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Leeds short film about sex, power, greed and death accepted for Cannes Film Festival 2014

Director Katie Ross (r) has high hopes for the film.

Director Katie Ross (right) has high hopes for the film.

A Leeds production company and acting academy has had a short film accepted into the 67th Cannes Film Festival.

VIII, made by Rossi Pictures Ltd, has been selected for the prestigious Short Film Corner where it will be viewed by some of the most influential people in the industry, including Cannes’ representatives and investors.Read More »Leeds short film about sex, power, greed and death accepted for Cannes Film Festival 2014

Leeds nurse’s ginger treats to be stocked in Waitrose after ITV competition win

By Claire Schofield

Competition winner Anne Aitkin

Competition winner Anne Aitkin

A baking enthusiast from Leeds has scored a sweet victory after being crowned the winner of a national baking competition.

Anne Aitkin, 51, a nurse at the Street Lane Practice in Roundhay, won Lorraine’s Taste Off baking competition, part of the Lorraine programme on ITV, earlier this week for her ginger and orange cherubs recipe.Read More »Leeds nurse’s ginger treats to be stocked in Waitrose after ITV competition win