Leeds Festival headliners exclusive chat
"Electrifying crowd at Leeds Festival " says Kasabian's Sergio Pizzorno in his exclusive chat for Calendar
Check out the local line up ahead of the Leeds festival
Melvin Benn announced which local bands have beat stiff competition to win a place in the 2012 Leeds Festival line-up.
Festival rockers back hospice auction
Acts appearing at this year's Leeds Festival are donating items for auction in aid of the Martin House Hospice for terminally-ill children.
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Santa visits West Yorkshire children's hospice
With just over a week to go to the big day, Father Christmas agreed to take time out of his hectic schedule to spread some festive cheer at Martin House hospice in West Yorkshire.
As Rudolf and the rest of the reindeer were saving their energy for Christmas Eve, it was down to Leeds Bradford airport to get him there. This report contains flash photography,
Santa flies into children's hospice
Father Christmas has swopped Rudolph and his sleigh for a helicopter to fly in to Martin House Children's Hospice in Boston Spa and take the youngsters and their siblings sacks full of presents.
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Santa's run for charity
As the festive season gets underway, more than three hundred and fifty charity fundraisers braved the cold this morning and dressed as Santa for a special fun run in aid of Martin House Hospice.
The challenge was to run five times around the enchanted forest at Stockeld Christmas Adventure. The event, in it's third year, aims to raise funds towards the five million pounds needed annually to keep the hospice running.
Organisers say they also hope to increase awareness of the facility amongst the residents of Wetherby.
Leeds Festival memorabilia auction
Memorabilia from this year's Leeds Festival is being auctioned for charity. Signed set lists and drumsticks from the likes of The Cure, Kasabian, The Cribs and the Foo Fighters are being sold in aid of Martin House Hospice.
Rubbish left over from Leeds Festival recycled
The unwanted tents and tonnes of rubbish left over from the last weekend's Leeds Festival are being collected, sorted and recycled and given to a Childrens Charity in the Philippines.
Police praise music fans: 32 arrests over weekend.
Senior officers at West Yorkshire Police have praised music fans attending this year's Leeds Festival.
Throughout the weekend, 32 people were arrested for offences including theft and drugs. In total 87 crimes were recorded. Extra patrols were mounted in villages near the festival at Bramham.
On Saturday night, these patrols arrested three men and a woman from Essex, and seized a haul of mobile phones which are believed to have been stolen from people within the festival. Two people have been charged and held in custody, with the remaining two released on bail pending further enquiries.
– Chief Superintendent Andy Battle, West Yorkshire Police."The atmosphere throughout the weekend has been fantastic. It felt like a relaxed party. It was obvious everyone was excited about the live bands and enjoying the entertainment in a safe venue."
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Leeds Festival headliners exclusive chat
"Electrifying crowd at Leeds Festival " says Kasabian's Sergio Pizzorno in his exclusive chat for Calendar
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It's been a big year for Indie rockers The Vaccines. Earlier this year they supported The Stone Roses at their comeback gigs in Heaton Park and their much-anticipated 2nd album Come of Age is due to be released on September 3. Calendar caught up with the band at this year's Leeds Festival.
Exclusive Kasabian interview
Chart-toppers Kasabian brought the curtain down on this year's Leeds Festival but before the Leicester rockers took to the stage the band's lead guitarist Sergio Pizzorno spoke to Calendar's Chris Bland