With over 100,000 CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) members nationally and an average attendance of 3,500 over the past ten years, the 2010 Leeds CAMRA Beer, Cider and Perry Festival was bound to be a triumph. An evening of merriment was guaranteed with over 150 real ales from Yorkshire and beyond plus an assortment of traditional cider and perry, as well as hot snacks to soak up the alcohol (who needs Viking Kitchen?) and live music from local musicians.
Graduation is fast approaching and we've all heard the doom and gloom stories relating to job markets, but what options are out there for those of us all set to enter the 'real world' after uni? Miranda Hungerford, a recent History and Politics graduate, passes on her advice for graduating in a recession.
Pubs are something the small city of York certainly has an abundance of - from the dodgy local round the corner and the student studded habitues offering cheap deals on a night out, to the historic and characterful gems smattering the city. Michael Mulry and Thom Matthews take you inside five of the best and worst that York has to offer.
Frequently dubbed 'Britain's worst city', is there more to this fellow Yorkshire residence than chips and chavs or is this an instance when the stereotype holds true? As a proud Hullian, Rosa Flanagan takes us through the ins and outs of Hull.
Tired of the commercialism of Christmas or bored of the countdown that seems to start earlier each year? As much as we may love the mince pies, decorations and cheesy music, the fraught family gatherings are something that most of us would rather pass by. So this year instead of waiting for December 25th to come and go The Yorker has compiled a list of 5 festivals to celebrate instead.
Prague - the destination of choice for hen and stag parties, package tours, inter-railers, and even the odd romantic couple. But what does it have to offer four girls on a short and cheap get away?
“Right I’m off to cheerleading” I shout whilst making my way out the front door, the only response from my housemates being simultaneous groans. I look myself over: short shorts? Check. Blonde hair? Check, (if you ignore the roots). Pom-poms? Conspicuous only in their absence. Cheerleading has a reputation, and this term I’ve been discovering the extent to which it’s true.
Christmas. A time for mince pies, turkey, stuffing, crackers, roast potatoes, Christmas trees, presents, family, wine, more turkey, friends, carols, board games, tinsel, Wallace and Gromit Christmas special, more food, the list goes on...So in August 2007 when I booked myself tickets for 3 weeks in Ecuador over Christmas and New Year, I did wonder what Christmas on the other side of the Atlantic would entail...
Growing up, the hardest decision most of us had to face was what to wear to school the next day and whether to lie to our teacher about why we had not done our homework (we didn't have the excuse of a 6 days a week training regime). Melissa Bennett, speaking from experience, tells us what it is like to be a child in competitive sport.
Last Easter 1,000 students from all over the country took part in an event organised by Link Community Development in which they hitch-hiked from the UK to Prague or Morocco in order to raise money for the charity and experience the journey of a lifetime.
