Welcome back to another week. Daniel began this morning by giving the finally open new entrance outside Leeds station a go. Read his verdict below…
Our big story today revisits the strange world of Samuel Smith’s pubs. Recently, a lot of them went on the market. The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) weren’t happy with how it was done, and now a lot have come off the market again. So what’s going on? We’ve also got a gorgeous little terrace in Chapel Allerton, and what we hope is a one-off feature: AI slop of the week, though given the way things are going you wouldn’t bet on it.
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The big picture
There was much love for Ricky Adam’s great photos on our weekend read (“an outstanding piece. Those terraces really are kind of timeless,” said Andy H). There were so many great pictures we couldn’t fit them all in, so we’ll allow ourselves one more today.
The big story: Sam Smiths vs CAMRA
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