Business Hair salon makes waves as finalist for prestigious national business award A unique concept hairdressing salon has been announced as a finalist in one of the industry’s most recognised prestige awards. Julian Holland nestled in the treetops on the beautiful Hesslewood Hall Estate, in Hessle, is a finalist for Independent Salon/Business Newcomer of the Year, in HJ’s British By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Yorkshire Sculpture Park offers artistic development opportunity with the 2024 Yorkshire Graduate Award Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) has launched the 2024 Yorkshire Graduate Award that offers a residency opportunity for a graduate artist to develop their practice. For over 47 years, artist residencies have been at the heart of YSP, offering opportunities for emerging artists to reflect on and move forward with their By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Tips for the perfect work life balance Leading homebuilders are stressing the importance of making sure work and home life are kept separate. This year’s theme is “Movement: Moving more for our mental health”, which encourages people to find moments for movement in their daily routines. Examples include going for a walk in the neighbourhood, putting By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Tracy Brabin re-elected as Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin has been re-elected as Mayor of West Yorkshire. The Labour candidate, who became the region’s first-ever mayor in 2021, was re-elected after being declared the winner following the counts which took place today at the John Charles Centre for Sport in Leeds and venues across West Yorkshire. By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Youbee Media honoured with National Hero Industry Award Leeds-based marketing solutions agency, Youbee Media has received Yorkshire’s ‘Creative Marketing Agency of the Year’ award at the prestigious National Business Hero Awards. The Business Hero Awards celebrate successful regional companies and individuals who push boundaries through diversity, inclusion, and equality. The awards are a fixture in the annual By The Editor • 2 min read
What's on What's coming to Heritage Theatres this May From epic Olivier-Award winning musicals to intimate, unique nights out, Leeds Heritage Theatres has it all this May. Experience Come From Away and Pretty Woman: The Musical at The Grand on their first-ever UK tours. At City Varieties, choose between screenings from National Theatre Live, live music of all genres By The Editor • 3 min read
Health & Wellbeing Multi-award-winning Yorkshire Business Woman set to launch second business The founder of successful nine-year-old PR agency, MacComms has announced details of the upcoming launch of her second business, HelloHope. Ellie MacDonald from Leeds has spent the previous year retraining as a mental health and suicide prevention trainer and is launching her Community Interest Company, HelloHope at a special event By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle York Fashion Week extends branded merchandise and announces 2024 York Fashion Week (YFW) has extended its official apparel in a collaboration with the charity, ‘Smart Works Leeds’. Nicky Hayer, Creative Director at YFW, was head of creative on the range, which includes four stunning T-shirts emblazoned with nods to life affirming quotes from famous people including ‘Think for yourself. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New jobs, retailers and refreshments at White Rose White Rose Shopping Centre has welcomed two new brands to its mix this April, CUPP and Deichmann, with a huge expansion now underway for existing retailer JD Sports. Europe’s largest shoe retailer, Deichmann, has invested £688,000 in a new store, creating 15 jobs. The footwear fashion giant stocks By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing Leeds-based ‘White Rose Ball’ set to raise funds for MY Breast Cancer support group Cancer support group Founder, Sara Williamson, 54, from Horbury, who was told she had a 40% chance of survival - with medical professionals stressing at the time that she would likely die of cancer or heart failure due to treatment within five years, is choosing to ‘celebrate life’, as almost By The Editor • 4 min read
Health & Wellbeing Bluewater issues Earth Day warning on plastic bottle tsunami Water purification and beverage innovator Bluewater marked Earth Day 2024 sending out a message and a warning that planetary health and the wellbeing of every child, woman, and man faces an existential threat from the plastic tsunami now sweeping across oceans, rivers, lakes, forests, fields, and mountains. “According to the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New appointments for Sheffield based Altitude High flying Yorkshire PR agency Altitude PR has added two more professionals to its growing team as it strengthens its service offering and expands across the UK. B2B specialist Amy Lloyd (pictured) joins the consultancy as a senior account manager and motorsport specialist Ellie Fish joins as marketing manager, focusing By The Editor • 1 min read
