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Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tower Works Street Fest to return to Leeds' Mustard Wharf this weekend
A street food festival is set to return to Leeds this year. The team behind the North Leeds, Harrogate, Ilkley, and Ripley Castle Food and Drink Festivals will bring back the Tower Works Street Fest at Mustard Wharf, following a debut in 2024. The summer launch will take place in the Tower Works neighbourhood on the waterside over the bank holiday weekend from Friday (May 2) to Sunday (May 4). The towers are home to attractions like BAKE, Midnight Bell, Cross Keys, 92 Degrees Coffee, and Barrecore - as well as being situated beside the canal, and nearby to Leeds Station. Last year saw "thousands of foodies, influencers, and familiar faces" flock to the launch weekend, according to a spokesperson; and this year's event is expected to be "even better." Attendees of the free-to-attend festival can expect a line-up of street food and drink vendors, artisan markets, independent bars, "groovy tunes," and "plenty of furniture to lounge on." Tower Works Street Fest production manager Michael Johnston said: "The vibe was incredible last year and we can't wait to bring back this event at the picturesque Tower Works, making it even better than the last. "With top-notch international food and drink vendors from across the north to host the festival each month, it's shaping up to be another belter." As well as welcoming back exhibitors present at the 2024 festival, there will be new vendors at the early May bank holiday weekend launch including Pavs Dhaba Indian Street Food, Ichi Sushi, Little Somboon, and Churros UK. The opening times are 4pm to 9pm (Friday, May 2); 12pm to 9pm (Saturday, May 3); and 12pm to 9pm (Sunday, May 4). The festival will run every first weekend of the month through to September. More information is available at or on Instagram @
BBC News
04-04-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Cross Keys RFC: From flooding heartache to Premiership Cup dream
A rugby team forced to play on primary school pitches because their home ground was flooded will run out at the Principality Stadium at the weekend after a rollercoaster Bert wreaked havoc at Cross Keys RFC in Caerphilly county, with the pitch and clubhouse under 6ft (2m) of the dedication of volunteers, players and coaching staff has seen "devastation" turn to dreams of silverware, as the team prepare to take on Pontypridd in the final of the Premiership Corey Nicholls said a win would "put Cross Keys back on the map". "It was absolutely heartbreaking," said club secretary, Angie Prangell, remembering the scene in November 2024."We put our heart and soul into the club - it's like your home - and when we opened the doors, we were very, very close to tears. It was so emotional."Once the water had gone, there was thick mud everywhere that had to be cleaned, filling three skips. Ms Prangell said the damage meant the clubhouse could not open for three weeks, but "everyone pulled together" to fix it, including people from the local community."The amount of work was unbelievable."We are normally open seven nights a week, so we had no income. But you still have your bills to pay."We had to have humidifiers everywhere, so the electric bill went sky-high." It was the second time the club had faced major flooding, after Storm Dennis caused extensive damage in the clubhouse back up and running was just one of the hurdles this time and, with the pitch unplayable for two months, the team had to find alternatives for training. That meant journeys of up to an hour to Cardiff, as well as sessions at local primary schools on small, 3G pitches, which was "not ideal", according to Morgan Stoddart, former Wales international and director of rugby at Cross Keys."It was up to us to motivate the boys to train away from the club - with longer travelling," he said."And to be fair all the boys got on with it, which served us good for the second part of the season. It's now about using the emotion in a positive way." The game on Saturday will be a rerun of the 2014 Swalec Cup final which saw Pontypridd beat Cross Keys 21-8, and comes after Cross Keys shocked Merthyr with a 36-31 win to reach the for players like back row Harvey Reader, 28, just having the chance to play at the Principality is a dream come true."We are probably going in as underdogs, but I don't see why we can't do it," he said."If we did, it would be incredible. To play in the stadium is a privilege, and if we were to win, that's something that would stay with me for the rest of my life." Captain Corey Nicholls, 29, said there would be a big party if they were to win."It would be great to put Cross Keys back on the map."We've had a tough couple of seasons - it would be nice to get the village behind us again."We always say, there's only one set of traffic lights in Cross Keys, it's a tiny village so it's nice to get everyone's support again." You can watch the Premiership Cup final on S4C at 17:15 BST on Saturday 5 April.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Residents raise concerns over rubbish build up
Residents living in a block of flats in a city said they were "fed-up" with "erratic refuse collections" which has caused a build up of rubbish outside their homes. Heltwate flats in Bretton, Peterborough, are managed by Cross Keys Homes. Peterborough City Council is responsible for collecting waste, which is disposed of using a chute system outside of the building. The authority said the vehicle that empties the underground waste collection unit is broken and being repaired, in the meantime two large wheelie bins have been in place since December last year. Cross Keys Homes said its estate ranger team will visit the site more regularly to collect excess waste whilst the vehicle is repaired. Gareth Lingwood, 38, has lived in the Heltwate flats since 2013. "A few weeks before Christmas last year we were supplied with two large black wheelie bins to collect our rubbish," he said. Mr Lingwood explained that residents usually used two metal chutes which were positioned just outside the flats, where bags and rubbish could be placed to end up in an underground collection point. "It is obvious the bins can't cope with the amount of rubbish and there are issues with collections, they don't always come out to empty them," said Mr Lingwood. "The rangers from our landlords Cross Keys have been out recently to clear up and previous to that they were not emptied for two weeks." Mr Lingwood said it can be frustrating as it feels like the two authorities involved were "passing the buck", he added. A spokesperson from Cross Keys Homes said: "Additional bins have been provided by the council as a temporary measure until such time as the lorry is returned to service. It seems that sadly, however, these are not adequate for the amount of refuse that is accumulating." "As a gesture of goodwill, because we understand how difficult this is for our residents and whilst [Peterborough City Council] resolves this situation, our estate ranger team will continue to visit the site regularly to collect excess waste." Angus Ellis, a councillor and cabinet member for environment and transport at Peterborough City Council, said: "We apologise to residents for the inconvenience caused by this. "The refuse vehicle we use to empty the underground units at this address is broken at the moment and currently being repaired. As soon as this vehicle is repaired we will be able to continue collections as normal. "In the interim, we are instead using the large 1100L communal bins. It appears that residents don't have enough of these. "We will be in discussions with the housing provider to see if there is space for more bins to be stored, or we can collect more frequently," he added. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Council considers three-week bin collection rota Peterborough City Council
