Business West Yorkshire housebuilder donates £500 to local foodbank Cleckheaton Food Bank has received a £500 donation from Barratt Homes Yorkshire West to support its vital work as an emergency foodbank covering Cleckheaton and the surrounding area. The foodbank, located near Barratt Homes’ Wadsworth Gardens development, began in March 2020 as a response to the first COVID-19 lockdown and By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Yorkshire Sculpture Park's children's wartime art collection Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is delighted to announce that children’s artwork from its own National Arts Education Archive (NAEA) has been inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register. Marking a major achievement for Yorkshire and the UK, the decision places YSP’s Franz Cižek Collection alongside globally By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing National Conference launches in Leeds to tackle screen addiction among young people A pioneering new event for education professionals working with young people and teenagers is to be held in Leeds. The Be Device Wise Conference, spearheaded by renowned psychologist and psychotherapist Dr Charlotte Armitage will take place in June to raise awareness of the growing impact of excessive device use among By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Female leaders unite at Girl Tech Leeds Girl Tech has made its return to Leeds, marking its highly anticipated comeback as the first in a series of digital insights days designed for young women - set to unfold in five major cities across the country this year. The event brings together representatives from leading businesses in tech By The Editor • 4 min read
Business The Bigger Boat named official marketing partner ClimbUK Integrated marketing agency The Bigger Boat has been appointed as the official marketing partner for Climb25, the Leeds-based event connecting scaling UK companies with international investors, innovators, and collaborators, taking place on 2-3 July 2025. The two-day event – now in its third year – is expected to attract more than 4, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Why Castleford and surrounding areas are becoming a property hotspot Hunters Castleford Owners Keira and Andy Wiles share their perspective on the area’s housing surge. Once known as a quiet corner of West Yorkshire, the Five Towns including Castleford, Pontefract, Wakefield, Featherstone, and Knottingley are now making headlines as one of the most in-demand areas for homebuyers and renters By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Caddick strengthens leadership team with promotion Multi-sector property specialist Caddick has promoted Hollie Shackleton to Associate Director. Bringing with her nearly 20 years of industry expertise gained from her work at Oakgate Group and Caddick’s developments arm, Hollie has played a pivotal role in securing commercial and residential opportunities across Yorkshire. In her new role, By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Northern Ballet's choreographic platform returns with Sketches **Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Leeds 3 & 4 June 2025 Following sell-out performances in 2024, Northern Ballet’s choreographic platform, Sketches, is returning to Leeds with a compelling programme that weaves together new works and a classic piece of ballet repertoire. Devised by artistic director Federico Bonelli, Sketches offers By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Iconic Holmfirth café business goes up for sale A unique café and events business in Meltham, near Holmfirth, has been put up for sale with a guide price of £175,000 with commercial property estate agent Ernest Wilson, which is part of Eddisons. Launched in 2020, Lu’s Place, on the edge of Meltham and adjacent to open By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Train services between Bradford and London more than triple thanks to Government funding Passengers in Bradford are now benefiting from improved, increased rail journeys thanks to a multi-million-pound Government boost. Nineteenth if May saw the opening of a brand-new platform at Forster Square Station, which is already facilitating five additional services a day between Bradford and London. The new platform and improved station By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle City's tiny Saxon treasure has a big story to tell A beautiful ancient Saxon pendant buried for more than 1,200 years in a Leeds field is giving experts a fascinating glimpse into life in early medieval Yorkshire. Believed to date from the eighth century, the gilded pectoral cross may have once been a badge of office for an important By The Editor • 3 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Celebrity guests unveiled for Great Yorkshire Show Celebrities from the farming world have been unveiled for the Ariat GYS Stage at the 166th Great Yorkshire Show. TV presenters Helen Skelton and Matt Baker MBE, Rob and Dave Nicholson, of Cannon Hall Farm (which hosts Channel 5’s Springtime on the Farm series), and popular Peter Wright of By The Editor • 4 min read
