Curated Makers is a new pop-up store inside Trinity shopping centre that is centred around the idea to ' think big, shop small'.
The locally-designed gifts and homeware items will be available until Christmas and have been created by forty different creatives.
The store is located opposite Moss Bros on the ground floor inside Trinity Leeds shopping centre, but this isn't the first time that Curated Makers have hosted a store in Trinity.
Founder Megan Jones, has brought local artists to the high street since 2017 and has been made thoroughly welcomed by the city.
Curated Makers is a one-of-a-kind store that brings the best creative talent in Leeds to the public. / Image: Trinity Leeds
On the Trinity website, the new store is described as "the destination to explore shelves filled with unique and discover beautiful products, all created with local magic."
Local makers are also regulars in the store, so if you're lucky, you might even get to meet one of the designers and ask them about the inspiration and process of working with the Curated Makers store.
The majority of designs are centred around Leeds and West Yorkshire, with phrases like 'ey up' and 'mardy bum' available in mugs and prints.
There are also meticulously-designed pieces of jewellery and enough scented candles and soaps to give high-street giants like Lush and Yankee Candle fair competition over the festive period.
The Trinity store is only one of five in England at present, with other pop-up stores located in Meadowhall Sheffield and John Lewis Cheadle.
Curated Makers will also be opening in additional John Lewis stores across the country, including Oxford Street, Cribbs Causeway and Solihull.
Their instagram-worthy store have been described by customers as "almost like visiting a museum of beautiful things, but getting to take some of them home with you - and who wouldn’t love that!"
The store is open 9am - 8pm Monday to Saturday and opens 11am - 5pm on a Sunday.
Leeds City Council has confirmed that work to stabilise buildings on Lower Kirkgate is set to begin later this month, with repairs expected to take around 20 weeks to complete.
Back in 2024, Lower Kirkgate in Leeds city centre was closed following the partial collapse of a building, leaving one of the city's oldest streets inaccessible.
Since then, the street has remained closed while plans were developed to address the structural issues affecting the buildings.
Now, almost two years after the initial incident, the council has confirmed that a contractor has been appointed to carry out the work.
The buildings are privately owned, but Leeds City Council says it will step in to carry out the stabilisation work to prevent further deterioration and protect the historic properties.
Image: The Hoot Leeds
A spokesperson for Leeds City Council said: “We are pleased that, following months of careful planning and preparation, we are now in a position to begin stabilising these privately owned buildings.
“A contract has been awarded for the work, which is scheduled to get under way later this month and is expected to take around 20 weeks to complete.
“It should be stressed that the situation on Lower Kirkgate is not of the council's making, with the owners of the buildings allowing their condition to deteriorate over many years and then failing to take the necessary steps to address the resultant structural issues.
“By stepping in and carrying out this work itself, the council will be able to arrest the deterioration of important heritage assets on one of Leeds’s oldest streets. As always, we thank the local community for their continued patience and support.”
Further details about the work, including when the street may be able to reopen, have not yet been confirmed.
Canadian rock legends Nickelback announce Leeds gig on huge world arena tour
Clementine Hall
Nickelback announce world arena tour in support of their new album - and they're coming to Leeds.
The Canadian rockers will be bringing their biggest hits as well brand-new music to arenas around the world.
Formed in Hanna, Alberta, the band made up of Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger and Daniel Adair, have sold nearly 65 million albums worldwide.
Best known for rock anthems including Rockstar, Photograph and How You Remind Me, Nickelback have built up a huge global following over the course of their career.
The upcoming tour will see the band celebrate their new album, Everything Under The Sun, and they'll be kicking off the UK leg of the tour right here in Leeds at the First Direct Bank Arena.
The tour follows their record-setting Get Rollin' world tour, and will once again take them to venues across North America, Europe, and Australia.
The group have sold nearly 65 million albums worldwide, and achieved billions of streams across digital platforms.
Their new album will be released at the end of the month on Friday 30 October, so you'll have plenty of time to get to know their new tracks before they come to Leeds on Saturday 22 May 2027.
They'll be supported on the tour by Don Broco, an English four-piece featuring Rob Damiani, Simon Delaney, Tom Doyle and Matt Donnelly. Known for their genre-defying sound and dynamic approach to modern rock.
Nickelback 2027 UK Tour Dates in full
22 May - Leeds First Direct Bank Arena
24 May - London The O2
28 May - Birmingham Utility Arena
1 June - Glasgow Ovo Hydro
2 June - Manchester Co-op Live
Tickets for Nickelback at the Leeds First Direct Arena go on sale next Friday 16 October and you can get yours HERE.
Sophie Smith -
18th October 2021 
