Whatever the reason, you’re hungry and you need food NOW. But do not despair, as Midnite Munchies is on hand to cater to your snacking needs.

Midnite Munchies is an online store, selling hard to find American sweets and treats. They have everything you could wish for, and more, from cereals and chocolate to sweets and treats. They have much more on offer than your average shop, including three different types of M&M’s and five varieties of Skittles! Who even knew there were five flavours of Skittles? Of course, they also have old American favourites such as Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme bars, Oreo Cakesters and Reese’s Big Cups. After all this food, surely you’ll need something to wash it down with? Midnite Munchies has the answer, with a large selection of drinks including Diet Pepsi Lime, Coca-Cola Vanilla and Mountain Dew, to name a few.

Sound good? That isn’t even the start. Best of all, Midnite Munchies deliver to Leeds postcodes LS1-LS19, 7am-1pm, 7 days a week! So you can get that midnight snack after all!

Visit the shop

Should you require some nibbles at a more suitable time in the day, you can also visit the Midnite Munchies shop. Yes, as well as supplying you hungry individuals with sugary goodness straight to your door, they also have a shop which is based in Leeds. As well as offering a selection of home-made desserts, cupcakes and juices, they also do a number mouth-watering milkshakes, with flavours including Ferrero Roche, Haribo and Galaxy Caramel, and ice creams including bubblegum, cookies and cream and red bull! Spoilt for choice? I should think so!

What are you waiting for? Get online and order your sweet treats now!

To place an order visit the Midnite Munchies website here: http://www.midnitemunchies.co.uk or call the shop direct on 0113 3450508.

Social bits

You can join Midnite Munchies on Facebook and follow them on Twitter to keep up to date.

Store location

Midnite Munchies LTD, 4 The Crescent, Hyde Park, Leeds, LS6 2NW

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Jason Rowe is the brains behind Brownie Heaven; an online store selling a wide range of brownies which is proving to be a success, despite competition from the thriving cupcake industry.  The Brownie Heaven website welcomes visitors with the greeting “You’ve landed in Brownie Heaven a land of amazing rich dark chocolatey love”. How could any chocoholic resist? The website then goes on to display the variety of mouth-watering brownies that Brownie Heaven has to offer, ranging from the standard “dark chewy chocolate brownies” and “dark chocolate brownies” to more unusual types such as “jaffa cake slutty brownies”. For those of you who are partial to an Irish twist, then the “Irish whiskey chocolate brownies” might take your fancy. If you’re feeling spoilt for choice then perhaps the “mixed selections of chocolate brownies” might be for you; the package includes an assortment of all brownies including original, chilli, cognac, rum, almond, peppermint, coconut and hazelnut. Brownie Heaven also offer a range of cakes, including the “Brownie Wownie Mountain Cake”, and gifts for special occasions such as the “Mother’s Day Mountain”.

Top Chef

Jason’s expertise doesn’t stop at brownies. As well as creating these recipes, which he has been doing for over 4 years, he also owns a restaurant in Beverley called Dine on the Rowe. The restaurant is open Tuesday to Sunday for lunch and evening meals, and presents an excellent choice of delicious sounding dishes with locally sourced ingredients. If you still need your brownie fix when visiting this restaurant then don’t despair, as the slutty brownie is featured on the dessert list.

Sunday Lunch

If you visit for Sunday lunch, which is available between the hours of 12pm and 4.30pm, you’ll find yourself trying to resist “Brownie Heaven”; a dark chocolate brownie and white chocolate blondie, home-made vanilla ice-cream and dark chocolate sauce. This sounds like a perfect way to finish off a hearty Sunday lunch. For more information on the culinary delights on offer at Dine on the Rowe check out the official website.

If reading this article has got your taste buds tingling and you want to order one or more of these luxurious sounding brownies, then you can do so by visiting the Brownie Heaven website here.

Delivery

All products are dispatched within the UK, with free courier delivery and gift wrap. Deliveries are made on working days only and the date of delivery cannot be guaranteed; however the majority arrive the next working day. Each brownie gift is lovingly presented in a gift box, and brownie mountains are ribbon wrapped in cellophane on a cake board with a ribbon tie. Further delivery information can be found on the website.

Competition

Fancy winning a mixed box of 12 of these delicious brownies, head over to our competition page here to do just that, yum!

Social bits

Want to keep up to date with Brownie Heaven? You can join them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

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Brownie Heaven have kindly donated a mixed box of 12 of their magnificent brownies for you to win by simply answering this simple question

Jason Rowe is the mastermind behind Brownie Heaven but what is the name of his restaurant?

You will find the answer over on our article by Carly Balmforth here – Beverley Chef Leading the Brownie Revolution with Brownie Heaven

Please email your answer to info@northleeds-news.co.uk.

The competition ends on Sunday 12th May at 11.59pm, the winner will be notified by email around midday on Tuesday 14th May.

Best of luck!

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The Yorkshire Rocks Cancer event kicks off at 5:30pm on Saturday with performances from local bands Carnabells, The Idol Dead, Marsicans and The Transmission. The event is strictly for over 14s, and under 18s must be accompanied by a fee-paying adult.

The second event on Sunday is a Family Fun Day, with gates opening at 11am. There will be something for everyone, including folk music, tribute bands, and zumba, along with a number of interactive children’s activities such as a funfair and face painting. Licensed bar and food stalls will be available on site across both days.

Yorkshire Rocks Cancer is being held to raise funds for the Yorkshire Cancer Centre Appeal, which funds research and provides support and home comforts to patients at the Bexley Wing of St James University Hospital.  The charity launched a £10 million appeal in 2007 to support St James Institute of Oncology, which is the largest cancer centre in Europe and is responsible for treating 1500 patients a day. The Yorkshire Cancer Centre currently has a ten year plan in place which focuses on developing research and treatments to ensure that more people survive cancer.

Tickets for Saturday are priced at £15 and tickets for Sunday cost just £5, with under 12s going free. Every penny raised will go towards ensuring that the Yorkshire Cancer Centre reaches its £10 million target.

Tickets for Yorkshire Rocks Cancer can be purchased from Ticketline here.

Contact Info:

For more information on Yorkshire Rocks Cancer please visit the official website.

Or contact Sheila O’Shea on: 0113 2068444 or email at: Sheila.o’shea@leedsth.nhs.uk

To find out more about the fantastic work which is carried out by the Yorkshire Cancer Centre please visit: http://www.yorkshirecancercentre.org.uk/index.php

You can join the Yorkshire Cancer Centre Appeal on Facebook and follow them on Twitter @YCC_Appeal

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Leeds University student Chris Henson is on his way to making this dream come true, thanks to Tourism Australia’s ‘Best job in the world’ competition.

Chris has just been shortlisted for Tourism Australia’s ‘Best job in the world’; a competition offering 18-30 year olds the opportunity of a lifetime by applying for one of six roles, including Chief Funster, Outback Adventurer, Park Range, Wildlife Caretaker, Lifestyle Photographer and Taste Master. Over 600,000 people from across the world entered the competition and only 150 remain, including 23 Brits!

Chris applied for the role of ‘Taste Master’, and winning this competition would see him spend a year in Australia where he would spend his time foraging, sampling and blogging about the local cuisine, not to mention earning a six figure salary! As well as spending time enjoying luxurious food and drinks, the winning candidate would also take part in a number of exciting adventures, such as mud crabbing, diving for lobster or trekking through the ancient Bungle Bungle range. They will also have the opportunity to visit events such as the Margaret River Gourmet Escape, the Manjimup Cherry Harmony Festival and the Taste of Gascoyne Festival.

Chris originally entered the competition with a 30 second video clip, outlining the reasons why he should be selected. He chose to make the video humorous, using a number of food-based puns. In order to make it to the final 3, and the last stage of the competition, Chris is required to generate interest in his pursuit, and has been blogging about his food experiences. He has also been inviting the online community to post videos to his blog, using food-based puns in a similar style to his competition entry with the header “Chris Henson should be a Taste Master because…”

You can watch Chris’ 30 second clip below and the other 24 hopefuls for the Taste Master role here.

To view Chris’ blog please visit: http://tastemasterchris.blogspot.co.uk/

The deadline for the next stage of the competition is 8^th May, so if you want to contribute to Chris’ blog please be quick. Check it out now, and help make a local lad’s dream come true!

For more information on Tourism Australia’s ‘Best jobs in the world’ please visit: http://www.australia.com/best-jobs.aspx

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Leftbank Leeds is bringing these stories to life in a spectacular production through The Narnia Experience which is scheduled to run from Monday 25th November to Sunday 8th December 2013.

The Narnia Experience will allow audience members to immerse themselves in the story and join in with an impressive interactive performance. Upon arrival, the audience will be split into two groups of 15, with each group taking a different route through Narnia. The first group; ‘Lucy’, will encounter Mr Tumnus, Mrs Beaver, Father Christmas, the White Witch and Aslan, whereas the second group ‘Edmund’, will  have a much more frightening time, as they will visit the White Witch’s palace, get chased by wolves and to top it all off they may even end up getting turned to stone!

The show has been specifically designed for school children who will have the opportunity to view the performance during the day, but it will also be open to families and adults on evenings and weekends.

Leftbank Leeds is hoping to get 200 people involved in this performance.  Workshop auditions are being held 2-5pm on Sunday 5^th May, Saturday 11^th May, Sunday 12^th May, Saturday 15^th June and Sunday 16^th June. People of all ages and abilities are encouraged to audition. Experience is not necessary, but enthusiasm certainly is.

If you are interested in attending any of the workshop dates you must register at the Narnia Experience Auditions page

If you have any specific questions please email Lynsey Jones at: narniaexperience@outlook.com

Contact Info

Location of auditions: St Matthias Church Community Centre, St Mathias Street, Leeds, LS4 2DZ

Website:  www.thenarniaexperience.com/

Twitter: @NarniaLeftbank

Facebook: www.facebook.com/NarniaExperienceLeeds

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Councillor Judith Blake, Leeds City Council executive member responsible for children’s services is encouraging those who are interested to come forward. She said “By becoming a foster carer with Leeds City Council we are able to offer excellent support and training along with access to a large fostering support network together with our partners. Using Leeds foster carers helps children to remain within their local communities and schools, which is key to our aim to be a child friendly city”.

You might think you don’t have what it takes to become a foster carer, but contrary to popular belief there isn’t a stereotypical type of person. Anyone can become a foster carer, and Foster4Leeds welcome people from all religions, races, genders and sexuality, as well as those who are married, single, in a relationship, divorced, widowed, employed or unemployed. The only requirements are that you need to be available to foster full-time, be non-smokers and have a spare bedroom.

If you want to find out how you can make a difference to young people’s lives, you can come along to a special drop-in session which is being held at Woodside Methodist Church in Horsforth on Thursday 9 May from 4pm to 8pm. Fostering officers will be on hand to provide you with information about what it’s like to be a foster carer and answer any questions you might have. For further details please visit www.foster4leeds.co.uk or call the dedicated foster care recruitment line on 0113 2477443.

Contact Info

Location: Woodside Methodist Church (Parlour Room), Outwood Lane, Horsforth, LS18 4SG

Website: www.foster4leeds.co.uk

Twitter: @Foster4leeds

Facebook: Foster4leeds

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Often in liaison with the Emergency Services and other professional partners, the council provides support to those directly affected but also aims to warn and inform the wider public of an incident.

The Emergency Planning Team have joined the social media revolution and created a Twitter account … @leedsemergency. This will be one of the methods used to notify the public of incidents, particularly those with the potential to significantly impact areas of Leeds.

As an example, throughout the recent flooding event numerous ‘tweets’ were posted providing flooding advice and guidance, signposting to partner websites and notifying people of several localised issues.

Though you may not be directly involved in an incident, having an awareness of a situation may be of use. You may have a vulnerable family member or friends living nearby to the incident that you could advise or contact to check they are okay. It should help you make informed decisions during disruption to allow you to protect you and your family.

Whatever the reason, you are encouraged to follow the Emergency Planning Team @leedsemergency.

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Tristan Mackay used to occupy various spots around Leeds city centre, most notable outside WH Smiths and in the middle of Briggate. After being discovered by Grammy award winning producer Martin Levan he produced his debut album ‘Out Along the Wire’. The album was funded independently and released under Tristan’s own label ‘Battered Hat Records’ which subsequently shot straight to number one in the British Blues Chart and received 4 out of 5 review stars in the music press.

Kickstarter

Since the success of his first album Tristan has toured extensively and is now ready to begin recording his second album and has turned to popular funding website Kickstarter to reach out to his fans for financial backing in return for a whole host of goodies, included an intimate gig for potential pledgers and their friends live from their living room! To find out more about his Kickstarter project watch the video below.

The second album titled ‘Wire and Wood’ will again be produced by Grammy award winning producer Martin Levan and feature the same world class band as the first. The goal has been set at £10,000 and pledges can start from as little as £1 and go all the way up to over £1000, with the prizes gradually getting better the more you pledge.

Get involved

To find out more and how you can pledge to Tristan’s follow up album ‘Wire and Wood’ head to his Kickstarter page here.

You can follow Tristan on Facebook and Twitter and his official website in his quest to reach his goal. At the time of press he had already secured pledges totally £3,350 after only a matter of days therefore looks on course to reach his goal very soon, so get in quick!

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A number of free pitches on the open market at Kirkgate Market are being offered to budding small business owners who want to make their mark in trading.

Leeds Kirkgate Market has teamed up with the NMTF to encourage aspiring entrepreneurs in Leeds to start up a business on the market. The NMTF (National Market Traders Federation) is the leading trade body for the markets industry in the UK. Representing about 30,000 market traders in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the NMTF provides unrivalled business insurance, political representation and training programmes to market traders throughout the UK.

Through a scheme called First Pitch, which is supported by Leeds City Council, small businesses owners of the future can trade on the open market for up to 12 months at discounted rent and are given personalised support from the NMTF.

Back to their roots

Councillor Richard Lewis, Leeds City Council executive board member for development and the economy said, “The open market is an important place for new businesses start-ups and offers people the chance to try out trading to see if it works for them. A great example of this is M&S who have just returned to their roots in the market. We want to encourage entrepreneurs across the city to start-up businesses and this scheme is a great way of doing that. I wish all the participants well in their first experience of trading on the market.”

Mentoring

Joe Harrison, Chief Executive of the NMTF said, “Many of our well-known brands started life on the markets and we know many people want to take that leap into starting their own business – First Pitch will give you the support you need to bring a product or service to the market. If you’re selected as a Finalist, you are given free membership of the NMTF, a free copy of a market trader training guide and a mentor, someone who has a wealth of business and market trading experience. Interested applicants need to apply by 19th April via www.nmtf.co.uk.”

First Pitch is open to UK residents over 16 with less than six months experience of market trading. For more information visit the Leeds government website here.

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