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Fresh watercress with herbs and spices.
10th April 2026
1 min read

Watercress: The Humble Leaf With Remarkable Benefits

Often overshadowed by flashier greens such as kale, spinach, and rocket, watercress is quietly earning recognition as one of the most useful and nutritious plants on the plate. This peppery leafy vegetable, commonly found in salads, soups, and sandwiches, has been cultivated for centuries. Yet many shoppers still overlook it, unaware of the impressive…
Leeds Food and Drink Festival
31st May 2018
1 min read

Tasty treats in store as food festival returns

A spectacular showcase of some of the city’s finest food and drink will return to Millennium Square this weekend. The eighth annual Leeds Food and Drink Festival opens this Friday and will feature a huge array of street food vendors and international cuisine along with a delicious selection of local dishes and produce. Formerly…
Dog House Bar and Record Store
25th September 2017
1 min read

Regeneration scheme helps vinyl make a comeback at historic building

A former cloth merchant’s house in one of Leeds’s oldest streets has reached the vinyl frontier thanks to an exciting regeneration project. The building at 93 Kirkgate reopened last week as The Doghouse café and bar, with Paula’s Vinyl record shop above it, after receiving a grant through the Kirkgate Townscape Heritage Initiative. The project…
Food Standard Agency
22nd February 2017
2 mins read

Dixy Chicken falls ‘fowl’ of the law for a second time

A Leeds city centre fast food outlet has been prosecuted for a second time in one month by Leeds City Council. Following a successful prosecution earlier this month which saw the former owner of Dixy Chicken on New Briggate, Aqueel Ahmed, fined for waste control offences, last Friday (17 February) at Leeds magistrates court…