Andrew Hutchinson

England

Digital Editor at Yorkshire Evening Post

Digital editor for JP Yorkshire with a soft spot for @LeedsNews. Father-of-three with a passion for life. Keen to listen and learn. Views my own.

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Articles

Memories of a Leeds brewery and the pubs it served

2 weeks ago | yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Andrew Hutchinson

These photos raise a glass to a city brewery and the pubs it served. Albion Brewery on Woodhouse Lane owned 39 pubs and 31 off-licences across the city at one time. Its pub roster included Queen Hotel in Rothwell, Gun Inn on the corner of Sheepscar Street and Barrack Street, Nag’s Head with brewhouse in Chapel Allerton, the Lord Raglan on Denison Street, Oakwood Hotel on Easterly Road and Ship Inn on Briggate.
1990s Leeds post offices: Meanwood, Churwell, Wortley, Halton & Kirkstall in focus

2 weeks ago | yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Andrew Hutchinson

These wonderful photos are sure to be met with a stamp of approval by a generation of post office customers. They turn back the clock to the 1990s and provide a first class service of memories for people who used post offices in the city centre as well as the suburbs. Memories from all four corners of the city are featured with branches in Churwell, Chapel Allerton, Chapeltown, Kirkstall, Meanwood, Armley, Crossgates and Horsforth all in focus. Is the post office you visited among those featured?
Leeds in April 1996: City centre, Moortown, Headimgley and Crossgates in focus

2 weeks ago | yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Andrew Hutchinson

It was the month your city enjoyed a Big Breakfast. The popular TV show broadcast live from the city with presenter Peter Andre setting pulses racing at Woodhouse Moor. This was April 1996, a month which featured a celebrity from the literary world pay Leeds a visit.
Terrific photos take you down Tong Road in the 1950s and 1960s

2 weeks ago | yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Andrew Hutchinson

It’s the road at the heart of the LS12 community which will be familiar to a generation of shoppers, workers and residents. These fantastic photos showcase life on Tong Road which straddles Armley and Wortley during the 1950s and 1960s. They feature a huge range of shops and landmarks which are sure to evoke happy memories for people who called this corner of west Leeds home back in the day.
Former M&S store at White Rose Leeds to be transformed into bookshop

2 weeks ago | yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Andrew Hutchinson

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowWaterstones is set to open a new bookshop at White Rose Shopping Centre later this year. The retailer will be opening its newest shop in a section of the lower-ground floor at the former Marks & Spencer unit at White Rose later this year, with an opening date to be confirmed.
Brilliant photo gems take you back to Bramley in the 1930s

2 weeks ago | yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Andrew Hutchinson

Close on a century of community is celebrated in these wonderful photos of Bramley from the 1930s. They capture a snapshot of time which brought huge social and economic change to LS13 and beyond. The photos feature local landmarks, shops, cinemas and street scenes many of which will be familiar to those living in and around the community today. The images are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service.
16 harmonious photos take you back to Hunslet in the 1970s

2 weeks ago | yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Andrew Hutchinson

These wonderful collection of photos turn the spotlight on a decade of memories in Hunslet. The landmarks and locations featured in this photo gallery focusing on the 1970s will be familiar to a generation of people who called the suburb home back in the day. Streets in focus include Hunslet Road and Waterloo Road as well as landmarks such as The Garden Gate pub.
Memories of Hard Rock Cafe Leeds

2 weeks ago | yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Andrew Hutchinson

It was the Leeds nightspot best summed up by its motto ‘love all, serve all’. Hard Rock Cafe Leeds welcomed thousands of customers during its five year stint in the city during the first half of the early 2000s. Memorabilia from three musical legends - Madonna, Elvis and The Rolling Stones - took pride of place when the 100 seat restaurant on Albion Street threw open its doors for the first time.
Love, jealousy and rage: The story behind three Leeds executions

2 weeks ago | yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Andrew Hutchinson

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowThey each paid the ultimate price for their grisly crimes. Armley Gaol has a history as a place of execution. The Victorian jail began hanging prisoners in 1864, when it took over West Riding execution duties from York Castle. 94 criminals were hanged in its history, an average of only one per year.
26 of the best photos take you back to Leeds in 1979

2 weeks ago | yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk | Andrew Hutchinson

These fantastic photos celebrate a year in the life of Leeds at the end of the 1970s. They turn back the clock to 1979 and showcase a vibrant bustling city as well as highlighting the stories making the news headlines during the 12 months. Memories from around the city centre are featured as well as those from the suburbs with Woodlesford, Beeston, Stourton and Yeadon in focus as well as Leeds United.