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Dec 2, 2024Business

Sandsend Ceramics celebrates Christmas in new studio

Local ceramic artist Moya Suckling is preparing for a festive season like no other, celebrating Christmas in her newly relocated studio at the heart of Sandsend, near Whitby. The flourishing Sandsend Ceramics business, known for its handcrafted pottery inspired by the stunning local surroundings, has moved into the newly refurbished retail units at East Row. Situated within the brand-new Birstly Dale Yard development, Sandsend Ceramics is one of three retail units in the complex, two of whic

Dec 2, 2024Fashion and Lifestyle

North Home's new Leeds concept store now open

Homeware-lovers rejoice with the opening of the new designer four-storey concept store by North Home. The Nordic-inspired retailer has expanded with a new store in County Arcade in the Victoria Quarter. Bursting with designer collections in furniture, ceramics, kitchenware, lighting, skin care, and much more, the store promises to bring an entirely new shopping experience to the city. Customers can now browse a huge range of beautiful Scandinavian-style homeware with exclusive collections fr

Dec 2, 2024Entrepreneurs

Art teacher & entrepreneur heads up the big Christmas craft

Entrepreneurial art teacher and founder of Calm Creations Club, Steph Nelson, 27, from Morley, has launched ‘The Big Christmas Craft’, a heartwarming initiative that brings together over 500 children from local primary schools and community groups across West Yorkshire, to design and create Christmas cards for older people in local care homes, spreading festive cheer and helping to combat social isolation during the festive season. Recent statistics from Age UK, showed that 1.6 million older p

Dec 2, 2024Entrepreneurs

Award-winning cheesemonger a new arrival at Sunny Bank Mills

An inspirational French cheesemonger has opened at the award-winning Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley, near Leeds. Metz Cheesemonger is owned by Emmanuelle Metz who has more than a decade of experience of selling cheese in both Yorkshire and France. Emmanuelle’s shop is beautifully situated at the front of the mill site in Sandsgate, an historic Edwardian mill building. Originally from Paris, and now living in Kirkstall, Emmanuelle is thrilled with her new premises and described her move to Sunny

Nov 29, 2024Business

Conference Leeds appoints business development manager to boost city’s conferencing profile

Conference Leeds has welcomed a new addition to the team as Carine Mills joins as business development manager. As the official convention bureau for the city, Conference Leeds’ newest appointment will play an instrumental role in identifying and attracting national and international conferences to the city to strengthen the wider visitor economy. Formerly an experienced languages teacher for two decades, Carine pursued a career change following the pandemic and became a qualified practition

Nov 28, 2024Entrepreneurs

Yorkshire’s Amelia Peckham listed in prestigious Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 2024

This year’s Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 list has been announced and includes Amelia Peckham, Co-founder of Yorkshire business Cool Crutches & Walking Sticks. Recognised for their work as a disability changemaker, Amelia is being celebrated as one of the 100 most influential disabled individuals in the UK and a leader in her field. The awards are publicly nominated and judged by a panel of 25 disabled champions including international business leader Dr Shani Dhanda, chief executive of Para

Nov 28, 2024Fashion and Lifestyle

Christmas markets in full swing as city kickstarts festive season

Festive cheer is back in Leeds city centre as the Christmas Markets are officially back, after proving a huge hit last year. Running from November 22 the citywide event is bringing exciting attractions for all ages, including around 80 traditional stalls from international, national and local traders, together with an outdoor ice rink. The new expanded Christmas market was welcomed for the first time last year, attracting hundreds of thousands of people in search of festive spirit. This year

Nov 28, 2024Fashion and Lifestyle

Christmas market returns to Sunny Bank Mills

Sunny Bank Mills’ magical Christmas Market returns on Friday 29th November to Sunday 01 December 2024. The 3-day Christmas event will take place next weekend in the Mills’ iconic 1912 building in Farsley, Leeds. More than 100 local makers and artists from all over the UK will showcase their work during the three days of the Market. Friday and Saturday will see the same 61 makers selling their work and on Sunday it’s all change with another 61. There will be everything from hand crafted jewelle

Nov 26, 2024Health & Wellbeing

Former Harley Street doctor opens new skin clinic in Ilkley

Attention, beauty enthusiasts! Get ready to indulge in a new realm of self-care as The Ilkley Skin Clinic opens its doors this November. Founded by Dr Ellie Jolly, a highly skilled aesthetician with a wealth of experience, the state-of-the-art clinic is set to offer a wide range of advanced skin treatments and aesthetic procedures designed to enhance and elevate natural beauty. Dr. Ellie, who has spent years refining her skills at some of the most prestigious clinics on London’s renowned Har

Nov 26, 2024Fashion and Lifestyle

ABBA reunion ‘50th anniversary’ Christmas 2024 shows

2024 is the 50th Anniversary of ABBA winning the Eurovision Song Contest. The ABBA REUNION Tribute Show, direct from The Reunion Groups award winning West End director, producer, choreographer and original Frida from London’s West End. This year we are inviting ABBA fans, old and new to get together and celebrate the biggest Anniversary party in the world, The Golden Abbaversary tour! We will take you on a musical concert voyage, from Mamma Mia to Dancing Queen, all of the greatest hits pe

Nov 26, 2024Fashion and Lifestyle

Yorkshire gem crowned Remarkable Hotel of The Year

Earlier this month, the 1864-built luxury hotel The Highfield House - based in Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire – once again triumphed as the winner of the Remarkable Hotel of The Year category at this year’s Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards (REYTAs). The luxury hotel stands on the edge of the traditional market town of Driffield in the picturesque Yorkshire Wolds, close to the undiscovered East Yorkshire coast and is set in a beautiful country merchant house and grounds built in 18

Nov 25, 2024Business

New homes set to ease housing pressures

Construction work is set to start on a scheme that will ease housing pressures in Leeds by providing dozens of affordable council homes. Leeds City Council secured planning permission last month for the scheme, which will see a total of 82 high-quality and energy efficient homes being built on a former school site at Hough Top, in Swinnow, near Pudsey. And, with work to prepare the site for development now well under way, it is anticipated that the main phase of construction could begin as s

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