Leeds Arena

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Mon 30 Jun, 2014 8:32 pm

Live at Leeds (Part II)?The Who will return to Leeds in December to play the Arena: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/w ... 10Followed next June by Mrs Browns Boys - who are playing for 5 nights! http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/w ... -1-6701617

Post by **cnosni** » Tue 01 Jul, 2014 2:09 am

raveydavey wrote: Live at Leeds (Part II)?The Who will return to Leeds in December to play the Arena: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/w ... 10Followed next June by Mrs Browns Boys - who are playing for 5 nights! http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/w ... -1-6701617 Im so glad that councillor Gruen didnt get his way with the money from the sale of the airport, he wanted to put in £20m wortk of park benches

hary999 · Post by **hary999** » Wed 02 Jul, 2014 8:33 pm

hey, can any one suggest which is the best hotel in leeds?

BarFly · Post by **BarFly** » Wed 02 Jul, 2014 9:07 pm

Best in what way? Money no object, cheap? Which facilities?I like the Novatel on Whitehall Road as a not too expensive but well appointed hotel with nice clean rooms and moderately priced (for hotels) TV and mini bar -- the mini bar coming in useful for one's own food and drink also. I found Park Plaza a bit tired -- not exactly dirty but burn marks on the carpet in the room. The Hilton also seems a bit tired and overpriced for what it is -- nothing specifically bad about it just nothing special. I see the Queen's has been refurbished so ought to be good -- I heard a lot of reports it was getting tired in places a few years ago. I've not been to the Leeds DoubleTree but if it's anything like the one I have been to it'll be very clean with a comfy bed and free WiFi.The only other hotel in Leeds I'm familiar with is the Premier Inn near the junction of the M621 and the A6110 (Ring Road) which is functional and clean as you would expect. Edit: I forgot we have a Raddison Blu in Leeds which ought to be very good -- some colleagues who stayed there certainly had no complaints.

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Wed 02 Jul, 2014 9:08 pm

cnosni wrote: raveydavey wrote: Live at Leeds (Part II)?The Who will return to Leeds in December to play the Arena: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/w ... 10Followed next June by Mrs Browns Boys - who are playing for 5 nights! http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/w ... -1-6701617 Im so glad that councillor Gruen didnt get his way with the money from the sale of the airport, he wanted to put in £20m wortk of park benches Well cnosni, we could do with one or two more on the Canal between Kirkstall and Rodley. Me and Mrs. Stutterdog walked the towpath today and nearly all were occupied! It's nice to have a sit down now and again on the 3 mile stretch!

Post by **cnosni** » Fri 04 Jul, 2014 6:53 pm

stutterdog wrote: cnosni wrote: raveydavey wrote: Live at Leeds (Part II)?The Who will return to Leeds in December to play the Arena: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/w ... 10Followed next June by Mrs Browns Boys - who are playing for 5 nights! http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/w ... -1-6701617 Im so glad that councillor Gruen didnt get his way with the money from the sale of the airport, he wanted to put in £20m wortk of park benches Well cnosni, we could do with one or two more on the Canal between Kirkstall and Rodley. Me and Mrs. Stutterdog walked the towpath today and nearly all were occupied! It's nice to have a sit down now and again on the 3 mile stretch! Oh yes i agree, but not to the tune of £20m which is what mr Gruen was proposing to do.He was dead st against the arena, i would imagine because he thought he wouldnt use it.I bet he was at teh Grand Depart last night though, nice little hospitatlity package.I wrote to him when there was going to be a vote on whether or not the council would opt for the arena or not.His reply was from someone who seems to be living in the past, he said we should be spending it on benches, flower beds etc.Nothing wrong with those, but this was a one off lump sum which we needed to use to invest in the cities offer, not only to its citizens but to encourage people from outside Leeds to come and spend here rather than Manchester and Sheffield.the arena makes money for the city, both the council and the businesses, benches dont, but we do need more of them i agree.

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Fri 04 Jul, 2014 8:10 pm

cnosni wrote: stutterdog wrote: cnosni wrote: raveydavey wrote: Live at Leeds (Part II)?The Who will return to Leeds in December to play the Arena: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/w ... 10Followed next June by Mrs Browns Boys - who are playing for 5 nights! http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/w ... -1-6701617 Im so glad that councillor Gruen didnt get his way with the money from the sale of the airport, he wanted to put in £20m wortk of park benches Well cnosni, we could do with one or two more on the Canal between Kirkstall and Rodley. Me and Mrs. Stutterdog walked the towpath today and nearly all were occupied! It's nice to have a sit down now and again on the 3 mile stretch! Oh yes i agree, but not to the tune of £20m which is what mr Gruen was proposing to do.He was dead st against the arena, i would imagine because he thought he wouldnt use it.I bet he was at teh Grand Depart last night though, nice little hospitatlity package.I wrote to him when there was going to be a vote on whether or not the council would opt for the arena or not.His reply was from someone who seems to be living in the past, he said we should be spending it on benches, flower beds etc.Nothing wrong with those, but this was a one off lump sum which we needed to use to invest in the cities offer, not only to its citizens but to encourage people from outside Leeds to come and spend here rather than Manchester and Sheffield.the arena makes money for the city, both the council and the businesses, benches dont, but we do need more of them i agree.You are quite right of course, £20 million is a lot of money to be spending on park benches!

Post by **cnosni** » Sat 05 Jul, 2014 10:45 am

Leeds Arena has now not only been voted best New venue in the world but has now been voted as one of the 5 most iconic (i would imagine the mean modern) buildings in the UKhttp://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/...arks-1-6711390

Post by **chameleon** » Wed 21 Jan, 2015 1:34 pm

First visit there last night Cnosni, some access problems with things as they are just now, but the venue staff were amazing, relocated to better seats, help getting there..... can't praise them highly enough, above and beyond the call.

(you moonlighting, chap on stage looked a lot like your old avatar!!)

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 27 Jan, 2015 12:19 pm

The YMP carries an article today telling of another rise in parking charges for Woodhouse Lane car park the 'official park for Leeds arena'.. Strangely, the picture they include has a sign stating that it closes at 2100 hours????

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... -1-7072443

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