Independent shops in Leeds Leeds is well known for its huge number of high street shops, shopping centres, malls and department stores. Thousands of people visit Leeds every week to peruse these shops at their leisure, but many are likely to miss the abundance of unique and boutique stores that the...

Kirkgate Market in Leeds Not only is Leeds home to one of Europe’s largest indoor markets, but in the environs of Leeds you will also find some very pretty market towns that hold regular indoor and outdoor markets, where you can shop for a bargain and stock up your veg rack. Leeds Kirkgate market Housed...

Leeds vintage fair The twinkling lights and dizzy excitement of Christmas seems a long way off in the dreary iciness of January’s grip doesn’t it? You’ve probably got a bit of Christmas money burning a hole in your too tight post-Christmas binge trousers but, as is always the way, the shops are...

Thornton’s Arcade, Leeds Despite its great selection of big name shops, Leeds has its fair share of independent traders too, and it’s often at the small places that you find something innovative and different. So I decided that it was time to have a chat with some of the people behind the varied...

Come buckets of rain or sweltering shine, you can’t go wrong if you’re shopping in Leeds, because there’s an abundance of places to shop indoors, from the spacious modern elegance of The Light, to the quaint and beautiful Victorian arcades. There are numerous shopping centres such as the St Johns...