Fashion and Lifestyle Bradford Garden Centre wins award for Christmas displays for the sixth time Festive displays at a Bradford garden centre have been named the best in the North East of England by a horticultural trade association for the sixth time. Tong Garden Centre was judged on the range, merchandising, marketing, presentation and displays of Christmas lines including trees, decorations, tableware, candles, giftware and By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Leeds is set to be the beating heart of UK culture in 2023 Leeds will be a furnace of creativity next year, as the whole city lets culture loose and shows off its artistic strength in a programme that features major new commissions with world-renowned artists alongside celebrations of everyday creativity. From dance to design, art to architecture, poetry to pop, sculpture to By The Editor • 5 min read
Business PR will be turned on its head in 2023 Author: Katie Mallinson, founder and MD at Scriba There’s headline after headline, predicting and tracking the impact of the economic climate, on marketing spend. You don’t have to work in comms to know many budgets will be affected. But this is just one of the reasons PR will By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Good Morning Britain's one million minutes awards 2022 Today saw the third 1 Million Minutes award revealed live on air with hosts Ranvir Singh and Ed Balls. The 1 Million Minutes Awards surprise deserving loneliness heroes up and down the country. And they awarded this year’s Animal Loneliness Champion award to Jo Foster from Ilkley in West By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Business coach launches new retreat to inspire SME owners Yorkshire business and personal development coach Ros Jones hopes to give SME owners the opportunity to tap into the ‘right-brain approach’ and unlock lost creativity from the busyness of business with the launch of a unique two-day retreat. Held at Highcliffe Manor, on the North Yorkshire coast on the 25th By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Cashmere brand launches debut ‘New From Recycled’ range A British sustainable fashion brand that’s known for its collection of repaired and restored luxury, 100% cashmere clothing and accessories has launched its first ‘New From Recycled’ range. The new, limited collection features a range of unique knitted fair isle sweater vests - available in five different colourways - By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Phoenix Dance Theatre releases three new original dance films Leeds-based Phoenix Dance Theatre is delighted to announce the release of three new original dance films in a celebration of Black women choreographers. Commissioned in 2021 by then artistic director Dane Hurst, and created and filmed during the company’s milestone 40th anniversary year, these films make up Phoenix Dance By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Pontefract exhibition inspires next generation of women in Rugby League Life with the Lionesses, a heritage project which aims to raise awareness of the incredible role models who pioneered Women’s International Rugby League, will be staging an exhibition at Pontefract Museum until 26th August 2023 – and celebrating the enormous contribution made by women from the area. No less than By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Bellway sponsorship puts Garforth Villa girls on track Bellway Homes has ensured Garforth Villa girls under 13s will look the part when they go on tour to Barcelona at the end of the season by sponsoring their tour kits. The 11-a-side team, which competes in the West Riding League, will be going on a post-season tour of Barcelona By The Editor • 1 min read
Business City Square enters next phase of construction from 8 January Major changes are taking place to vehicle movement in the city centre, as King Street and Thirsk Row are becoming two-way, starting on Sunday 8 January 2023. These form part of Leeds City Council plans to make City Square people-first by removing general through-traffic away from the area. This next By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Don’t make Christmas presents a gift for thieves, warns insurance expert Homeowners in Yorkshire and The Humber are being urged to think twice about where they store their Christmas gifts this year. “People should not be hiding presents in garages and sheds, even if it is only temporary or overnight,” said Harry Appleton-Metcalfe, of rural insurance broker Lycetts. “It has never By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Design Tonic completes stunning office refurb for Claritas Solutions A Leeds-based commercial interior designer has completed a stunning office design and fit-out for Claritas Solutions in a prestigious location in Alderley Park. Design Tonic completed the interior design scheme for the IT solutions company at Glasshouse, a haven for innovative hi-tech companies at Alderley Park, near Manchester. Glasshouse opened By The Editor • 2 min read
