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This Leeds Brewery are releasing a new lager collection at their Halloween film night
Swap The Winchester for the Northern Monk Refectory this Halloween and grab a nice cold pint of their yet-to-be-released lager at their Halloween Beer and Film Night.
Shaun of the Dead, exclusive new beers and fancy dress: what more do you really need this Halloween?
Northern Monk are known for their stand-out lagers and fresh ideas, but this Halloween they're celebrating their new release with a chilled night in with Simon Pegg.
On the evening of Halloween, get yourself to The Winchester, aka the Northern Monk Refectory, have a nice cold pint and wait for this to all blow over.
The popular brewery will be showing cult classic Shaun of the Dead from 7pm, with doors opening an hour earlier.
Picture the scene: Shaun has left Mars Bar in the glove box and is getting chased around the garden with a piece of wood, anticipating a gory death.
You, on the other hand, are sat in your most haunted costume at one of Leeds' finest refectories and instead of battling the threat of becoming a zombie, you're guzzling Northern Monk lagers at their Halloween launch.
There will be plenty of popcorn to go around, along with strawberry Cornettos and a schooner of Faith: a fruity, juicy pale ale.
There will be plenty of Northern Monk brews to try at Marshalls Mill during the Halloween Beer and Film Night. / Image: Northern Monk
As much as gathering with your mates to laugh at Simon Pegg sounds like the ultimate night out, there's a far more exciting reason to turn up to the brewery's Leeds location.
The spooky movie night will be celebrating the release of Northern Monk's Halloween special, which has been kept carefully under wraps.
There will be plenty of Monk treats to dip into throughout the evening and tickets even guarantee a third off their new collection when purchased after the movie.
Fancy dress is encouraged and rewarded at this spooky event. There will be ample opportunity to win a free four-pack, simply outshine the rest of the competition in costume for your chance to win.
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Tickets cost £12 and need to be purchased in advance of the Halloween film night.
Any ticket covers the cost of entry and those delicious snacks essential for any movie night but there will be opportunity to purchase Northern Monk's locally renowned lagers throughout the night, including their latest release.
A house that looks good enough for James Bond is set to be built on Ilkley Moor.
Is that a formation of angular grey rocks sitting atop of the Yorkshire dales? No, it's a house.
The wildly contemporary structure, which has huge irregular-shaped windows and a natural outdoor pool, is based off the famous Cow and Calf Rocks in Ilkley, West Yorkshire.
It will be built just down the road from them too, on green belt land which is the garden of a home off Heber's Ghyll Drive.
Images: Shaw & Jagger Architects
It is the work of Harrogate-based architects Shaw & Jagger, who said the project was passed through the country house clause which allows things to be built on green belt for buildings of "exceptional quality".
The house itself has been named 'Fomorian', after a supernatural race of giants in Irish mythology. The name takes inspiration from the mythical giant Rombald who is said to have roamed on Ilkley Moor.
Images: Shaw & Jagger Architects
Shaw & Jagger wrote: "The design approach was to propose a scheme that is intrinsically linked to the spirit of its place. Fomorian is of its place, part of the Moors, its geology and its spirit.
"We took cues from local folklore, the surrounding rocks; ancient carvings, standing stones and escarpments that are synonymous with the landscape.
"The building depicts a series of monolithic elements embedded in the earth as the wild, dramatic environment looms around, attempting to overcome them. The building is new, yet part of this ancient landscape.
Images: Shaw & Jagger Architects
"Fomorian is to be built over the next couple of years and will provide family accommodation consisting of 4 bedrooms, kitchen, dining room, sitting room and study.
"It was important to offer the client viable outside space therefore a paved courtyard garden allows external living to be within the heart of the plan. The abstract rock forms allow the design to have exciting internal spaces with large irregular windows designed to maximise views out across the valley."
Leeds railway station reopening delayed AGAIN due to problems with lift
Clementine Hall
The highly anticipated opening of Leeds City Station's new entrance has been further delayed.
The £46.1m Leeds Station Sustainable Travel Gateway has been in the works since 2022, with the original target for completion set for autumn 2025.
That date subsequently slipped to summer 2026, then September, then October, and now...well who knows?
This time, Leeds City Council have confirmed that the problem is to do with the lifts that connect New Station Street and Bishopgate.
Image: The Hoot Leeds
These lifts will allow the ever so turbulent taxi rank to move from the temporary arrangement at the rear of the station to its new home on Bishopgate Street.
A Leeds City Council spokesperson said on the recent setback: "Having opened the pavement along Bishopgate Street and sections of New Station Street, unfortunately we have encountered an issue with one of the lifts, which is delaying essential safety testing from being completed.
"We are working to resolve this as soon as possible so we can open the final parts of the scheme imminently."
When it does finally open, there should be plenty to like. The scheme is designed to make the area around the station more pedestrian-friendly, with improved public space, wider walking routes, better cycling facilities, a new cycle hub and step-free access between Bishopgate Street and New Station Street.
The taxi rank will also move to Bishopgate Street, with a new shelter and kerbside boarding.
So, after years of barriers, diversions, temporary arrangements, engineering works and at least one deeply controversial letter (lest we forget 'Welcome to Leeps') the end is apparently in sight.
We'll keep you updated with any updates and opening date of the new station, but we wouldn't hold your breath if the last couple of months are anything to go by.
Sophie Smith -
27th October 2021 
