Health & Wellbeing Sleep expert reveals how to stay cool on hot nights - and what to avoid The UK is facing its fourth heatwave of the summer, with the Met Office revealing temperatures will peak at highs of 34C in parts of England on Tuesday. As Britons all over the country look to stay cool at night, Ashley Hainsworth, managing director at Bed Kingdom, shares their advice By The Editor • 3 min read
Business 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 By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Dotty Bridal announces £700k flagship Wakefield store will open in August Dotty Bridal, the Huddersfield based bridalwear retailer, has announced it is investing £700,000 in a 16,500 square foot flagship store in Wakefield that will open on August 11. Set across four floors in a newly renovated mill building, the store – thought to be the first of its kind By The Editor • 2 min read
Business 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 By The Editor • 1 min read
Events A Novel Lunch with Milly Johnson Ladies, (and gents) do we have a treat for you! We are launching A NOVEL LUNCH a regular networking event that will be hosted by Yorkshire Businesswoman Ambassador, author of romantic fiction, poet, professional joke writer, newspaper columnist and after dinner speaker Milly Johnson. Our first lunch is on Wednesday By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Northern Ballet announces national tour of their children's ballet Little Red Riding Hood Northern Ballet’s enchanting ballets for children return with Little Red Riding Hood, a playful retelling of the much-loved fairy tale where fun, friendship, and the importance of kindness take centre stage. Little Red Riding Hood is a kind little girl who loves her family. On the way to visit By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing A bold new chapter for Leeds mental health services A first-of-its-kind mental health programme is to launch across Leeds from August, with people aged 18 or over being offered the opportunity to self-refer. HEROES, which stands for Healing, Education and Recovery Of Emotional Strength, is a trauma-informed and lived experience–led mental health programme. It offers a fully holistic By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Award-winning director joins team behind Yorkshire's newest romcom South Wales writer and director Kathryn Carmichael has joined the team behind a new British comedy, which tells the story of an accidental entrepreneur who triumphs despite brutal menopause symptoms. She will also co-produce alongside the film’s writer, Jan Birley. Nowt But Speechless is an independent feature film which By The Editor • 2 min read
Business 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 By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle BBC Contains Strong Language Festival 2025 comes to Bradford for the first time Edith Bowman, The Archers Podcast, poet Ian McMillan and The Divine Comedy to visit the UK City of Culture. Many of BBC Radio 4’s best known programmes and presenters are coming to Bradford for the UK's biggest festival of poetry, performance and spoken word. The ninth annual By The Editor • 4 min read
Business 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 By The Editor • 1 min read
Entrepreneurs Huddersfield businesswoman becomes first ambassador for CIC breaking cycle of violence Huddersfield businesswoman Katie Mallinson has been appointed as the inaugural ambassador for a new initiative launched by community interest company, Blossom Training and Development. The Yorkshire-based CIC exists to empower, protect and inspire communities - especially young people - via self defence training and education around safety. Now the search By The Editor • 3 min read
