Tim Barber's

It’s not often a restaurant in Leeds gets reviewed in the Sunday Times and receives a 5 star review, let alone a little neighbourhood bistro in an out of town suburb. But quite recently Camilla Long from the publication visited with her husband on a stop over as she headed further up North and gave Bavette a glowing review!

All these Bars would have once had a Barbican. This was an extra level of fortification to help create a barrier before a primary gateway into the city. It comes from the French word “Barbacane” – which means fortified outpost. In Medieval city gateways they usually took the form of narrow walled passageway (known as a funnel), where if attackers breached the first outer gateway, the defenders could attack them from above on the surrounding outer walls. This passageway was so

It turns out that setting up Sweetly Indulgent wasn’t a sudden lightbulb moment. It literally started out slowly and by accident as Becky just started out making small batches of her fudge for friends and family, to give out as gifts for birthdays and Christmas presents. Her fudge was always warmly received and she received glowing feedback, with her friends always trying to persuade her to start selling her fudge commercially.

Dent and the surrounding area was traditionally a farming area, predominantly rearing livestock such as sheep and cows. But a close second in terms of bringing income into the locality was Knitting.

I’d had two memorable experiences over the years at Michael O’Hare’s now closed The Man Behind the Curtain restaurant. So when I received an email about the opening of a small 16 cover restaurant called Inlamentation O’Hare was opening in Boston Spa, I jumped at the chance for my wife and I to book and check out the new venture. O’Hare originates from Redcar in Cleveland (historically and geographically in the North Riding of Yorkshire) and has become renowned for his adven

With the latest film version of Emily Bronte’s classic novel having just hit the cinema, this version featuring Hollywood stars Margo Robbie and Jacob Elordi, it is sure to put the Bronte sisters back in the spotlight.

Last week the latest Michelin Guide 2026 was published and I am pleased to report that this number has now risen into double figures to 10. This is great news for Yorkshire’s thriving fine dining scene, but this news is also backed up by the fact that there are also so many Michelin Plate restaurants featuring in the guide.

The lecture covered the basics of geology, showed geological maps of the wider area particularly along the Dent fault and then went into more detail about what was happening along the Dent fault. It was a fascinating insight into the area and how the underlying geology had affected the landscape.

If you are in Leeds and have a spare hour – I would encourage you to head over to the Museum which has a fascinating exhibition celebrating 60 years of Leeds Music History.