Fashion and Lifestyle Paul Weller live at The Piece Hall British music icon Paul Weller has been added to this summer’s stellar line-up for Live at The Piece Hall. The legendary singer-songwriter heads to Halifax on Sunday July 3 for an unmissable headline show at The Piece Hall’s historic and stunning open-air courtyard. Tickets go on general sale By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Cooling and heating firm appoints new operations director Bradford-based commercial refrigeration and air conditioning specialist, Pinder Cooling and Heating has announced the appointment of a new operations director. Gillian Kirtland, a manager of teams, HR and operations, joins the firm as it looks to digitalise its operations and streamline its internal processes. Her senior appointment is a result By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Ellers Farm Distillery continues sustainability commitment with pending B Corp® status Ellers Farm Distillery, in North Yorkshire, has announced an exciting update to the distillery’s ambitious vision of balancing people, planet, and profit in business to drive sustainability within the drinks industry with Pending B Corp® status. The Pending B Corp® status means Ellers Farm Distillery, set to open its By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Save the dates for virtual and in-venue Gliterary Lunches 2022 Gliterary lunches are back and for 2022 some events are moving off line and back in person. The list of guest authors will be available shortly but we wanted to give our readers the opportunity to save the dates and plan whether you will be joining online or in person. By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Huddersfield Literature Festival announces its 2022 programme The award-winning Huddersfield Literature Festival returns this spring with a blended programme of online and venue-based events. The Festival will run from 24 March – 3 April 2022, with a theme of ‘One World’, focusing on our shared responsibility for the wellbeing of our planet and its people. Established in 2006, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business A sweet future for North Yorkshire marketing firm Northallerton-based marketing agency, Peachy Digital celebrated its second birthday last week with an open-house party, with food and drink sourced from its foodie clients and freshly made peach bellinis to tempt party-goers. Unable to mark the occasion of its first birthday due to lockdown restrictions, the company welcomed clients, suppliers By The Editor • 2 min read
Travel and Environment Bradford chosen for UK’s first green street sustainable high street pilot scheme Bradford city centre has been chosen as the location for the UK’s first Green Street action research pilot that aims to help small and independent businesses go green. Led by successful Bradford retailer and businesswoman Victoria Robertshaw, with initial funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy By The Editor • 3 min read
What's on Inaugral sporting heritage awards hosted by paralympian champion Hannah Cockroft MBE The public is being asked to nominate the organisations and individuals who have championed the role and value of the nations’ sporting heritage in the augural Sporting Heritage Awards now launched. The awards are the first to specifically acknowledge the impact and wide-reaching role of sporting heritage in communities, education, By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Travel shows combine for Harrogate double header Yorkshire is gearing up to host two of the UK’s leading travel shows as post-pandemic confidence returns among travel operators and holidaymakers. The Wildlife & Safari Show is heading for Harrogate Convention Centre in October, the third time organisers, Converge Exhibitions have staged the show in the spa town. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Free tool launched to help business owners be more balanced A Yorkshire business coach has developed a free tool to help business owners review how balanced they are in their business and life in her mission to help encourage a kinder, more balanced way of doing business. Ros Jones, an NLP qualified business leadership and wellbeing coach and former corporate By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Fashion retailer asks for stories of Inspirational Women Leeds based independent fashion retailer, The Style Attic, are asking people from all across the country to nominate a woman that they’re proud of as part of their #proudofyouproject which has launched on social media. The brand, which was founded by Leigh Unwin, are aiming to shine a light By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle River Island and Fridays to join Barnsley's retail and leisure scene Two more big high-street names, River Island and Fridays, have signed to be part of The Glass Works and are set to open in Spring, providing another major boost to Barnsley town centre’s flourishing retail and leisure offer. Fashion chain River Island has announced it will open a large By The Editor • 2 min read
