The Smiths’ Andy Rourke, not to mention gaining plaudits from so many other contemporaries, they’re likely one of your favourite bands’ old faithful bands.
Moreover, in regional terms, rising local indie rock quintet Rosellas are also joining them on the road for their shows.
Proud Mary will be playing at The Warehouse in Leeds on Friday 8 May and you can grab your tickets HERE.
Featured Images — Proud Mary (press shots supplied via Sonic PR)
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Reverend and the Makers frontman Jon McClure becomes chairman of Sheffield FC
Danny Jones
Reverend and the Makers frontman Jon McClure has officially been confirmed as the new chairman of the oldest football team in the world, Sheffield FC.
He might be a die-hard Wednesday fan, but given the turbulence his lifelong club have been through over the past couple of years, maybe this is the start of a new love affair.
Sheffield FC had teased that important news was coming soon earlier this month, simply writing on socials: "Not long until we can tell all. We’ve been sitting on something big."
As it turns out, the news is that one of the Steel City's most famous and beloved sons is now part of the club's new ownership structure. McClure quickly took to social media to help join in with the announcement as well.
The veteran indie frontman and Day Fever co-founder has continued to branch out from solely music-related ventures, having gone into business not only with multiple names for the smash hit afternoon-into-early evening music festival, but also joining forces with a fellow Sheffielder.
Since November of last year, Jon's has often appeared alongside his brother Chris, who plays the comedy character of 'Steve Bracknall' on the Game's Gone podcast.
A bit like Yorkshire's answer to Alan Partridge, there remains a sporting throughline in pretty much all of the 44-year-old's career at the moment - now so more than ever.
Speaking online, McClure said: "What am I doing at the world’s oldest football club, you ask? Well, meet the new chairman of Sheffield FC.
"Our vision is that we honour the club’s roots and pay homage to its incredible history, whilst restoring it to its former glory." He's already been making his presence known around their home ground.
— Sheffield Football Club (@sheffieldfc) March 3, 2026
While some are still looking for updates on the plans to bring the historic outfit back closer to Sheffield proper - the non-league club currently playing at The Home of Football Stadium in Dronfield, Derbyshire - this fresh start for the now oft-neglected native minnows has still sparked some excitement.
At present, 'The Ancients' are in the process of developing a new 5,000-seater arena at the old Sheffield Transport Sports Club site in Meadowhead, which was initially slated to open this year.
But as for the musician, he went on to add that "There’s a lot to be done, but we’re ready to get stuck in and give Sheffield FC the love it deserves"; McClure and co. have dubbed this "a new chapter" for "the first in the world", and the update will no doubt bring some fresh hope to the organisation.
What do you make of the announcement, and is a local figure like Reverend and the Makers' Jon McClure the right person to help take over this community cornerstone and national institution?
Georgina Pellant -
22nd October 2021 
