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March 26, 2025|Fashion and Lifestyle

Springtime storytelling Easter event comes to Bradford city centre

Bradford city centre will embrace the springtime spirit on Saturday, 19th April, with a spectacular on-street storytelling event taking place on Bank Street and in Waterstones. Families can enjoy free entertainment from beloved children’s characters, including Beatrix Potter favourites and Alice in Wonderland stars, who will bring classic stories to life through performances and interactive activities. The event will feature a range of themed activities, including: * Beatrix Potter Show (

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March 25, 2025|Entrepreneurs

Leeds Entrepreneur celebrated at International Women’s Day House of Lords Reception

Leila Zadeh, founder of premium lifestyle brand Dordana, was spotlighted at a special International Women’s Day event at the House of Lords on 7 March celebrating her success as a business founder. Leila, whose business launched with a collection of traditionally crafted glycerine soaps, was one of 100 female entrepreneurs from across the UK selected for Small Business Britain’s annual iAlso100 – a line up of 2025’s most inspirational female entrepreneurs. Leila was named as one of Entrep

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March 25, 2025|Fashion and Lifestyle

first direct arena to host Leeds Tattoo Expo 10th Anniversary.

We’re excited to announce the TENTH edition of the annual Leeds Tattoo Expo, to be held at First Direct Arena this June! Leeds Tattoo Expo is a gathering of over 200 tattooists and 70 traders, plus exciting entertainment throughout the weekend. The artists will be tattooing with options for both pre-booked appointments and walk ups available all weekend - check out our instagram to see who is attending so far, with new tattooists being announced every day! There will also be a piercer, tooth gem

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March 25, 2025|Business

New look Fodder reopens after stunning refurb

Fodder has today reopened after undergoing its biggest refurbishment since opening in 2009, now selling even more Yorkshire produce than ever. TV presenter Christine Talbot and Peter Wright from The Yorkshire Vet reopened Fodder – Great Yorkshire Food Hall, together with Fodder General Manager Vanessa Pitt and CEO of Yorkshire Agricultural Society Allister Nixon. The shop and café which have been closed since January, has undergone a huge refit and is now known as Fodder – Great Yorkshire Fo

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March 25, 2025|Fashion and Lifestyle

New romcom to showcase county’s filmmaking talent

Nowt But Speechless is an independent feature film which follows Geri, a Yorkshire hairdresser who accidentally becomes an entrepreneur. It’s due to shoot in October and has Grammy award-winning songwriter, producer and recording artist Eliot Kennedy on board to write the score. Kennedy has worked with the Spice Girls, Celine Dion, and Bryan Adams, as well as on films such as Bend it Like Beckham. The film will shoot exclusively in Yorkshire. Filming will include Scarborough and Wakefield, wit

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March 25, 2025|Entrepreneurs

5 Things i’ve learnt in 5 years of business by member Lucy Guest

This January marks five years since I decided to work for myself, and I can honestly say it’s been a whirlwind. There’s been a lot of learning (sometimes the hard way), plenty of challenges, and some amazing wins along the way. With my business thriving and exciting projects on the horizon, it feels like a good time to share a few things I’ve picked up over the past five years. Knowing When to Say Yes (and When to Say No) In the beginning, I said yes to pretty much everything. It was a great

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March 25, 2025|Fashion and Lifestyle

Super Spaniels return for Springtime Live 2025

The Super Spaniel Shows are back by popular demand at this year’s Springtime Live, hosted by internet sensation and TV star Chloé Fuller. Chloé’s Super Spaniel Shows tell the story of 24 hours in the life of an Assistance Dog and will be performed twice at the family friendly event, held at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate in less than two weeks’ time, on Saturday 5th April, organised by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society. Chloé and her incredible dogs have a massive social media

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March 25, 2025|Fashion and Lifestyle

Mumford & Sons sell out UK Arena tour and now add Leeds

Tickets For Leeds on presale From Wednesday 26th March at 10am. Mumford & Sons are pleased to announce two new arena dates to their forthcoming UK tour, after selling out the entire UK and Ireland run within two hours. The band, who conclude their intimate global club tour in New York this week, will now stop at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena and Leeds’ First Direct Arena in November. The sold-out arena run starts in Europe in November before now arriving in Newcastle and Leeds on 29th and 30th

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March 24, 2025|Business

Leeds businesses support women into work jobs fair

Leading UK employers and businesses gathered in Leeds to take part in a Women Into Work Jobs Fair, hosted by Smart Works Leeds, the charity that dresses and coaches unemployed women across Yorkshire for job and interview success. The ground-breaking event, held at Leeds Beckett Student Union, saw 26 employers including Mitie, Network Rail, Cygnet and Univar set out their stalls to advertise their vacancies and opportunities to local women who have been searching for work. More than 250 unemp

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March 24, 2025|Fashion and Lifestyle

Felicity Aylieff: Expressions in Blue

5 April – 14 September 2025 Yorkshire Sculpture Park - The Weston Gallery and Outdoors Expressions in Blue is a solo exhibition of monumental sculptural works in porcelain, painted in tones of rich cobalt blue oxide using expressive brushstrokes full of movement. These hand[1]thrown ceramic vessels and stacked monoliths stand up to an impressive five-metres high and have a powerful sculptural presence. Shown together in The Weston Gallery and outdoors, the organic energy of their surfaces a

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March 20, 2025|Health & Wellbeing

New Boots Opticians with innovative eye scan technology opens in Trinity Leeds

A new stand-alone Boots Opticians store has opened in Trinity Leeds offering optomap® as part of its Ultimate Eye Test, which could help to detect signs of serious health conditions including diabetes and hypertension. The store, which is located on the ground floor of Trinity Leeds, provides an inspiring and inviting shopping experience for customers who are looking for help with their eyecare needs or are in search of a new pair of frames. Previously located inside Boots in Trinity Leeds,

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March 20, 2025|Fashion and Lifestyle

One of fastest rising child stars, Tilly Kaye, stars in ITV’s gritty new drama

Thirteen-year-old actor Tilly Kaye takes on her most challenging role to date with a starring role in the major new ITV drama, Protection. Tilly, who is from Leeds, stars alongside Siobhan Finneran (Happy Valley), Katherine Kelly (The Long Shadow) and Barry Ward (Bad Sisters) in the gritty crime drama. Protection follows a witness protection officer who finds herself at the heart of a dangerous breach and vows to uncover the source of corruption within her unit. One of the fastest rising c

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