Abbey House and Music:Leeds have set musicians across Leeds a challenge to create a composition that reflects the museum’s new Sounds of Our City exhibition. Abbey House Museum recently introduced a new exhibition named the Sound of Our City, which explores 200 years of history and the way in which Leeds music has changed over the centuries. With the current situation, Abbey House partnered up with Music:Leeds and set a challenge for musicians across the city in order to showcase the new exhibition.

#WhatAboutWeddings campaign gains support from businesses and couples who urge the wedding sector to be included in Boris Johnson’s next announcement on 22 February. A third national lockdown has left many couples and businesses angry and concerned about what the next year will look like for them. Emma Freeman, a bride to be has had her wedding postponed three times and says that the uncertainty is starting to effect her. With people pushing for clarification from the government, one group ha

Hotels, cottages and campsites are set to see a surge in visitors with many opting to remain in the UK this summer. Boris Johnson recently announced that those arriving back from Covid hotspots would have to undergo the “managed isolation process”, quarantining in government-provided hotels for 10 days. With uncertainty about possible travel restrictions and many not wanting to do the suggested quarantine, there has been a significant increase in people enquiring about UK ‘staycations’. ‘Stay

Today, the Men and Boys Coalition will announce the winners of the very first Annual Men and Boys Awards in the UK. The event was announced a few months ago by the Men and Boys Coalition who wanted to celebrate and appreciate the work done by individuals and organisations who represent the values and achievements to which the Men and Boys Coalition aspires. There are six main awards to be won which are: Many have praised the introduction of the awards and believe that it provides a perfect op

Many have come forward in anger following the depiction of disability in Warner Bros. most recent film The Witches. In the 2020 remake of the Roald Dahl classic The Witches, the main character The Grand High Witch played by Anne Hathaway appears with both missing fingers and missing toes throughout the film. Jude Hamer a British wheelchair basketball athlete who has PFFD (Proximal femoral focal deficiency) expressed her concerns over the film and its needless representation of disabilities. “

Concerns continue to rise over sports organisations not offering enough support to help athletes deal with mental health. Over the years, there have been a number of athletes who have publicly spoken about their mental health including Ricky Hatton, Michael Phelps, and Gilly Flaherty. However, many athletes who never got the correct support and weren’t encouraged to speak about mental health still have issues to this day. Non more so than Liam who experienced the impact sport can have on ment

Leeds City Council has been trying to encourage its residents to become digitally inclusive on a variety of platforms. According to the Online Centres Network, around 90,000 adults in Leeds still lack the basic digital skills they need to participate in today’s world. 100% Digital Leeds, formed by the council and Good Things Foundation, is a cross-sector collaboration that works to improve digital inclusion across the city and redress this imbalance. During the lockdown, the 100% Digital Leed

Following the closure of universities, many students have remained in Leeds for the UK lockdown. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused mayhem across the world. As of today, there have been over 700,000 cases with more than 30,000 deaths. In Leeds, there have been 113 reported cases with 11 deaths. With an ever-growing concern, universities across Leeds were forced to close and move all teaching and interactive sessions online. According to Central Properties Leeds, the city is home to over 60,000

Leeds LGBTQ+ community are coming together to remember victims of transphobia. Today marks the 20th anniversary of Transgender Remembrance day. A day were the LGBTQ+ community honour transgender people who have suffered anti-transgender violence. Throughout the day in Leeds various charities and organisations have set up events, from a vigil in Leeds General Infirmary to a pop up exhibition held in Great George Street. Leo from the community organisation Non-Binary spoke about the importance

“One tennis game cannot justify your whole tennis life, but it can justify how far you have gone.” The modern game of tennis has developed significantly, first recognised in the North of France in the 12th Century in which the sport was known as ‘real tennis’. Players would strike the ball with the palm of their hand. The sport then further developed in Birmingham in the late 19th Century when the sport was referred to as ‘lawn tennis’. Within this period of the sport, rackets had been develo