Lisa Turton Head of Premium Sales, First Direct Arena and Lisa Darwin CEO, FB Fashion Ball Fashion and Lifestyle FB Fashion Ball heads to First Direct Arena Spring 2025 Encapsulating on the amazing success of this year’s event in Yorkshire, FB FASHION BALL is moving to First Direct Arena; to host the Arena’s first ever Fashion Show on 24th April 2025. The glitzy black-tie Gala Awards Dinner will feature a bigger fashion show and live entertainment to By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Leeds Grand Theatre to close from June-September for planned maintenance Leeds Grand Theatre will close for essential planned maintenance work from Mon 10 June - Thu 5 September 2024. The extended dark period (when a theatre closes for maintenance) has been diarised for some time and will focus on three major improvement schemes (with other work also taking place): Future-proofing By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle New for this year's Great Yorkshire Show A craft beer bar, a Battle of the Butchers, Theakston’s Great Yorkshire Inn and Main Ring performances from Forever Tenors and the Paul Hannam Quad Bike Stunt Show are all new for the 165th Great Yorkshire Show. This will also be the first time the Show hosts the World By The Editor • 4 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle All square this summer as new events programme announced New look City Square is set to host an exciting outdoor events programme this summer, it was announced today. The square, which has been transformed by one of the city’s most ambitious ever transport projects, will be the setting for a brand new Thor’s Tipi bar, monthly artisan By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Actually, I can Opening in July, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents a new body of original work by York-based painter Carol Douglas, in her largest exhibition to date. Actually I Can includes 51 new paintings of various sizes, all of which will be for sale. Prices range from £325 to £1,430 with By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Premier dancer Abigail Prudames retires from Northern Ballet Premier Dancer Abigail Prudames will retire from Northern Ballet this June, after being part of the Company since 2011. Abigail grew up in Knaresborough and joined Northern Ballet as an Apprentice after training with The Royal Ballet and Elmhurst Ballet School. Abigail has become renowned for her exceptional performances in By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Holmfirth Arts Festival returns for another exciting year Holmfirth Arts Festival makes a welcome return for 2024, with an action-packed programme running across the Holme Valley, from June to September. This year's Festival theme of FLOW takes inspiration from the importance of the River Holme in Holmfirth and the Holme Valley. Using FLOW and their location By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Beastly Ballet comes to Leeds next month Northern Ballet's sparkling adaptation of Beauty & the Beast hits the stage this June. Leeds Grand Theatre 4-9 June 2024 Northern Ballet’s Beauty & the Beast arrives at Leeds Grand Theatre offering the perfect fairy tale escapism to kick off the summer season. Yorkshire Businesswoman have secured By The Editor • 1 min read
Business HMRC customer service levels need urgent improvement, say small firms Responding to the National Audit Office (NAO)’s report on HMRC’s customer service levels, Tina McKenzie, Policy Chair, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), said: “The finding by the NAO that nearly half of all calls to HMRC go unanswered says a lot. Tax compliance is a huge headache for By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Yorkshire digital marketing agency sponsors Climb24 Festival in Leeds West Yorkshire digital marketing agency Bobble Digital is sponsoring this year’s Climb24 Festival in Leeds. The agency will be the digital marketing sponsor for the second annual Climb Festival, working alongside Climb CEO Gordon Bateman to drive awareness of the event. Climb24 is the UK’s only festival dedicated By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Bondville Model Village reopens its doors Husband and wife, Rachel and Mark Hill, have spent the last four months renovating the much-loved model village, alongside their family, friends and members of their team. This week the duo officially re-opened their doors to the public and re-introduced the beloved landmark in Sewerby, Bridlington, to this new chapter. By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle op industry names announced for cheese and dairy section Top names in the cheese world will head up a packed stage programme over at the Cheese & Dairy section of the Great Yorkshire Show. The Show has lined up a cast of stellar cheese experts to help bring the subject to life, covering everything from what it takes to By The Editor • 4 min read
