Business Solberge Hall has been sold to luxury wedding company Wharfedale Grange Solberge Hall in Northallerton has been acquired by wedding and events company Wharfedale Grange for an undisclosed sum. The 24-bedroom Georgian country house hotel is set in 9 acres of woodland situated near the North Yorkshire Moors and Yorkshire Dales. It has been owned by Classic Lodges hotel group since By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Garden centre hosts wreath-making workshops as part of its seasonal festivities The new events take place in the Mezzanine Restaurant at Tong Garden Centre on two dates in December and include everything needed to create a 16-inch Christmas wreath, plus refreshments. The events have been organised by senior marketing assistant, Harriet Hardiment who said: "Hosted in the beautiful surroundings of By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Harvey Nichols Leeds unveil new winter terrace, patisserie, and festive menu It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Harvey Nichols, who are embracing the season in a typically fashion-forward style. The iconic Leeds store is famous for its wonderfully festive window displays, impressive in-store activations, and sparkling events - and 2023 is no exception. Not only is the By The Editor • 3 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Magical Christmas market comes to castle grounds A Christmas market featuring dozens of speciality artisan producers and makers will be hosted in the fairy-tale setting of the Castle Courtyard of historic Ripley Castle. Real Markets, whose mission is to support local, specialist, and independent producers and makers, is hosting a special festive market in the enchanting grounds By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle The Nutcracker brings its festive cheer back to Leeds Northern Ballet returns to Leeds Grand Theatre next month to kick off the festive season early with performances of The Nutcracker from 29 November - 10 December. The show promises to take audiences on an unforgettable adventure, where toys come to life and the spirit of the season fills the By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Tickets on sale next month for the Great Yorkshire Show 2024 Tickets for next year’s Great Yorkshire Show are on sale from Wednesday November 1st, organisers have announced. Tickets for the 165th Show, on Tuesday July 9 to Friday July 12, 2024, will be sold in advance only, with visitor numbers capped at 35,000 a day. Membership of the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Bridge Law Solicitors launches in-house Notary Public practice Bridge Law Solicitors has introduced a new Notary Public service which will be available at both the firm's head office in Marple Bridge and their offices in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. The new Notary service will be operated by Bridge Law’s founder and director, Claire Stewart. Claire completed By The Editor • 1 min read
Entrepreneurs Personalised gift business successfully pivots to corporate market A Leeds-based manufacturer and retailer of personalised gifts has pivoted, to beat the economic crisis, by focusing on the corporate branded merchandise market. Perfect Branded Gifts has successfully changed its focus to the corporate market to counter a slowdown in demand from personal customers. Yorkshire business owner Kathryn Wright says By The Editor • 3 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Menu revealed for new luxury Oriental restaurant in Leeds FOR With the doors to Leeds’ latest restaurant, Blue Pavilion, now open, the fine dining restaurant has revealed its luxury menu. Blue Pavilion is situated off Merrion Street, Woodhouse Lane and Albion Street and is a new £3m complex which fuses food and entertainment with its very own karaoke venue, K-CUBE. By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing A Winter awakening from Harrogate Organics In its third year and second premises, Harrogate Organics Company’s’ is keen to show the local community exactly what they can do to help solve life’s health problems and to illustrate that there is an alternative to the prescription. In just a few weeks their Market Place store, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Conference Leeds appoints experienced conference officer to bolster city promotion Conference Leeds has welcomed a new addition to the team as Cindy Williams, who has international experience in events and conferencing joins as conference officer. Cindy joined Conference Leeds in September 2023 after 11 years in the events industry, including roles in event organisation and promotion at Village Hotels, Doubletree By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Manufacturing champion Mandy Ridyard appointed chief business advisor to Mayor A leading aerospace manufacturing expert has been appointed to the newly created role of Business Advisor to the West Yorkshire Mayor, it can be announced. Mandy Ridyard, of Bradford-based firm Produmax, will chair a new board of local council and private sector leaders, tasked with driving forward Mayor Tracy Brabin’ By The Editor • 3 min read
