Lifestyle Museum sounds out city ahead of new musical display Singers and performers from Leeds are being asked to help capture the sound of a city as they collaborate on a beautiful new series of musical mosaics. The imaginative idea will see submissions by musicians, choirs and spoken word artists from all around the city synchronised as part of a By The Editor • 2 min read
Lifestyle Leeds people urged to help city stay out of further restrictions People in Leeds have been asked to do everything they can to help after today’s government announcement that the city will not be subject to further COVID-19 restrictions and will instead receive enhanced support towards managing the rise in infection rates. This means that Leeds will move up one By The Editor • 2 min read
Lifestyle German Christmas Market will not take place in Leeds The organisers of Leeds’s German Christmas market on Millennium Square have confirmed that the event will not take place this year due to ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19. Leeds City Council’s partners at Frankfurt City Council have this week taken the difficult decision to cancel this year’s event By The Editor • 2 min read
Lifestyle Music and media stars launch search for song for Yorkshire Welcome to Yorkshire, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) and award-winning classical opera singer Lizzie Jones MBE have launched a brand-new music competition to help celebrate and promote the county as we all adapt to life with COVID-19. The LNER Song for Yorkshire contest is aimed at aspiring singers and songwriters By The Editor • 3 min read
Yorkshire-Kitchen Eat Me Café & Social By Anna Mason Do you have a place you go to eat where you always order the same dish? Mine is Eat Me Café in Scarborough, and that dish is a ramen noodle bowl: a bottomless pit of homemade broth with pak choi, Chinese leaf and a soy half egg, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Three organisations launch a Global Women’s Empowerment Conference Thrive Law, Equal Talent and The Career Mum have come together to create a new conference under the banner of the ‘She Has No Limits’ movement that will bring together like-minded women to inspire, educate and support one another. Each one of these businesses/communities already works to coach, mentor By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Coronavirus update from Thrive Law Boris Johnson has today confirmed that, from Monday 14 September, group gatherings indoors with more than six people will be illegal. Unfortunately, this seems to mean that (once again) all in-person networking events have to be postponed. It’s important, however, for employers and employees to note that these restrictions By The Editor • 1 min read
Lifestyle Leeds Heritage Theatres receives National Lottery grant Leeds Heritage Theatres has received £119,900 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help address the impact of COVID-19 on its three heritage venues. Since the doors to Leeds Grand Theatre, City Varieties Music Hall and Hyde Park Picture House closed on March 17 2020, the company has lost By The Editor • 2 min read
Lifestyle High hopes for word perfect rooftop restoration project When notoriously shrewd Yorkshire investor Sir Arthur Ingram first commissioned the imposing lettering atop Temple Newsam House almost four centuries ago, he certainly got his money’s worth. Thought to be the wordiest architectural addition of its kind anywhere in Britain, the lengthy statement still spans the rooftop today and By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Yorkshire writer to run new retreat in ‘God’s Own County’ A Yorkshire writer is offering aspiring wordsmiths the chance to attend a five day retreat based in a stunning rural location in West Yorkshire. Writer Glynis Charlton, who lives near Hull, is planning a series of workshops and walks situated at Coddy’s, a working farm set high in the By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Perks (and dares) to become a great Mompreneur Working mums in the UK and around the world are experts at parenting and running a business successfully. However, all mothers must strike a balance between juggling their family and work lives. They appreciate tips on how to become a great mompreneur [http://www.caminofinancial.com/30-tips-to-become-a-great-mompreneur/] like the ones By The Editor • 3 min read
Health & Wellbeing Free electric bike trials for commuters in Leeds Commuters in Leeds can now borrow an electric bike free of charge for up to two weeks as part of a new council initiative to promote sustainable travel. Electric bikes, which make cycling easier and more accessible for many, have surged in popularity over recent years. It is hoped that By The Editor • 2 min read
