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January 28, 2022|Fashion and Lifestyle

Huddersfield Literature Festival announces its 2022 programme

The award-winning Huddersfield Literature Festival returns this spring with a blended programme of online and venue-based events. The Festival will run from 24 March – 3 April 2022, with a theme of ‘One World’, focusing on our shared responsibility for the wellbeing of our planet and its people. Established in 2006, The Festival was launched to offer a diverse programme of author talks, workshops, discussion topics, performance poetry, multi-arts performances, wellbeing projects, events for you

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January 21, 2022|Fashion and Lifestyle

Travel shows combine for Harrogate double header

Yorkshire is gearing up to host two of the UK’s leading travel shows as post-pandemic confidence returns among travel operators and holidaymakers. The Wildlife & Safari Show is heading for Harrogate Convention Centre in October, the third time organisers, Converge Exhibitions have staged the show in the spa town. At the same time, the venue will host the Grown-Up Travel Show for the first time, providing holidaymakers with a second showcase of once-in-a-lifetime travel experiences. Both shows

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January 20, 2022|Fashion and Lifestyle

Fashion retailer asks for stories of Inspirational Women

Leeds based independent fashion retailer, The Style Attic, are asking people from all across the country to nominate a woman that they’re proud of as part of their #proudofyouproject which has launched on social media. The brand, which was founded by Leigh Unwin, are aiming to shine a light on incredible women who have faced adversity over the last few years and deserve some time for themselves. Leigh Unwin said, “We all have women in our lives that we admire and look up to, but often life gets

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January 13, 2022|Fashion and Lifestyle

River Island and Fridays to join Barnsley's retail and leisure scene

Two more big high-street names, River Island and Fridays, have signed to be part of The Glass Works and are set to open in Spring, providing another major boost to Barnsley town centre’s flourishing retail and leisure offer. Fashion chain River Island has announced it will open a large store in The Glass Works early this Spring. Frances Baker, Property Director of River Island commented: “We are delighted to be bringing a new River Island store in Barnsley, our first in the town centre. The tr

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December 20, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Scarborough gift card goes digital

This Christmas is the perfect time to support the high street and shop local with the popular Scarborough Gift Card, and it is now available digitally. With over 100 different businesses signed up, from food and drink to leisure experiences, the digital gift card will make it even easier for you to shop local and provides the perfect gift for loved ones this Christmas. Following the successful launch in November 2020, the scheme has seen over £61,581 worth of gift cards sold, providing a major

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December 17, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

#BeMoreMandy

Beautiful collection of photographs from our friends at Roth Read of the much missed Yorkshire Businesswoman team member Mandy Taylor.

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December 16, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Wakefield College pays tribute to wartime nurse Mary Seacole

Wakefield College is paying homage to a little-known historical figure by renaming its Advanced Skills and Innovation Centre building. The newly named Mary Seacole Building, based at the College’s City Campus and home to the University Centre at Wakefield College (UCW), recently saw new external signage unveiled to mark the new name. As part of the College’s Black History Month celebrations in October, the Student Union ran a competition asking students to come up with a list of famous black pe

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December 14, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Building sustainable health through arts

Members across communities in Leeds were given the opportunity to take part in a diverse cultural experience of poetry and Indian classical dance throughout the past three months. Some of these communities include the elderly LGBTQ community along with Care home residents across different care settings in Leeds. The workshops that are part of a Leeds Inspired funded project have seen members of diverse communities participate in these sessions over the past few months. These workshops include e

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December 10, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Huddersfield Literature Festival reveals new branding and website

The award-winning Huddersfield Literature Festival has revealed its new branding, incorporating a fresh new logo, colours and a new more responsive website. The new branding, designed and developed by Huddersfield-based digital agency Splitpixel, showcases the Festival’s new identity and enhances its commitment to accessibility for all. The new website will make it easier for festival-goers to find information about events and book tickets. Established in 2006, the Festival, last carried out a

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December 10, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Festive shop pops up again for Christmas

The popular Christmas Tree Farm & Festive Shop at Home Farm, Methley, near Leeds, is now open – with expectations high for a bumper season. The glittering festive shop, which was launched in 2019, enjoyed a successful Christmas last year, despite strict anti-Covid measures being in place. The expansion of the Christmas offering at Methley shop is the idea of Jamie Savile, whose family have owned the Methley estate since the 15th century. Jamie explained: “We are pleased to announce that we are

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December 6, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Haworth’s late night shopping event hailed a success

Seasonal cheer has arrived in Haworth as the first of two late night shopping events kicked off in the heart of Brontë Country. Bradford’s historic high street welcomed a flurry of festive shoppers to its huge selection of independent gift shops, which stayed open until 8pm, with many reporting an uplift in trade. Owner of Wave of Nostalgia, a quirky store in Haworth selling books and unique gifts themed on strong women, Diane Park said: “Thursday’s late night shopping was a huge success for u

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November 24, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Win big this Christmas at Junction 32

Junction 32 in Castleford is offering guests the chance to win big this Christmas with a Santa sack full of prizes. The new festive competition will award winners with a host of vouchers and goodies from across the outlet to help make this Christmas extra special. The haul of prizes tots up to a £400 and includes £100 to spend in M&S Outlet, a £100 Nike gift card, £100 Radley London gift card as well as £50 of vouchers for both Costa Coffee and Clarks along with a selection of gifts for dogs f

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