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Aug 27, 2025Business

Jaywing and Yorkshire Tea stir up success with ‘Four Minute Wonders’

Yorkshire Tea and Jaywing have launched Four Minute Wonders; a smart, feel-good content series featuring four-minute interviews with much-loved celebrities to celebrate the perfect brewing time for a cup of tea. Rooted in the iconic line on every box: “It takes four minutes to make the perfect cup of tea”, the idea was simple; fill that time with something worth watching. No tired interview tropes or overly polished formats. Just proper conversations with famous faces, like Tinie Tempah, Ellie

Aug 26, 2025Business

Vivly Living launches First Homes discount scheme

Vivly Living, the Yorkshire-based residential developer and builder, has launched a pioneering discount scheme at its award-winning Shepley site near Huddersfield. The First Homes scheme enables buyers to purchase a selected Vivly home at a discount of 30 per cent of its market value at Knowle Grange in Shepley. Paul Brown, manager director explained: “The First Homes scheme is an imaginative and effective way of getting first-time buyers, especially young couples, on to the housing ladder.

Aug 18, 2025Business

EY strengthens Yorkshire business with new partner appointments

EY has appointed two new Partners in its Leeds office, as the firm continues to invest in top talent to meet client demand and support the growth of the business. Sophie Davies has been promoted to partner in EY’s Tax team after 13 years with the firm. Sophie has worked with a diverse variety of clients across the region and globally, and her EY career has also included a secondment in India. Sophie will continue to specialise in tax accounting following her promotion to Partner. Emma Harris

Aug 11, 2025Business

Hawnby stores reopen after massive makeover

The historic Hawnby Stores and Tea Room near Helmsley, founded in 1762, is now open again after a comprehensive refurbishment. Oli Nicholls and Sally Pearson, who lease the building from the Hawnby Estate but own the business, have transformed the quaint building into a thriving village shop, café and community hub. The village shop was a former sub post office and has operated continually since the 18th century. Oli and Sally, who have moved to Hawnby from the French Alps where they worke

Aug 11, 2025Business

Primark & Sophie Morgan unveil new seated mannequin

Sophie Morgan, TV Presenter, Influencer and Disability Advocate, alongside Primark, unveil a new mannequin designed to represent wheelchair users. This project is 12 months in the making but has been a longer-standing dream for Sophie since she first designed a wheelchair for mannequins in 2009, the MannequalTM. Sophie approached Primark with the partnership, and this month the seated mannequin will appear in 20 Primark stores across nine markets, including Oxford Street, Birmingham, Mancheste

Aug 4, 2025Business

West Yorkshire homebuilder calls for safe play during summer

Now the summer holidays are here, Barratt and David Wilson Homes is encouraging families to utilise local parks, playgrounds, and leisure centres for fun and engaging activities that ensure children’s safety. In the ‘Children’s People and Nature Survey’ run by Natural England, it was identified that 91% of children and young people surveyed agreed with the statement: ‘being in nature makes me very happy’, showing the strong desire from young people to explore outdoor spaces. To help parents

Jul 31, 2025Business

Planning granted for development in Altofts

Wakefield-based housebuilder Avant Homes West Yorkshire has acquired a six-acre site in Altofts and been granted planning permission for an 83-home, £20.4m residential development. Called Altofts Acres and located off Wharfedale Drive near Normanton, the development will comprise a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom homes. It will feature 13 of Avant Homes’ practically designed, energy efficient house types. Work is expected to start on site this month, with the first residents antic

Jul 28, 2025Business

Trio of new recruits to drive up occupancy at Department as workspace expands

Popular hybrid workspace, Department, has introduced a trio of new recruits to help cement its position as the number one flexible working location in Leeds. Following last month’s launch of a new 3,860 sq ft floor at the four-storey waterside location, Clare Moorhouse (pictgured) has joined Department as head of marketing, responsible for its Leeds, Manchester and London locations. Clare has over 20 years’ experience in digital marketing, running Moorhouse Digital for the past 10 years. Pri

Jul 24, 2025Business

Seven historic properties to be auctioned with combined guide price of £500,000

A collection of three small stone cottages neighbouring the former parsonage in Haworth that was home to the Brontё family is to be auctioned this month. The cottages, one of which has been divided to create an additional studio apartment, will go under the hammer with a guide price of £350,000 for all four properties. The one and two-bedroom houses, with characteristic mullion windows and stone-tiled roofs, are on Church Street in the celebrated Pennine village and date back to the 19th centu

Jul 24, 2025Business

Youbee Media marketing partner of Yorkshire’s Pride in Diversity Awards

Marketing agency, Youbee Media, has been announced as the official marketing partner for Yorkshire’s Pride in Diversity Awards for the second year. This follows the agency successfully supporting the launch of the inspirational, first-of-its-kind awards event in Yorkshire, which took place at Leeds First Direct Arena on 3 July 2025. The event, which brought together an expert panel of judges including public figures, TV and media personalities, as well as diversity and inclusion leaders, shine

Jul 24, 2025Business

WorkWell drives growth with a senior appointment

Office group WorkWell has appointed Laura Edwards to the new role of senior renewals manager to support its ambitious growth plans. Laura brings a wealth of experience to the role, having worked across customer success and operations functions in the recruitment and technology sectors. In her new position, she is responsible for managing the end-to-end renewal process for a portfolio of customers. Her remit includes driving contract retention, working cross-functionally with teams across sales

Jul 23, 2025Business

Aubergine is the ‘natural’ PR choice for The NatureMade Food & Drink Awards

Leeds PR and content agency Aubergine has been appointed to generate awareness of the first ever awards championing foods which steer clear of ultra processing (UPF). Founded by industry veteran Pip Martin, The NatureMade Food & Drink Awards recognise outstanding flavour, sustainable practices, responsible nutrition - and completely natural ingredients. With a career spanning 5-star hotels in the US and senior roles at Harrods Food Hall, Pip launched food & drink events company Tasting Quart

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