Entrepreneurs Young people co-design new interactive experience Women of the World, Four and The Space have come together to produce a Digital Interactive Experience that asks users to respond to the question ‘What would a world designed by women and girls look like?’ Digital studio Four have worked with a group of Year 8 students aged 12-13 By The Editor • 2 min read
Travel and Environment £93m cost of re-booking rail tickets a thing of the past Northern partner, Seatfrog, has released research which reveals the £93 million cost that people incur re-booking new seats after missing their pre-booked journeys in the North of England. The train operator joined forces with Seatfrog in April to enable their customers with Advance Purchase tickets to benefit from greater ‘on By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Harvey Nichols unveils stunning new Fourth Floor Bar and menu Harvey Nichols Leeds has just revealed its new Fourth Floor Bar having undergone a springtime glow-up and brand-new menu. The iconic store has given the bar a cake and champagne theme, making it the perfect destination for shoppers to unwind after partaking in a spot of retail therapy across its By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle New exhibition is perfectly tailored to Sunny Bank Mills Internationally renowned textile artist collective, the 62 Group, is returning to Sunny Bank Mills Gallery in Farsley with a new exhibition called Tailored. Tailored celebrates textiles and their place in the local community and economy as part of the celebration of 10 years of arts and culture at Sunny Bank By The Editor • 2 min read
Travel and Environment City Square enters final phase of construction from 15 May Major changes are taking place to vehicle movement in the city centre, as construction work begins to introduce a new 24-hour East Parade bus gate, coming into operation on 19 June. Works starting on 15 May will also see changes to a section of East Parade to make it two-way By The Editor • 4 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle TV stars pitch up to launch UK's biggest outdoor show Celebrities are lined up to take part the UK’s biggest outdoor holiday home show which will be held in Harrogate later this year. For the first time in its history, the Great Holiday Home Show will be held at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate from Friday 8th September By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Gough & Kelly joins forces to provide safe space in the city Security firm Gough & Kelly is supporting a project to promote women’s safety at night in Leeds city centre. Following a successful pilot in March 2022, the Women’s Night Safe Space is running from 10pm to 3am every Saturday night and other key dates. Funded by Safer Streets, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds women urged to ‘Be Unstoppable’ with launch of free business course Women aspiring to start up a business in Leeds are being invited to sign up for a free course designed to place them on the path to entrepreneurial success. Beginning on 22 May and taking place over six successive Mondays for two hours each week, the ‘Be Unstoppable’ programme will By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle First look images of Kay Mellor's A Passionate Woman at Leeds Playhouse Behind-the-scenes images have been released for the highly anticipated new production of Kay Mellor’s A Passionate Woman at Leeds Playhouse. The production, staged in memory of the leading British dramatist who passed away in May last year, returns to the Playhouse’s Courtyard theatre in her home city of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Wolf Laundry’s operations director featured in influential businesswoman awards Operations director at Barnsley-based Wolf Laundry, Emma Toas, has received the Most Influential Commercial Laundry Businesswoman 2023 (UK) Award in Acquisition International’s Influential Businesswoman Awards. The Influential Businesswoman Awards aim to showcase the most outstanding and inspiring businesswomen from around the world and Emma’s award win is a By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Weaving magic at historic Sunny Bank Mills Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley is opening the doors of its iconic 1912 Mill for the Threads Textile Festival over the weekend of 12th -14th May. The Threads Textile Festival will open on 12th May in the Textile Archive with a day of talks on dyeing by leading experts in By The Editor • 2 min read
