Entrepreneurs Textile manufacturing leader appointed Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire Managing director of AW Hainsworth, Amanda McLaren, has been recruited to the position of Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire by the Monarch’s Lord-Lieutenant, Ed Anderson CBE. Amanda will support Ed Anderson CBE, the Monarch's personal representative in West Yorkshire, in representing the Crown, developing closer links among By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Full celebrity and professional dancer line-up announced for Strictly Live tour 2025 Following the captivating Saturday night Strictly final on BBC One, the full line-up of celebrities and professional dancers for this year’s highly anticipated Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour are announced. The 30 sparkle-filled shows, which kick off in January 2025, feature seven FAB-U-LOUS couples: Jamie Borthwick and Michelle By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Northern Ballet's new children's ballet premiers in Leeds in February Northern Ballet's new children's ballet Hansel & Gretel premieres next month at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre in Leeds from 15 - 22 February, before embarking on an extensive UK tour from 1 March - 7 June. The show will visit Hull, Middlesbrough, Goole, Doncaster, By The Editor • 3 min read
Business PR dreams are made of cheese Northern food and drink PR specialist, North PR has been appointed as Emmi UK’s retained PR agency to support its portfolio of premium cheese brands. Emmi is Switzerland’s largest milk processor and one of Europe’s leading premium dairies which owns the Kaltbach, Onken and Emmi Caffè brands. By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Premiere in Bradford for BBC crime thriller Virdee Fans of author AA Dhand’s novels are in with a chance to attend the Bradford premiere of the eagerly anticipated new BBC crime thriller Virdee. Set and filmed in Bradford, Virdee tells the story of Detective Harry Virdee (Staz Nair), a dedicated cop estranged from his Sikh family after By The Editor • 3 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Dean Clough to host monthly artisan market A new and exciting Artisan Market is coming to Halifax with a monthly event hosted at the iconic Dean Clough destination. Dean Clough has partnered with the highly accomplished RSH Artisan Markets which already operates successful markets in Skipton, Haworth, Settle and Bingley. Its high quality, handmade artisan goods concept By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing HelloHope partners with Miss Yorkshire to run Mindful Malta retreat Harrogate’s Chloe McEwen, the reigning ‘Miss Yorkshire’ has partnered with HelloHope, a mental health organisation to host a mindful retreat. The 7-day ‘Hello Mindful Malta’ retreat will take place from the 2nd-9th May in a luxury 5-star villa in Malta run by Chloe McEwen and HelloHope’s founder and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds Kirkgate Market sets stall out for another big year Leeds Kirkgate Market is celebrating a bumper 2024 and looking ahead to an even better 2025 as it continues to feel the transformative effects of a multi-million pound investment programme. Increased footfall, new business arrivals and the success of a packed events schedule all made last year one to remember By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle West Yorkshire plans to grow multi-billion pound tourist economy An ambitious new plan to grow West Yorkshire’s multibillion-pound visitor economy was unveiled by tourism bosses in Leeds. It follows West Yorkshire achieving ‘Local Visitor Economy Partnership’ status from VisitEngland, which is a strategic partnership between the region’s five local authorities, chaired by Mayor Tracy Brabin. The new By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Winner of BBC’s The Apprentice launches first project with Lord Alan Sugar Rachel Woolford, the 2024 winner of the BBC’s ‘The Apprentice’, has revealed plans to launch her first joint initiative with Lord Sugar, in her home city of Leeds. The project will see Rachel expand her hugely successful fitness space, North Studio, to offer a dedicated Reformer Pilates studio - By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Newborn babies tested for over 200 genetic conditions Hundreds of babies have begun to be tested for over 200 rare genetic conditions as part of a world-leading study that has now launched at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT). The pioneering study aims to identify conditions such as Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) in babies sooner, and could enable hundreds By The Editor • 4 min read
Entrepreneurs ‘Amazing’ Barnsley businesswoman listed in top 100 female entrepreneurs 2025 A Barnsley businesswoman who works with mini-inventions, test-tube potions and rainbow explosions, has been named as one of the UK’s top 100 female entrepreneurs. Leonie Briggs, founder and director of interactive science education business Amazelab, has been included in Small Business Britain’s annual list of top female role By The Editor • 3 min read
