Healthy Bread It has been proven that the process of baking improves moods and the feeling of satisfaction gained when seeing the end product naturally enhances happiness. As we head into October, a month when the hours of daylight shorten and temperatures start to dwindle this recipe for homemade healthy bread will By The Editor • 2 min read
Lifestyle Welcome to Yorkshire website hits high as TV Dales drama tempts tourists Viewers of the new Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small have been flocking to Welcome to Yorkshire’s website yorkshire.com. Since its premiere on Tuesday 1st September, the hit TV adaptation has been a ratings winner. Based on the best-selling Dales tales from the much-loved Yorkshire vet By The Editor • 2 min read
Lifestyle Ferry safe: taking to water seen as safer than travelling by plane, train or coach Research from industry body Discover Ferries, reveals that more Brits would feel safe from Coronavirus infection travelling by ferry than by aeroplane, train or coach*. The news has been welcomed by ferry bosses and comes after campaigns to promote the benefits of travelling by water. However, results show there is By The Editor • 2 min read
Yorkshire-Kitchen Yorkshire distillery wins two star great taste award for Damson Gin Yorkshire drinks producer Raisthorpe Distillery is celebrating after winning two coveted Gold Stars for its Damson Gin at this year’s hotly-contested Great Taste Awards 2020, the largest and most trusted independent accreditation scheme for fine food and drink. Receiving a 2-star Great Taste Award means judges considered a product By The Editor • 2 min read
EditorsBlog Enjoyable home working It has taken many weeks and lots of upheaval but finally my new home office is finished. We have an office in Wakefield and another in Leeds but I found even before the pandemic, I was using them less and less finding I could achieve much more at home with By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds Law Society appoint new joint vice president Leeds Law Society has selected a commercial litigation solicitor at Yorkshire law firm Gordons as one of its two new joint vice presidents. Catherine Woodward, a former treasurer and secretary of the society, will serve in the role alongside the Society’s other joint vice president, Matthew Jones, who is By The Editor • 1 min read
What's on TALKING HEADS monologues to be performed in a double bill SHEFFIELD THEATRES 9 – 11 NOVEMBER LEEDS PLAYHOUSE 12 – 14 NOVEMBER Imelda Staunton in A Lady of Letters directed by Jonathan Kent Maxine Peake in Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet directed by Sarah Frankcom Following the television broadcast in June this year, and an upcoming run at the Bridge Theatre, two By The Editor • 2 min read
Lifestyle Culture, arts and heritage can help recovery from Covid-19 A report into the value of culture, arts and heritage in South Yorkshire has concluded the sector has an important role to play in the recovery from Covid-19. ‘Unlocking the potential of culture, arts and heritage in South Yorkshire’ concludes that the sector can respond quickly, bring communities together, support By The Editor • 3 min read
Business New strategy director for technology and learning specialist Leeds technology and learning specialist, Cognito, has appointed Kirsty Foster-Jennings as strategy director. Cognito is a market disrupting product that is making major inroads into the workplace learning and people development space. Kirsty brings a wealth of experience, with previous roles at a leading learning provider as well as time By The Editor • 1 min read
Lifestyle Santa has been spotted around LEEDS today... ...but he’s not his usual busy self. He’s sleeping! With 99 sleeps until Christmas and not an elf in sight, residents across the city were surprised to see Santa resting by the city’s landmarks wearing a sign saying ‘Wake me up on September 24th’. Santa’s early By The Editor • 1 min read
Business T-minus 3 days T-minus 3 days, the She Has No Limits Conference is nearly here With only a couple of days to go, the She Has No Limits conference is rearing to go. This woman-centric conference is aimed at empowering women by giving them career support and advice. Lockdown has presented many challenges, By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing The six month challenge Beth Brown, Girl on Pause I went for a walk with my mum today in one of my favourite places. It’s a little lake just outside of York surrounded by pine trees and muddy puddles; the only sound for miles is the occasional flutter of the resident swan’s By The Editor • 3 min read
