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Domo announces June opening date for Leeds launch
01Fashion and Lifestyle

Domo announces June opening date for Leeds launch

Award-winning Sardinian restaurant Domo has confirmed it will officially open the doors to its first Leeds venue on Friday June 5, bringing authentic Sardinian soul food, aperitivo culture and all-day dining to the city’s South Bank. Located at the iconic Tower Works development, Domo Leeds will offer a vibrant new canal-side destination, combining traditional Sardinian hospitality with a relaxed and social dining experience. Founded in Sheffield in 2019 by husband-and-wife team Sarah Elliot

The Editor21 May 2026
Chadwick Lawrence appoints Leanne Franks as equity partner
02Business

Chadwick Lawrence appoints Leanne Franks as equity partner

Northern law firm Chadwick Lawrence Solicitors has promoted Leanne Franks to equity partner, recognising her outstanding contribution to the firm over the past 11 years. As partner and head of the corporate and commercial department, Franks has played a key role in strengthening the firm’s commercial offering and shaping the direction of the team. Now an equity partner, Franks holds a direct stake in the firm’s success and will contribute to its strategic direction. Franks joined the firm

The Editor21 May 2026
Activists blockade pesticide giant making bee-killing chemical
03Business

Activists blockade pesticide giant making bee-killing chemical

Greenpeace activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of global pesticide company, Syngenta, in Huddersfield, accusing the pesticide giant of driving wildlife decline and threatening our future food security. Activists have transformed a roundabout outside the front entrance of Syngenta’s HQ into a giant hazard symbol carrying the message “Syngenta poisons nature” with an arrow pointing directly at the building. Thirty activists are currently locked onto fifteen blue pesticide barrels, blo

The Editor20 May 2026
Bellway offers up to £30,000 towards new homes in Yorkshire
04Fashion and Lifestyle

Bellway offers up to £30,000 towards new homes in Yorkshire

Bellway is offering a range of flexible benefits worth up to £30,000 to anyone looking to buy a new home in Yorkshire this spring. The offer forms part of Bellway’s ‘Feels like home’ campaign, which highlights the benefits of buying a new energy-efficient home and making it your own. The campaign showcases Bellway’s refreshed look, with new branding that has been unveiled to coincide with the company’s 80th anniversary. Bellway is also celebrating having secured 5-Star Builder accreditation

The Editor19 May 2026
Property Auctions appoints auctioneer Lucy Crapper
05Business

Property Auctions appoints auctioneer Lucy Crapper

BTG Eddisons Property Auctions has appointed experienced auctioneer Lucy Crapper to its Sheffield team. The move further strengthens the firm’s auction offering following the unification earlier this year of auction businesses Pugh, SDL Property Auctions, Network Auctions and Sheffield-based Mark Jenkinson. The combined business is now the UK’s second largest property auctioneer by volume, offering around 400 property and land lots for sale each month at auction. Lucy joins with almost two d

The Editor19 May 2026
Jazz Sabbath comes to Leeds!
06Fashion and Lifestyle

Jazz Sabbath comes to Leeds!

Almost 30 years since they last met, Yorkshire Businesswoman editor Gill Laidler, caught up with Adam Wakeman this week to find out more about Jazz Sabbath's UK tour and their upcoming Leeds appearance at the iconic City Varieties. Jazz Sabbath is a jazz trio that plays new jazz arrangements of Black Sabbath songs. Although the band presents itself as a jazz trio founded in 1968 and the original authors of the tracks later made famous by Black Sabbath. Led by 2026 Grammy-winning pianist Adam

The Editor18 May 2026
Leeds professionals invited to walk, talk and rethink wealth during My Money Week
07Business

Leeds professionals invited to walk, talk and rethink wealth during My Money Week

Lazenby’s Financial Services is inviting professionals and business owners to a relaxed outdoor networking event in the beautiful surroundings of Roundhay Park, Leeds, as part of My Money Week. Taking place on Thursday 11th June, from 11am to 1pm, the event will bring together people who value financial wellbeing, personal resilience and meaningful professional connections. Designed as a fresh alternative to traditional networking, the gathering will combine practical financial insight, well

The Editor18 May 2026
Leftover materials create playful installation for children
08Business

Leftover materials create playful installation for children

A Hull‑based theatre company transformed leftover set materials from a major television show into a playful, imaginative installation for children as part of the Bradford City of Culture programme – giving a second life to props originally seen on TV. The Herd Theatre in Hull, which creates shows, installations and play experiences for early years children, used reclaimed materials donated from Sky’s longest‑running, BAFTA-winning TV show A League of Their Own to help build REPLAY, a large‑sca

The Editor14 May 2026
Freemans launches market place offer
09Business

Freemans launches market place offer

Bradford-based, Freemans.com announced the official launch of a Market Place offer to complement its own bought ranges. In addition to well-known brands currently on sale (500), Spring 2026 will see an increase to include a further 200 new customer favourites, ranging from clothing to gifts and gadgets to power tools. The new additions will make Freemans.com the one of the UK’s most comprehensive online shopping destinations, offering the nation’s most popular brands at affordable prices, ba

The Editor14 May 2026

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Networking BBQ at Great Yorkshire Show
01Apr 27, 2026

Networking BBQ at Great Yorkshire Show

Join us on Friday 17th July at the Great Yorkshire Show for our annual networking BBQ and take advantage of full access to the show itself. Yorkshire Businesswoman and Yorkshire Businessman have secured an exclusive area with bar and access to the gardens and show for all our members and guests. Enjoy a welcome glass of fizz on arrival with a BBQ lunch served at 1.30pm. A free shuttle is also available from Harrogate train station to the showground. Tickets cost just £75pp which includes f

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Networking with This is Yorkshire Beauty
02Apr 13, 2026

Networking with This is Yorkshire Beauty

Come along and join us on Wednesday 6th May for our free members networking event at the beautiful Cedar Court Hotel Harrogate. The event will start at 3pm following our 'Novel Lunch' running until around 5pm. The event will be held in conjunction with This is Yorkshire Beauty along with a panel of business speakers. Join us for a welcome drink, quality networking and if you're a non member, and not attended one of our events before, you are welcome to join us. Lots of free onsite parking or

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Networking with a tennis twist! What could be more Summer
03Apr 10, 2026

Networking with a tennis twist! What could be more Summer

Join us on Thursday 7th May at Ilkley Lawn Tennis Club for an afternoon of networking and tennis from 2pm to 4pm. Guests will enjoy a welcome mocktail, strawberries and cream with tennis coaching optional for those wanting to try the game, all whilst networking in a relaxed and friendly environment. Both members and guests are welcome. to reserve your place for this popular event contact: editor@yorkshirebusinesswoman.co.uk

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The Treasury Whitby announces opening date of 8th June
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The Treasury Whitby announces opening date of 8th June

Whitby, the wait is almost over. The Treasury Whitby has officially announced it will open its doors on 8th June, bringing a new premium bar and hospitality experience to the heart of the town. Located within the beautifully restored former HSBC building at 4 Baxtergate, The Treasury will initially launch with a drinks-led offering, welcoming guests daily from 8am until late. A new destination for drinks, coffee and social moments. From opening day, visitors can enjoy freshly brewed coffee

Domo announces June opening date for Leeds launch
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Domo announces June opening date for Leeds launch

Award-winning Sardinian restaurant Domo has confirmed it will officially open the doors to its first Leeds venue on Friday June 5, bringing authentic Sardinian soul food, aperitivo culture and all-day dining to the city’s South Bank. Located at the iconic Tower Works development, Domo Leeds will offer a vibrant new canal-side destination, combining traditional Sardinian hospitality with a relaxed and social dining experience. Founded in Sheffield in 2019 by husband-and-wife team Sarah Elliot

Bellway offers up to £30,000 towards new homes in Yorkshire
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Bellway offers up to £30,000 towards new homes in Yorkshire

Bellway is offering a range of flexible benefits worth up to £30,000 to anyone looking to buy a new home in Yorkshire this spring. The offer forms part of Bellway’s ‘Feels like home’ campaign, which highlights the benefits of buying a new energy-efficient home and making it your own. The campaign showcases Bellway’s refreshed look, with new branding that has been unveiled to coincide with the company’s 80th anniversary. Bellway is also celebrating having secured 5-Star Builder accreditation

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Walking back to happiness on the Mulgrave Estate
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Walking back to happiness on the Mulgrave Estate

The award-winning Mulgrave Estate has launched the Mulgrave Walks, a collection of three brand-new routes through some of the most beautiful and varied landscapes in North Yorkshire. The three interlinked walks, The Mulgrave Way, Foss Mill Crossing and Guard House Way, are the brainchild of Lord Normanby, (the author Constantine Phipps), who owns the Mulgrave Estate. Together, these waymarked walks take in a rich mix of woodland, farmland, heritage features, as well as far-reaching views acr

Great Yorkshire Show throws open its celebration of cheese
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Great Yorkshire Show throws open its celebration of cheese

A celebration of Yorkshire’s love of cheese is being extended to food businesses across the county and beyond during the countdown to this year’s Great Yorkshire Show. Entries for the Cheese and Dairy Show at the 2026 Great Yorkshire Show are now open, featuring three digital classes for the very first time in the Show’s history, specifically to find the Champion Cheese Board, Grazing Platter and Cheese Celebration Cake. By taking these classes digital, the Show’s organisers are setting out

Leeds Wellbeing Week returns for 2026 with HelloHope at the helm
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Leeds Wellbeing Week returns for 2026 with HelloHope at the helm

Leeds Wellbeing Week will return from Monday 1 June to Sunday 7 June 2026, marking its seventh year and the first time the week has been run by HelloHope. The city-wide celebration of wellbeing will feature dozens of events across Leeds, bringing together businesses, residents, students and communities for a diverse programme of activities, workshops and talks. Founded in 2017 by Lucile Allen-Paisant, Leeds Wellbeing Week has grown into a well-loved annual celebration of health and wellbeing

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The former PM’s essay rightly calls for a coherent economic plan, but then sets too much store by AI – and a worldview stuck in the past Tony Blair is right. Labour has made some big and avoidable mistakes since it came to power nearly two years ago. Keir Starmer had a strategy for winning the election but lacked a coherent plan for what his government would do next. Fair cop. Blair is also correct when he says that unless Britain tackles some long-term structural issues, it is in danger of being relegated from the “premier league of nations”. Achieving higher levels of sustainable growth is one challenge. Welfare reform is another. And as the former prime minister notes, reversing Brexit is not a solution to those problems. Larry Elliott is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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The chancellor can point to growth and lower inflation, but weak job data, flat living standards and uncertain productivity are no reason to cheer In October 1991, the then chancellor Norman Lamont said he thought he saw some “green shoots” of recovery. He was ridiculed, as Britain was in the midst of a deep recession that it would not clamber out of until the following summer. Insouciant in the face of the scorn heaped upon him, Mr Lamont defended himself robustly, even long after the event – not least by writing letters to this newspaper. Despite this valiant defence, “green shootism” became notorious because it suggested a ruling class that was congratulating itself well before ordinary people felt a recovery. This has not stopped politicians since 2010 from claiming that Britain was bouncing back from the series of shocks it has experienced. After austerity had produced economic stagnation, George Osborne, the Tory chancellor in 2013, seized on a few quarters of growth to claim Britain was “turning a corner”. Just months before the 2024 general election, Rishi Sunak, the Conservative prime minister, said that the country was starting to see the “green shoots” of recovery. Voters resoundingly rejected that claim when Labour was elected in a landslide. Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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