Health & Wellbeing Spa retreat with planning consent for guest rooms goes on the market for £1.3m A spa and wellness retreat business in Fishlake near Doncaster has been put on the market, with a £1.3m price tag, with commercial property estate agent Ernest Wilson, part of Eddisons. Truffle Lodge Spa, which opened in 2015, employs a team of 20 freelance therapists and front-of-house staff, as By The Editor • 1 min read
Business EY strengthens Yorkshire business with new partner appointments EY has appointed two new Partners in its Leeds office, as the firm continues to invest in top talent to meet client demand and support the growth of the business. Sophie Davies has been promoted to partner in EY’s Tax team after 13 years with the firm. Sophie has By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing Expert offers walking tips as Brits struggle to reach 10,000 daily steps With over 30 million Brits in employment, many of our lives are centred around our careers. But, with many of us working sitting-down jobs, we’re often guilty of neglecting basic but essential exercise. According to recent data from Paace, the app that gets you earning with every step, 47 By The Editor • 3 min read
Health & Wellbeing Ruth Langsford’s Memory Walk TV presenter and Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador Ruth Langsford is inviting people across Yorkshire & Humber to join her by signing up to one of the charity’s 12 Memory Walks this Autumn. The annual charity event is a highlight in Ruth’s calendar, having first taken part in Alzheimer’ By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Beauty experts warn that wearing makeup to bed ages skin twice as fast Makeup experts have warned that wearing makeup to bed can age skin twice as fast. Experts at online beauty retailer Branded Makeup have suggested that falling asleep without removing cosmetics can trap pollutants against the skin all night, dramatically accelerating the aging process. The skin's natural renewal cycle By The Editor • 3 min read
Travel and Environment Icy waters? University of Hull scientists believe Yorkshire seas to be the warmest ever Seas off the Yorkshire coast are set to break records in 2025 according to scientists at the University of Hull, with average surface temperatures now at their highest since modern records began in 1982. Hull Marine Laboratory researchers have recorded higher than average temperatures off the coast of Scarborough every By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing Sleep expert reveals how to stay cool on hot nights - and what to avoid The UK is facing its fourth heatwave of the summer, with the Met Office revealing temperatures will peak at highs of 34C in parts of England on Tuesday. As Britons all over the country look to stay cool at night, Ashley Hainsworth, managing director at Bed Kingdom, shares their advice By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Hawnby stores reopen after massive makeover The historic Hawnby Stores and Tea Room near Helmsley, founded in 1762, is now open again after a comprehensive refurbishment. Oli Nicholls and Sally Pearson, who lease the building from the Hawnby Estate but own the business, have transformed the quaint building into a thriving village shop, café and community By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Dotty Bridal announces £700k flagship Wakefield store will open in August Dotty Bridal, the Huddersfield based bridalwear retailer, has announced it is investing £700,000 in a 16,500 square foot flagship store in Wakefield that will open on August 11. Set across four floors in a newly renovated mill building, the store – thought to be the first of its kind By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Primark & Sophie Morgan unveil new seated mannequin Sophie Morgan, TV Presenter, Influencer and Disability Advocate, alongside Primark, unveil a new mannequin designed to represent wheelchair users. This project is 12 months in the making but has been a longer-standing dream for Sophie since she first designed a wheelchair for mannequins in 2009, the MannequalTM. Sophie approached Primark By The Editor • 1 min read
Events A Novel Lunch with Milly Johnson Ladies, (and gents) do we have a treat for you! We are launching A NOVEL LUNCH a regular networking event that will be hosted by Yorkshire Businesswoman Ambassador, author of romantic fiction, poet, professional joke writer, newspaper columnist and after dinner speaker Milly Johnson. Our first lunch is on Wednesday By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Northern Ballet announces national tour of their children's ballet Little Red Riding Hood Northern Ballet’s enchanting ballets for children return with Little Red Riding Hood, a playful retelling of the much-loved fairy tale where fun, friendship, and the importance of kindness take centre stage. Little Red Riding Hood is a kind little girl who loves her family. On the way to visit By The Editor • 1 min read
