EditorsBlog Editor tries revolutionary skin treatment None of us are getting any younger and if you’re like me, I yearn for the days of my youth when I didn’t have to worry about wrinkle lines, dark spots or a saggy jaw. That said, I am grateful to have got to the age that I By The Editor • 3 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Hair straightener trade-in scheme incentivises consumers to recycle old gadgets An Otley-based hair products business is helping consumers to earn money whilst reducing electronic waste, thanks to a hair straightener recycling scheme. Luxury Hair Products is offering environmentally conscious consumers the chance to earn cash by simply trading in their old GHD or Cloud 9 straighteners, working or not. Luxury By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Natural wool mattresses that support local farming Yorkshire-based wool bedding brand, Floks, has partnered with fellow luxury Yorkshire bedmaker, Harrison Spinks, to create a premium range of responsibly-sourced wool mattresses. United by a shared passion for ethical manufacturing, quality, and support for British farming, the collaboration combines Floks’ expertise in sustainable wool bedding with Harrison Spinks’ heritage By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Housebuilder donates £500 to local school Barratt and David Wilson Homes Yorkshire West has donated £500 to Southroyd Primary School to help improve the school’s ‘The Cabin’ project. The school, located near the developer’s The Bridleways development in Bradford, received £500 to buy four interactive screens that will be used in ‘The Cabin’, which By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Opportunity to beat stamp duty increase in West Yorkshire West Yorkshire housebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes is advising buyers looking to move home in 2025 to consider doing it now to avoid the rise of Stamp Duty fees from April. Currently, home buyers don’t have to pay the land tax on properties up to the value of By The Editor • 3 min read
Health & Wellbeing Through My Eyes’ maternity photo exhibition opens in Leeds A new photography exhibition celebrating diversity and individuality in maternity has opened at Thackray Museum of Medicine, in collaboration with the maternity service at Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTHT) and Lens Lab Project, a non-profit arts organisation who are based locally in Burmantofts. The photos were taken at Maternal Journal art By The Editor • 3 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Cocktail experience is coming to Leeds' newest rooftop bar Leeds is set to welcome a new rooftop destination this spring that promises to set the city’s bar scene alight. Agni, meaning ‘fire’ in Sanskrit and Hindi, is the bold and atmospheric cocktail bar opening within UYARE by Tharavadu, a modern Keralan small plates restaurant set to make waves By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire rapeseed oil business brings local producers together The team at a Thixendale family farming business is repeating an initiative to connect local businesses for the benefit of their customers. Following the success of previous collaborations, Jennie Palmer from Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil approached selected Yorkshire food and drink businesses to participate in the fifth ‘EAT Yorkshire' promotion By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Wine Bar NoNo to open in Leeds Leeds’ vibrant wine scene is about to welcome an exciting new addition as NoNo Wine Bar prepares to open its doors in March 2025. Located in Arch U, Dark Arches, Granary Wharf, NoNo will offer a laid-back, judgment-free space for wine lovers and newcomers alike, championing quality, terroir-driven wines in By The Editor • 2 min read
EditorsBlog It's almost time to celebrate the businesswomen of Yorkshire It’s just a few weeks now to the second Yorkshire Businesswoman Awards on 7th March, as we celebrate the businesswomen of Yorkshire on International Women’s Day. The event has been sold out for a few weeks now and we have quite a healthy waiting list. Our apologies to By The Editor • 1 min read
Business PR professionals to host ‘Meet the Media’ event for Yorkshire businesses Communications experts, Linda Harrison and Jo Leatham, have joined forces to stage a ‘Meet the Media’ speed networking event for up to 30 Yorkshire firms. Taking place at the recently opened co-working space at the Bonding Warehouse in York on Wednesday 5th March, from 10am – 12pm, the event will provide By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Scarborough singer songwriter makes debut at Yorkshire whisky distillery A Yorkshire whisky distillery has announced the artist for its April Distillery Session. Rising Scarborough singer songwriter and saxophonist, Em Louise will make her debut on the Pot Still Coffee Shop stage at Spirit of Yorkshire's Distillery Session on 26th April. Spirit of Yorkshire marketing director Jenni Ashwood By The Editor • 1 min read
