Lifestyle Ask the expert Our resident expert hairdresser Andrew Barton has been indundated with your "lockdown hair care" questions and has taken a break from his busy schedule to answer some of them today. Q1. From Annabelle: I’m a professional woman and spend lots of time on Zoom calls lately and By The Editor • 3 min read
Yorkshire-Kitchen Huddersfield Virtual Food and Drink Festival 2020 It is not possible to stage the usual 'Live' Huddersfield Food and Drink Festival this year but the team are excited to bring you the 'Virtual' version! Working with Kirklees Council, to help with the reopening and recovery of the district as we emerge from lockdown, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Unify PR & Marketing lend strategic support to local charity, Kirkwood West Yorkshire-based marketing and PR agency, Unify, has recently been appointed by Kirkwood to provide marketing support services as the charity navigates the Coronavirus pandemic. Drawing upon its PR and marketing expertise, Unify is responsible for amplifying Kirkwood’s services during this turbulent time. From PR and social media implementation By The Editor • 1 min read
Yorkshire-Kitchen Retailer donates thousands of items to help people in crisis Online food and drink retailer Approved Food has made a further raft of charity donations – co-ordinated by the company’s new charity volunteer Neil Waine. As street kitchens begin to reopen under the easing of lockdown, Neil and Approved Food MD Andy Needham have ensured there is plenty food and By The Editor • 2 min read
Yorkshire-Kitchen You are what you eat When our resident Chef Tim Bilton told us he was writing a story about how to "Pick a Proper Bird" our ears instantly pricked up! Okay who had chicken this week? Most of us will have tucked into chicken in some form or another, as it seems, as By The Editor • 6 min read
Yorkshire-Kitchen Benefits of oil blends and infusions gaining momentum Kerfoot Group, a leading supplier of natural and organic plant-based oils for the food manufacturing sector, has commented on the recent shift it is seeing towards the use of oil blends and infusions. Across the industry, Kerfoot has seen strong growth in demand for blends – oils comprising two or more By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Bradford based Astonish trigger £100k donation to NHS Astonish, the family-owned manufacturer of cleaning products based in Bradford, has set its sights on donating £100,000 to NHS Charities Together following the launch of lock-down inspired, limited edition Astonish Antibacterial Cleanser spray. The new bottle, which was designed by an Astonish fan from Liverpool, features a rainbow alongside By The Editor • 2 min read
What's on MEPC hosts virtual beekeeping lesson Wellington Place is encouraging the community to come together and learn all about honeybees Developer and Asset Manager, MEPC, is hosting a virtual beekeeping lesson to help the local community get their nature fix whilst spending more time at home. The Wellington Place business quarter in Leeds city centre is By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing Editor discovers The Governor Whilst watching an episode of Julia Bradbury's Best Walks recently when she headed to Corfu, as a fan of Olive Oil I was interested in her visit to an olive grove where the family run business produce some of the finest olive oil in the world, The Governor. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Wetherby team expands as new Richard Grafton Interiors showroom opens Experienced installations manager Ian Dickinson is the latest new recruit to join Richard Grafton Interiors in Wetherby that is celebrating the opening of its new £500,000 showroom in the market town as restrictions on non-essential stores are eased. Following delays due to the coronavirus lockdown, the new showroom has By The Editor • 2 min read
Lifestyle Award winning wildlife park reopens A whole host of new animals met the public for the first time yesterday as the newly adapted award-winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park reopened. YWP, which has introduced a wide variety of safety precautions to keep visitors safe, welcomed over thirty new arrivals during lockdown. A baby boom included fifteen joeys, By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Mixed messages for businesses on returning to work safely Survey finds an almost equal split on employers’ perceptions of government guidelines Business leaders are divided when it comes to the guidelines sent out by the government on returning to work safely. Despite confusion over government guidelines, the majority of businesses feel confident in reopening their business to employees. As By The Editor • 3 min read
