Dean Clough sets precedent for Calderdale's year of culture
Dean Clough, the 22-acre mixed use destination in Halifax, has reported a successful year in business as it prepares to play a key role in Calderdale’s 2024 Year of Culture celebrations.
The historic venue has enjoyed a period of evolution with new flexible working and wellbeing initiatives that have
Yorkshire writer announced as recipient of the Kay Mellor Fellowship with Leeds Playhouse
Bradford poet and spoken word artist Kirsty Taylor has been announced as the new Kay Mellor Fellow.
The Fellowship was created in partnership with the award-winning Leeds writer Kay Mellor in 2019 and was first awarded to Bradford writer Kat Rose Martin in 2020. It continues in memory of Kay,
Step away from the phone - national day to encourage ditching the phone
National No Phones At Home Day is celebrated on Saturday 20th January
Could you be without your mobile phone for the day? Would your children cope with no access to smart devices? Psychologist and psychotherapist, Dr Charlotte Armitage is putting forward the challenge with National No Phones at Home Day
Book your Yorkshire Businesswoman Awards tickets now
Yorkshire Businesswomen are celebrating and honouring the businesswomen of Yorkshire on International Women’s Day with a black-tie dinner at The Marriott Hotel Leeds on 8th March 2024. Entries for the awards are now closed, with a fantastic 300 nominations, but tickets for the event are now on sale and
Event management agency appoints head of sales
Louise Gee has joined the First Event team from YES (Your Event Solutions) as head of sales. Throughout previous senior leadership positions in sales and marketing, Louise has helped sales teams apply a dynamic and strategic approach, and is looking forward to bringing this experience to the exciting opportunities on
February networking event
Our February networking event, the first of 2024, takes place on Friday 2nd February at Banyan Bar & Kitchen in Leeds City Square from 3pm to 5pm.
We have two fabulous speakers, writer Claire Kenny, and Jowita Penkala.
This is not one to be missed and guests are welcome alongside
January workshops ‘a must’ for UK crime writers
Highly experienced criminal psychologist, guest lecturer, radio host, podcaster, and blogger Linda Sage is teaming up with family-run business Writers Retreat UK in Beal, North Yorkshire, to host two workshops on 20 and 21 January.
Linda has spent forty years working with some of the UK’s most notorious criminals,