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John Baron

Leeds today: Test Space, jobless recovery and World Curry Festival

Arts and Minds Leeds
An art exhibition with work from the Arts and Minds Network will be held in Leeds Light next week

Good morning, Leeds.

It's a wet and grey Friday today. Hope the weather improves for the weekend!

The World Curry Festival starts in Millennium Square today and runs through the weekend. Find out more by clicking here.

There's so much on in the city this weekend. Tell us what you're up to in comments below.

What's making Leeds tick today

Leeds Food Leads blog reviews The Stroom in Pudsey, Leeds curry blog Nice 'n' Spicy reviews Hasans in Kirkstall and Leeds' longest-running beer blog The Good Stuff posts on BrewDog Edge. Leeds Grub, meanwhile, travels to Concina in Bradford. Zulfi's in Hyde Park has been named best kebab shop in Britain.

Members of the public are invited to attend the fourth public art exhibition next week with work produced by people with experience of mental ill-health. The art exhibition is an annual event that is organised by Arts and Minds. The exhibition will be held in the Light, Leeds and is open from Wednesday 6 October to Sunday 10 October, 10am to 7pm.

Leeds Daily Photo blog is looking forward to Morley Literature Festival later this month.

Fears are mounting that Leeds faces a "jobless recovery" as companies in the city grow but refuse to take on new staff, reports the YEP.

Test Space: Kitchen returns on 16 October. The event is a showcase of local chefs, markets, businesses and creative talent at Temple Works in Holbeck.

Work will start next week on a £23m improvement programme at Farnley Park Maths & Computing College.

The inquest into the death of former rugby league player Terry Newton has been opened and adjourned, reports BBC Leeds.

If you're a medical student at the university of Leeds who is fond of gadgetry, then you're in luck, as the educational establishment has decided on a new way to give out text books, writes Darren Allan at Techwatch.

Do you have news, views or events to share? Feel free add them to the comments below or contact me by email or on Twitter @GdnLeeds.

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