Leeds Confidential

02/01/2025

Our Harley Young reflects on one year of sobriety and shares some great places to spend Dry Jan and beyond 🍸🚫👇

Harley Young reflects on one year of sobriety and shares some great places to spend Dry Jan and beyond

02/01/2025

Whether you're sober, sober-curious or doing Dry January, these non-alcoholic drinks are sure to be a hit in 2025 🍺🚫

Whether you're sober, sober-curious or doing Dry January, these non-alcoholic drinks are sure to be a hit

01/01/2025

Happy New Year from all of us here at Confidentials. 🎉
Here's more bizarre Victoriana, courtesy of Manchester Metropolitan University's Special Collections Museum 👇

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29/12/2024

As we look to the year ahead, and no doubt many of us start to plan trips away. Here’s some holiday inspiration courtesy of our travels abroad. 💼 ✈️ 🌍

Our roundup of trips to take in 2025

25/12/2024

🎄 MERRY CHRISTMAS! 🎄

Kindly provided by Manchester Metropolitan University's Special Collections Museum, here are fifty greeting cards from the Seddon Collection, one of the largest collections of Victorian and Edwardian Cards commercial greetings cards in public hands, with over 32,000 examples.

There's lashings of morbid Victorian humour, a few faces from your nightmares and more than a few scenes of animals acting like people.

Happy Holidays! 🎉

A selection of strange festive greeting cards from 1870-1900

23/12/2024

Here’s some holiday inspiration courtesy of plenty of places that you won’t need your passport for. 🏖️
https://confidentials.com/leeds/holiday-inspiration-uk-stays

21/12/2024

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...but have you got your presents sorted yet? 🎁 🤔 🎄

Treat your loved ones (or yourself!) to one of these fabulous gifts 👇

'Tis the season, so treat your loved ones (or yourself) to one of these fabulous gifts

05/12/2024

Put that supermarket turkey back in the freezer, here’s some decadent alternatives to impress your family with this Christmas 🦃 🎄 🍽️

Put that supermarket turkey back in the freezer, here’s some decadent alternatives to impress your family with this Christmas

25/11/2024

Good to see our restaurants spread their wings, best of luck The Cut & Craft!

15/11/2024

Harley Young takes a trip up North for an autumnal weekend break 🍂 🐐 🏕️
https://confidentials.com/leeds/glamping-goat-walking-and-jaw-dropping-views-a-weekend-in-the-lake-district

The Quiet Site
Woody's Woolies
Lexus

Harley Young takes a trip (even further) up North to the Lakes for an autumnal weekend break

11/11/2024

🎵🖤🐝 MTV EMAs celebrates 30 years with globally broadcast show at Co-op Live 🐝🖤🎵

https://confidentials.com/leeds/a-momentous-moment-for-manchester-mtv-emas-celebrates-30-years-with-globally-broadcasted-2024-show

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Harley Young reports on a night of world-leading music from global icons with MTV's globally-broadcasted 2024 show

22/10/2024

Kickstart your Christmas countdown the right way with one of these alternative advent calendars 📅🎄

From beauty to books, bath bombs to beers, and even dog toys, there's something for all the family 🐶👇

Kickstart your Christmas countdown the right way with one of these alternative advent calendars

17/10/2024

🍽️ Neil Sowerby gets the full Gallic treatment at the UK’s ‘Best Local Restaurant’, Bavette Bistro in Horsforth 🍽️👇

Neil Sowerby gets the full Gallic treatment at the UK’s ‘Best Local Restaurant’

05/10/2024

The historic White Cloth Hall has been revived by the distinguished Whitelock’s and Meanwood Tavern team, transforming it into an all-day dining destination.

Sarah Cotterill reports 👇

The historic White Cloth Hall is revived by the distinguished Whitelock’s and Meanwood Tavern team