Illustration by Steve Spencer Breaking up’s so hard to do… The UK and EU’s relationship has been on the rocks for some time and on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Theresa May filed for divorce. Like many separations, it promises to … Read More

Illustration by Steve Spencer HS3 hover train could cut journey time between Liverpool and Hull to 30 minutes I’m not a fan of HS2. All this talk of how it will bring jobs and investment to the North is not … Read More

Illustration by Steve Spencer Leeds Voted UK Cultural Hotspot. Leeds has come top out of 20 ‘best cultural places to live’ in the UK according to a recent Times newspaper survey. The city is pretty good for art galleries, but … Read More

Illustration by Steve Spencer Rates rises could pull the plug on live music venues. Keeping music live these days is no easy business and there have been some venues forced to close due to council noise regulations as once commercial … Read More

Illustration by Steve Spencer It’s fair to say that us Yorkies are fiercely proud of our heritage and don’t take kindly to ‘oft cumdens’ meddling with our affairs. Going back to April 1, 1974 when Ted Heath’s government created the … Read More

Illustration by Steve Spencer In his visit to Leeds-Bradford Airport at the beginning of February 2017, Minister for Aviation, Lord Ahmad, said he believes a new third runway at London Heathrow will help boost Yorkshire’s economy. To read more about … Read More

Illustration by Steve Spencer Has the recent shortage of certain lettuce, courgettes and broccoli filled you with the urge to turn your garden over to growing your own? While not quite calling for us all to pick up our spade … Read More

Illustration by Steve Spencer Hull got a major boost to it’s UK City of Culture celebrations last week when the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall paid Yorkshire’s port city a royal visit. The prince and duchess visited … Read More

Illustration by Steve Spencer Supermarkets Introduce Vegetable Rationing Recent shortages of certain vegetables have prompted many of the UK’s supermarkets to restrict the amount that customers can purchase on one visit. Morrison’s, who recently lost their founder Sir Ken Morrison, … Read More