The 8 best things to do in Leeds, according to our Yorkshire expert

Previously a West Yorkshire titan of industry, Leeds has always had a commercial side, but today, it has a fresh, compelling, creative energy. The city fuses classical and contemporary effortlessly, where dramatic Victorian architecture rubs shoulders with dazzling shopping malls, grand old theatres and cinemas are just as beguiling as vivid street art and tiny music venues, and excellent food halls give fine-dining restaurants a run for their money. A brilliant thing is that central Leeds…