Stan Graham's Leisure Guide for North and West Yorkshire
As I am always on the lookout as to where I can stash the family fortune I thought that I would pop along to find out more about cryptocurrency. There can be few people more qualified to discuss this topic than Sir Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor of The Bank of England for Financial Stability, and…
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It’s that time of year again when the Opera North Winter Season begins. The various environmental groups will be pleased to read that it has been renamed The Green Season as all of the productions conform to the Theatre Green Book standards which sets out new benchmarks for sustainability. What might upset them though is…
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I was looking forward to this event as it echoes something which we did in college in the mid-sixties when I was doing my A Level Law. We looked at the way in which we lived our lives and were then told how many laws we had broken, accidentally, obviously. I thought it interesting to…
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I admit to not knowing a great deal about sculpture, in fact you could write my entire canon of expertise on the back of a Christo work. In the spirit of my writing, I am open to experiencing and learning about unfamiliar aspects of all forms of art, I jumped at the chance to witness…
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At lunchtime on 26th May, 1967 a group of us sent our friend David to Valances Record and Electrical Shop in what is now Dortmund Square. We were at Park Lane College, which had just changed its name from Leeds College of Commerce, and we had entrusted him with our spending money as he had…
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My life seems to have been a series of happy, and sometimes, unhappy accidents, but I have always been able to put a spin on the latter to obtain a positive outcome. What happened on Wednesday evening was most certainly in the former category. I was sitting in the cafe at Leeds Playhouse grabbing a…
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After a fallow period of events, the old favourites have returned from their summer break and are coming thick and fast. The latest reappearance is Kirklees Concert Season from Opera North, but more specifically, the Lunchtime Concerts at Dewsbury Town Hall. I discovered these earlier this year, just in time for the end of the…
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I am afraid that this is going to be one of my shorter reviews. That may come as music to your ears but I like to give value for money to the various establishments who allow me in to pass judgement on their productions, whatever they are. The reason for my brevity is that I…
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I was so pleased to be back at Howard Assembly Room I even changed my plans for a weekend away at an old friend’s in Lincolnshire so that I could see this event on Friday and travel on Saturday morning. It was a win/win as I got to see four amazing acts and he and…
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Well, that’s the last time I complain about the punctuality of the 36 from Harrogate to Leeds. Last night I got on board a shuttle from Leeds Bus Station and didn’t arrive at Allerton Bywater until 27 years later in 2050. I must be in line for a heck of a payout in compensation, although,…
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