Traditional and modern Mediterranean sharing plates at this Burton Road tapas bar.

Gordon Ramsay-approved Northern Quarter restaurant run by three sisters, featuring some of the city’s finest Chinese cuisine.

The Leeds Grand Theatre brings everything from opera and ballet by resident companies to spectacular West End musicals and drama.

Head to Bundobust Manchester for fantastic and endlessly original Indian street food, all vegetarian (and often vegan).

A shrine to all that is understated and beautiful, Moth is a small independent shop in Didsbury that is well worth a visit.

Feanedock is a 70 acre woodland site at the heart of the National Forest. Embracing 200 square miles of the Midlands, the National Forest is the first forest to be created in England for over 1000 years.

A modern community library space in North Manchester which is shared with North Manchester Sixth Form College.

Wythenshawe Forum comprises co-located services and a hub for community and business. The venue has leisure facilities as well as a performance space and complete library services.

An ever popular food cooperative in Chorlton who stock a wide-range of locally and ethically sourced organic, fruit, veg and fair trade products.

Barbakan Deli is an award-winning, continental bakery in Chorlton, named after the historic gateway leading into the Old Town of Kraków in Poland.

Cooper Gallery in Barnsley is home to a beautiful collection of 17th-20th century art, and a diverse range of contemporary touring exhibitions.

Located within the historic Grade 2 former railway goods distribution warehouse, the Odeon Great Northern is a 16 screen multiplex cinema.