Debbie Rolls
@debbierolls.bsky.social
Freelance culture, food and travel writer. Author of Everyone Welcome: Remembering and Celebrating Teesside Libraries.
My favourite ice cream Parlour: Beacon Farm, Sneaton near Whitby
Easter treat of make your own sundaes. Wonderful ice cream and excellent value at £5.50 for a two scoop sundae (contains liquorice and blackcurrant, chocolate, salted caramel and cherry ice creabs)
Easter treat of make your own sundaes. Wonderful ice cream and excellent value at £5.50 for a two scoop sundae (contains liquorice and blackcurrant, chocolate, salted caramel and cherry ice creabs)
April 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
My favourite ice cream Parlour: Beacon Farm, Sneaton near Whitby
Easter treat of make your own sundaes. Wonderful ice cream and excellent value at £5.50 for a two scoop sundae (contains liquorice and blackcurrant, chocolate, salted caramel and cherry ice creabs)
Easter treat of make your own sundaes. Wonderful ice cream and excellent value at £5.50 for a two scoop sundae (contains liquorice and blackcurrant, chocolate, salted caramel and cherry ice creabs)
Got to review a great restaurant. Vegan, gluten free and run by a fabulous family who came here as refugees.
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Corarima: Vegan, Gluten-free and Delicious | Leeds Living
The Abyssinian food at Corarima in Wakefield is the best food from this region I have ever eaten. Admittedly I've not yet made it to Ethiopea or Eritrea, but I have tried a good spread of restaurants ...
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April 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Got to review a great restaurant. Vegan, gluten free and run by a fabulous family who came here as refugees.
leedsliving.co.uk/food-drink/c...
leedsliving.co.uk/food-drink/c...
Pleased to review Sick, an exhibition by Sarah Roberts at Leeds University.
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Sick: Sarah Roberts at Leeds University | Leeds Living
Sick is an exhibition born of reflection, imagination and collaboration. In Sick, Sarah Roberts has drawn upon personal experience, archives from across Leeds and worked with a range of professionals ...
leedsliving.co.uk
April 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Pleased to review Sick, an exhibition by Sarah Roberts at Leeds University.
leedsliving.co.uk/art-culture/...
leedsliving.co.uk/art-culture/...
My first review for Leeds Living at The Art House in Wakefield last week. What a great place, really supportive to artists, refugees abd the local community. Plus some great art.
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The Art House Wakefield: Two Exhibitions: 'Portraits in Silence – The Symbolism of Identity' and 'Untouchable Utopia' | Leeds Living
The Art House in Wakefield holds attractive and interesting exhibitions. It is also home to many artists, a Gallery and Studio of Sanctuary and serves as a source of creative inspiration to many in th...
leedsliving.co.uk
March 31, 2025 at 8:28 AM
My first review for Leeds Living at The Art House in Wakefield last week. What a great place, really supportive to artists, refugees abd the local community. Plus some great art.
leedsliving.co.uk/art-culture/...
leedsliving.co.uk/art-culture/...
Beautiful sunny day at RHS Harlow Carr yesterday. Bought a lottery ticket for £2 in the morning and was rewarded by getting entrance for £1 each (offer available until 23rd).l Lottery Week offers free or discounted entrance to lots of sites including National Trust properties with a lottery ticket
March 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Beautiful sunny day at RHS Harlow Carr yesterday. Bought a lottery ticket for £2 in the morning and was rewarded by getting entrance for £1 each (offer available until 23rd).l Lottery Week offers free or discounted entrance to lots of sites including National Trust properties with a lottery ticket
This will be a great Women’s Day Event at Bushop Auckland Town Hall. I interviewed Chinwe Russell a few years ago and found her fascinating. bishopaucklandtownhall.org.uk/bishoppost/a...
A World of Inspiration
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February 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This will be a great Women’s Day Event at Bushop Auckland Town Hall. I interviewed Chinwe Russell a few years ago and found her fascinating. bishopaucklandtownhall.org.uk/bishoppost/a...
My Gambian high point: bird watching at Kotu Creek. Easily accessible for tourists and community (rice fields & vegetable patches). In recent weeks a wall has started to be built, any development would be disastrous for wildlife, ecotourism and local people. Tourism ministry email:
info@motc.gov.gm
info@motc.gov.gm
Kotu Creek | Birdingplaces
Within walking distance of the hotels on the Kotu strip, this is an area where a wide variety of birdlife can be found and where you find excellent bird guides..
www.birdingplaces.eu
February 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
My Gambian high point: bird watching at Kotu Creek. Easily accessible for tourists and community (rice fields & vegetable patches). In recent weeks a wall has started to be built, any development would be disastrous for wildlife, ecotourism and local people. Tourism ministry email:
info@motc.gov.gm
info@motc.gov.gm
Discovered a great gallery space and amazing exhibition. Lives Less Ordinary has gathered art by working class artists from small regional collections and displayed the diverse display in the beautiful surrounding of Two Temple Place. See it if you can. twotempleplace.org/exhibitions/...
Lives Less Ordinary - Two Temple Place
Two Temple Place, one of London’s hidden architectural gems, hosts exhibitions and events and is owned by the charity The Bulldog Trust.
twotempleplace.org
February 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Discovered a great gallery space and amazing exhibition. Lives Less Ordinary has gathered art by working class artists from small regional collections and displayed the diverse display in the beautiful surrounding of Two Temple Place. See it if you can. twotempleplace.org/exhibitions/...
This new restaurant already has a special place in my heart. So pleased to be asked to review it. Bobby Geetha is friendly and a real professional, hope he stays in Leeds.
Kerala Canteen: So good I've already been twice | Leeds Living
Bobby Geetha, the chef behind this new venture, was a quarter-finalist on MasterChef: The Professionals, and has appeared on Great British Menu. Bobby has worked in five-star kitchens and trained unde...
leedsliving.co.uk
January 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This new restaurant already has a special place in my heart. So pleased to be asked to review it. Bobby Geetha is friendly and a real professional, hope he stays in Leeds.
This was an unusual assignment for me but I am glad I agreed to review Opera North’s staging of Love Life.
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Opera North Revives Love Life - Leeds Living Reviews | Leeds Living
Opera North’s revival of Love Life, with music by Kurt Weill and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, treated the audience to a reflection on American history and music whilst giving us insight into the develop...
leedsliving.co.uk
January 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This was an unusual assignment for me but I am glad I agreed to review Opera North’s staging of Love Life.
leedsliving.co.uk/art-culture/...
leedsliving.co.uk/art-culture/...
Looks like it will be a good year for jazz in Leeds. Pleased to review the first Jazz Leeds event of the year. leedsliving.co.uk/music-dance/...
Rush Hour Jazz launches a great year for Jazz Leeds | Leeds Living
It's Wednesday evening, the working week is more than half over and the weekend is in sight; a good time to kick back and relax. What better way to do it than with some jazz vibes? This was the first ...
leedsliving.co.uk
January 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Looks like it will be a good year for jazz in Leeds. Pleased to review the first Jazz Leeds event of the year. leedsliving.co.uk/music-dance/...
Very occasionally the last government did something good. A real shame that plans to allow the release of beavers on private land have been blocked. Hope the government will reconsider this. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
No 10 blocks beaver release plan as officials view it as ’Tory legacy’
Exclusive: Natural England furious that years of work has been undone, with minister urged to push policy through
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Very occasionally the last government did something good. A real shame that plans to allow the release of beavers on private land have been blocked. Hope the government will reconsider this. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
My recommendation for a northern Day Out in January.
Great Day Out: Bowes and Barnard Castle
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January 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
My recommendation for a northern Day Out in January.
UK Rail Sale Starts tomorrow. From 14 to 20 January some fares will go on sale at up to 50% off for travel between 17 January and 31 March. All companies included except except Hull Trains, Lumo, Merseyrail and Translink Northern Ireland but many don’t seem to be promoting the sale.
January 13, 2025 at 9:25 AM
UK Rail Sale Starts tomorrow. From 14 to 20 January some fares will go on sale at up to 50% off for travel between 17 January and 31 March. All companies included except except Hull Trains, Lumo, Merseyrail and Translink Northern Ireland but many don’t seem to be promoting the sale.
Great to see Bradford being recognised for its great culture. The opening event looked amazing despite the cold. But shocked by the negative, racist comments on other social media, including some fake child abuse posts.
‘The scale is blowing my mind’: Bradford ready to shift perceptions as city of culture
‘The scale is blowing my mind’: Bradford ready to shift perceptions as city of culture
From a spectacular theatrical opening to Afrobeat brass bands via David Hockney and Wallace and Gromit, the city has big plans
* Bradford city of culture: five events to look out for in 2025
Below-zero temperatures are forecast at City Park on…
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Great to see Bradford being recognised for its great culture. The opening event looked amazing despite the cold. But shocked by the negative, racist comments on other social media, including some fake child abuse posts.
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👏 Heroes with ladles: the chefs of Gaza risking death to save lives
Amid the rubble and chaos, Gaza’s volunteers, medics, and teachers are risking everything to feed, heal, and educate a besieged people
By David Goff
@tubbyewe.bsky.social
Amid the rubble and chaos, Gaza’s volunteers, medics, and teachers are risking everything to feed, heal, and educate a besieged people
By David Goff
@tubbyewe.bsky.social
Heroes with ladles: the chefs of Gaza risking death to save lives
Amid the rubble and chaos, Gaza’s volunteers, medics, and teachers are risking everything to feed, heal, and educate a besieged people
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 7:45 AM
👏 Heroes with ladles: the chefs of Gaza risking death to save lives
Amid the rubble and chaos, Gaza’s volunteers, medics, and teachers are risking everything to feed, heal, and educate a besieged people
By David Goff
@tubbyewe.bsky.social
Amid the rubble and chaos, Gaza’s volunteers, medics, and teachers are risking everything to feed, heal, and educate a besieged people
By David Goff
@tubbyewe.bsky.social
The Gambia
Great trip, but we were the only guests in 2 places, at another, the only other guests were friends and family of the owner. A few tourist hotels were busy but tourist numbers were clearly down. Wondering why and what this means for a country that depends so heavily on tourism.
Great trip, but we were the only guests in 2 places, at another, the only other guests were friends and family of the owner. A few tourist hotels were busy but tourist numbers were clearly down. Wondering why and what this means for a country that depends so heavily on tourism.
December 31, 2024 at 4:30 PM
The Gambia
Great trip, but we were the only guests in 2 places, at another, the only other guests were friends and family of the owner. A few tourist hotels were busy but tourist numbers were clearly down. Wondering why and what this means for a country that depends so heavily on tourism.
Great trip, but we were the only guests in 2 places, at another, the only other guests were friends and family of the owner. A few tourist hotels were busy but tourist numbers were clearly down. Wondering why and what this means for a country that depends so heavily on tourism.
Pleased to visit the Gambia’s first Children’s Library yesterday. Set up by Emily Joof and the Mbife Foundation this is a pleasant space in the grounds of the Fajara Garden Restaurant. It was lovely to meet librarian Mariana Loum and to be able to donate some books.
December 22, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Pleased to visit the Gambia’s first Children’s Library yesterday. Set up by Emily Joof and the Mbife Foundation this is a pleasant space in the grounds of the Fajara Garden Restaurant. It was lovely to meet librarian Mariana Loum and to be able to donate some books.
Impressed to find a library in The Gambia providing an inclusive space for teenagers and young adults. Happy to meet Ben Camara who started the project through crowd funding, the help of volunteers and savings.
theorangelibrary.org
theorangelibrary.org
December 18, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Impressed to find a library in The Gambia providing an inclusive space for teenagers and young adults. Happy to meet Ben Camara who started the project through crowd funding, the help of volunteers and savings.
theorangelibrary.org
theorangelibrary.org
Staying at the Rooftop Boutique Hotel in Gambia. A truly unique hotel with a wonderful roof terrace but sadly we are the only guests at the moment. Sad that so many people on the plane opted for a package holiday.
www.rooftopgambia.com
www.rooftopgambia.com
December 17, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Staying at the Rooftop Boutique Hotel in Gambia. A truly unique hotel with a wonderful roof terrace but sadly we are the only guests at the moment. Sad that so many people on the plane opted for a package holiday.
www.rooftopgambia.com
www.rooftopgambia.com
Leeds Bradford airport is the UK’s highest so the staff will probably do more de-icing than other airports. Swissport workers are being forced to strike as payments for de-icing are being removed but continue to be paid elsewhere.
Christmas and New Year flights from Leeds-Bradford airport under threat as Swissport workers strike over pay ##LocalToOssett ##westyorkshire
Christmas and New Year flights from Leeds-Bradford airport under threat as Swissport workers strike over pay
Christmas flights from Leeds-Bradford airport are under threat as Swissport workers strike over pay.
www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Leeds Bradford airport is the UK’s highest so the staff will probably do more de-icing than other airports. Swissport workers are being forced to strike as payments for de-icing are being removed but continue to be paid elsewhere.
Christmas has started! Made my annual pilgrimage to Craig’s Bakery in Marske next to Sea for their special Christmas hot chocolate. Cherry flavoured and topped with toasted Italian meringue.
December 12, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Christmas has started! Made my annual pilgrimage to Craig’s Bakery in Marske next to Sea for their special Christmas hot chocolate. Cherry flavoured and topped with toasted Italian meringue.
Great to see the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds and Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield working together to bring interesting exhibitions. Great to be part of a press trip to see both. Here is my review.
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100 Years of Surrealism are Being Celebrated in Yorkshire | Leeds Living
In 1924 French poet André Breton, in reaction to the brutality of the First World War, wrote his, Surrealist Manifesto. Only “the omnipotence of dreams,” he said, could liberate humanity. The passion ...
leedsliving.co.uk
December 9, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Great to see the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds and Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield working together to bring interesting exhibitions. Great to be part of a press trip to see both. Here is my review.
leedsliving.co.uk/art-culture/...
leedsliving.co.uk/art-culture/...
Reposted by Debbie Rolls
The changes to agricultural land inheritance tax have been poorly explained by HMRC, and the confusion has been exacerbated by abysmal reporting, even by the BBC.
Geoff Thompson digs a little deeper ...
Geoff Thompson digs a little deeper ...
Whose land? Tax avoidance and the broken economics of British farming
Noise in the billionaire press about inheritance tax changes hides a basic fact: the non-farming rich own too much land
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 8, 2024 at 9:41 AM
The changes to agricultural land inheritance tax have been poorly explained by HMRC, and the confusion has been exacerbated by abysmal reporting, even by the BBC.
Geoff Thompson digs a little deeper ...
Geoff Thompson digs a little deeper ...
Power cuts make you reassess the value of possessions. This candle holder from Wold Pottery in Loftus spent years sat on a windowsill holding a key. Last night it saved the day,candlelit dinner and enough light to read a novel.
December 8, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Power cuts make you reassess the value of possessions. This candle holder from Wold Pottery in Loftus spent years sat on a windowsill holding a key. Last night it saved the day,candlelit dinner and enough light to read a novel.