Business KC Communications appoints digital marketing apprentice Appointment follows revenue growth of 25% Huddersfield based communications agency KC Communications has appointed digital marketing apprentice, Chloe Kerfoot, as the firm ends its financial year with revenues increasing by 25%. Having originally undertaken a work placement with the firm while a student at Mirfield Free Grammar in 2017, Chloe By The Editor • 2 min read
Lifestyle Helmsley post lockdown Copywriter: Anna Mason Living in Helmsley on the edge of the North York Moors, I’ve always been impressed by our many cafés, restaurants and tearooms. This is tearoom territory and visitors are drawn here by the prospect of eating something delicious just as much as the promise of delightful By The Editor • 2 min read
Yorkshire-Kitchen New restaurant opens in Beverley's Flemingate Pizza Baby, a new New York, Italian-style family restaurant, Gelato cafe and evening wine bar, has just re-opened in Beverley's Flemingate following a full, lockdown refurbishment. The redesigned family-owned and run pizza, burger and pasta restaurant has now taken full advantage of its large floor space and spacious By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Expansion for Yorkshire flexible workspace provider Flexible workspace provider Wizu Workspace has expanded its Yorkshire footprint after investing in the purchase and refurbishment of Central Leeds Grade II listed building, 46 Park Place. The investment will see the historic building undergo a complete transformation to become the third design-led flexible workspace in Leeds. Together with Kudos By The Editor • 2 min read
Lifestyle A summers salad By resident Chef, Tim Bilton Grilled Courgette, Fresh Pea, Feta and Garden Mint Salad 2 Large Courgettes sliced lengthways 200g Fresh podded peas 150g Feta cheese diced Handful Fresh mint leaves ripped or roughly chopped Pinch Sea salt and ground pepper Drizzle Olive oil Dressing 1tsp Dijon mustard 1 Lemon By The Editor • 1 min read
Lifestyle Internationally acclaimed artist to judge Yorkshire Water competition In celebration of World Photo Day, Yorkshire Water has launched a photo competition that aims to celebrate all the reasons that people love Yorkshire. The competition runs from 19 August – 31 August and will be judged by photographer and previous employee of the water company, Ian Beesley. Ian is Yorkshire By The Editor • 1 min read
Lifestyle Nominations are open for the Calderdale Community Spirit Awards 2020 The Community Foundation for Calderdale and its headline sponsors Covea Insurance, Riley & Co, BCA Leisure and Rathbones Investment Management will continue to host the impressive Community Spirit Awards albeit in a different format because of Covid-19 lock down restrictions. Last year the event attracted a sell-out crowd of over By The Editor • 4 min read
Lifestyle Leeds pop-up bike hub opens to the public A new pop-up bike hub has opened in Leeds Kirkgate Market to support more people accessing the city centre by bike. The new pop-up hub managed by Leeds City Council’s Connecting Leeds transport programme means shoppers, commuters and leisure users can park their bikes within a safe and secure By The Editor • 3 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle T-shirts and branded masks now available Since our trip to Ravenseat, we have had a number of requests for a Yorkshire Businesswoman T-shirt like the one worn by Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen, so we have made them available to everyone. If you would like a t-shirt and or a matching mask, these are now available https: By The Editor • 1 min read
Lifestyle Yorkshire Wildlife Park to welcome new polar bear A new polar bear will be arriving at the award-winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park in the autumn as the park continues its acclaimed animal conservation work. Hamish, the first polar bear cub born in the UK for 25 years, will be welcomed into the park’s five-strong family at the Project By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Cooking with Tim By Tim Bilton, our resident chef. Grilled Vegetable Salad 1 Red Pepper cheeks removed 1 Courgette sliced ½ Aubergine sliced ½ Sweet potato peeled and sliced into disks 1 Fennel bulb sliced into 4 4 Jersey Royal potatoes (boiled) cut in half-length ways 4 Cauliflower florets 2 Plum tomatoes sliced in half By The Editor • 1 min read
Lifestyle Are you nervous about your return to work? Thirty Five per cent of workers reported feeling anxious about commuting to work after lockdown, according to a CIPD report. As part of the E-scootability index, the team at Uswitch crunched the numbers to reveal how much those returning to work (using Newcastle as an example, as this is the By The Editor • 2 min read
