Entrepreneurs Family-run retailer, Junior Bambinos, shortlisted for National Entrepreneur Awards Independent Wakefield retailer, Junior Bambinos, who sell children’s toys, furniture and gifts, have been shortlisted in this year's National Entrepreneur Awards. The small team, which consists of founder Linda Ladley, her husband Shaun and their two young children, Jessica and Zachary, along with her sister in law By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Your chance to WIN a flat Owners of Stump Cross Caverns enter apartment into prize draw to pay for essential works. Having raised vital funds to reopen in May, the owners of Stump Cross Caverns, an ancient tourist destination in the Yorkshire Dales, are now entering their own one-bedroomed apartment into a prize draw to pay By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Harrogate based online auction company SliderStock partner with the Hospitality Industry Trust Following a challenging year for both charities and the events industry, the Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) in Scotland are bouncing back. Established by Peter Lederer CBE, then managing director of The Gleneagles Hotel and Fergus Chambers, then deputy director at Strathclyde Regional Council and industry leaders in 1994, charity HIT By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Room 97 Creative win at the Wakefield BID Awards Wakefield-based salon and academy, Room 97 Creative, have been presented with the Beauty Award at the Wakefield BID Awards. The Awards, which were held at Wakefield Cathedral and hosted by Kate Hardcastle MBE are designed to recognise the best in local business, and was awarded to the team at the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Hentons welcome new digital specialist A digital projects manager has been appointed at Yorkshire based chartered accountancy and business advisory firm, Hentons, in response to a 600% increase in the number of clients moving to cloud accountancy services in the last two years. Robyn Jones (pictured) is a cloud accountancy specialist with more than seven By The Editor • 1 min read
Business ddroidd exceeds £3m target in first year Leeds-based digital transformation and technical specialist, ddroidd, has exceeded its £3m turnover target in its first year, and has ambitious growth plans to double in size over the next 12 months. ddroidd, which billed more than £3.2m in its first year of trading, specialises in designing, developing, and integrating By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle White Rose announces festive grotto It’s the most wonderful time of year at White Rose Shopping Centre, as its much-loved Christmas grotto officially opened on Saturday 6th November 2021. Visitors are invited to meet the magical man in red at the centre’s magical grotto, where they’ll enjoy a meeting with Santa and By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Harvey Nichols festive shopping weekend is here With Christmas just around the corner, there is no better time to get your party wardrobe in-check and your beauty game on-point. To kick off the festive season, Harvey Nichols is hosting Shop, Style, Sleigh, an in-store shopping event running from Thursday 11th – Sunday 14th November. There will be exclusive By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Local search firm reveals hidden property risks across Yorkshire Property search firm, X-Press Legal Services South and West Yorkshire is revealing the risks that you should look out for when buying a property in the region. Before a buyer commits to buying a property by exchanging contracts, they need to know as much as possible about it- especially anything By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing The impact of diet on mental health and anxiety Dr Michael Mosley, the well-known medical science presenter, journalist and author, appeared at the Online Global Stress & Wellbeing Summit hosted by the International Stress Management Association (ISMAUK) on Thursday 4th November. His talk, Eating Your Way to Better Health, focused on the roles food and diet play in our By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Calderdale’s hopes for COP26 The COP26 theme of ‘youth and public empowerment’ is in action here in Calderdale, with opportunities for people of all ages to have their voices heard in the fight against climate change. Calderdale people have been setting out their hopes for the UN’s annual Climate Change Conference underway in By The Editor • 3 min read
Entrepreneurs Your opportunity to listen to Sharon Lechter advisor to Obama Amazing opportunity to listen to Ventur's latest Podcast, an inspiring chat with Sharon Lechter, co-author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, advisor to Obama and Bush on financial literacy, international speaker, mentor and founder of the "Play Big" movement. We learn the principles of being empowered, of By The Editor • 1 min read
