Countdown on to the Great Yorkshire Show 2025

State-of-the-art tractors, an Aberdeen Angus bull and some famous faces joined forces to launch the countdown to this year’s Great Yorkshire Show. This year will see the Show host five national breed shows, with Aberdeen Angus, Longhorn and Charolais cattle and Zwartbles and Kerry Hills in the sheep section. To mark the Presidency of Geoff Brown MBE, chairman of Ripon Farm Services, two of the latest John Deere tractors took up prime position in the Main Ring which will also be on display at

Fashion retailer Vanilla to open at White Rose

Women’s fashion brand Vanilla has been announced as the latest addition to White Rose Shopping Centre, with its new store set to open this May. Offering both its Pink Vanilla and Blue Vanilla collections with a wide range of options for shoppers of all ages, including clothing, footwear, and accessories, the new store will take part of the former ground floor M&S unit, opposite Primark. The 5,002 sq ft store is recruiting now for 12 to 15 new retail positions. Ashleigh Kellett, deputy cent

Victoria Leeds announces return of fashion week

Yorkshire’s premier retail and dining destination, Victoria Leeds, has announced its hugely popular Fashion Week is returning this June. Following the phenomenal success of its debut last year, this year’s Victoria Leeds Fashion Week (VLFW) is set to be bigger and bolder, offering a dazzling celebration of fashion from Victoria Leeds’ collection of luxury labels and premium high-street favourites. From 31st May until 8th June, fashion lovers can look forward to a week-long programme of curat

Textile festival returns to Farsley's Sunny Bank Mills

Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley is once again opening the doors of its iconic 1912 Mill for the third annual Threads Textile Festival over the weekend of Saturday 17th – Sunday 18th May, 2025. Threads Textile Festival will feature a Market with over 50 independent businesses and textile makers on each of the two days, selling everything from quality fabric and haberdashery supplies, wool and yarn, textile kits, clothing, homewares and more. Meet and talk to makers, artists and suppliers from all o

Leeds Lit Fest 2025 programme announced

Gemma Styles (pictured), Andrew McMillan, Maria Ferguson, White Rabbit Books with Adelle Stripe, Lee Brackstone and David Keenan, Leeds International African Arts Festival Esther’s Revenge, John Robb, Simon Price and Boff Whalley are just some of the standout authors, writers, poets and performances taking place at this year’s Leeds Lit Fest. In its seventh year, the city’s award-winning festival of words and thought will take place across a diverse range of the city’s venues and aims to bring

Leeds Children’s Hospital joins ATICUS Network to support children with blood cancer.

A world first, pioneering new paediatric clinical trials network dedicated to supporting children with blood cancer is set to launch in Leeds, marking a significant step forward in the work of national blood cancer charity Cure Leukaemia. Cure Leukaemia is inviting businesses and individuals across Yorkshire to join them on Wednesday 14 May to learn more about The ATICUS (Accelerating Paediatric Trials Into Children’s UK Services) Network at DLA Piper’s offices in City Square House, Leeds. T

Asda announces Leeds for the first stand-alone George concept store

Grocery retailer Asda has revealed it is trialling a new George stand-alone concept store that, if successful, will replace its Asda Living brand portfolio across the UK. The pilot project is taking place in Asda’s home city of Leeds at the Asda Living store located at Crown Point Retail Park. The store will be completely transformed with a new layout to showcase the best of George clothing and homeware, plus toys, essential baby items and café area. Shoppers can look forward to a bigger a

Yorkshire Wolds brewery MD invited onto the panel at a sustainable farming event

The MD at Wold Newton based Wold Top Brewery has been invited to contribute to a panel session at a sustainable farming event this month. Kate Balchin will join the Food Production panel at the Farmers Weekly Transition Live event at the University of Leeds Farm on 8th May. The event aims to help farmers secure sustainable futures for their farms and brings together farmers, policymakers and key industry experts for a day of knowledge-exchange, collaboration and networking. It is a mixture o

Tea party supporting Family Burns Club

New Korean beauty and street food experience opens at Trinity Leeds

Trinity Leeds has welcomed two new Korean brands - from skincare sensations to street food favourites – bringing fresh energy to the centre. With Korean and Japanese skincare continuing to lead the beauty scene, Saku Superstore has launched a new pop-up at Trinity Leeds. Located near Pandora, the kiosk will be available until Wednesday 18th June, offering the best K-beauty brands across Asia – featuring everything from cleansers and moisturisers to toners and serums. Expert beauty consultants

Plan ahead message for Leeds United promotion parade

Preparations are continuing for Leeds United’s Bank Holiday promotion parade and the opportunity it will give fans and players to jointly celebrate the club’s return to the Premier League. Large crowds are expected to turn out on Monday (May 5) to salute Daniel Farke and his team as they make their way through the city centre on an open-top bus. Leeds City Council – which is organising the event in conjunction with the club, with support from various multi-agency partners – has been working

Trinity’s LUFC promotion party display can be seen for ‘smiles’ around

To celebrate Leeds United’s promotion – and to see them crowned Champions, Trinity Leeds has emblazoned a 306-square-metre LUFC ‘smiley’ club badge on the shopping centre’s glass dome roof. As seen on this season’s cult yellow away kit, the huge display of support measuring 17.5m x 17.5m is the city’s biggest – it took a four-person installation team two days to install and was unveiled today (Friday 2 May) ahead of Monday’s city centre parade. The shopping centre has also unveiled a ‘wall o