Fashion and Lifestyle WOW - Women of the World Festival returns to Rotherham for its second year WOW - Women of the World Festival (WOW) is back for its second year in Rotherham. Taking place on Saturday 10th June, the brand new and exciting free festival celebrating women, girls and non-binary people will be spread across All Saint’s Square, Minster Gardens, various venues on High Street By The Editor • 3 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Jaggar Footwear opens pop-up shop at Junction 32 Junction 32 Yorkshire Outlet Shopping has warmly welcomed global fashion label Jaggar Footwear to its retailer line-up. The Australian-born brand, renowned for its fashion forward kicks, opened the doors to its latest pop-up store this month, located next to the New Balance store. Described as quirky, cool, sexy and sophisticated, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Women in Leeds’ tech sector join forces to ignite female students’ passion for digital Inspiring tech role models recently met with 135 female secondary school students from across Leeds to share their experiences of working in tech, discuss digital skills and galvanise local young women with the confidence to pursue careers in the sector. In early May, the city’s fifth GirlTechLeeds event took By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Interior expert brings more than paint and paper to customers Georgina Ward, founder of Ice Interiors, has spent 21 years of successful business building a legacy within the homeware and interior space; from starting out in a small shop in Barnsley to having a number of locations around Yorkshire. Fast forward two-decades later and Ice Interiors is solely located within By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Two Leeds agencies scoop national homebuilder account, Keepmoat Leeds-based Lucky North, the north’s specialist PR agency, has been appointed to handle the PR and media strategy for Keepmoat, one of the UK’s leading homebuilders. The firm, established in 2019 by directors Lucy Baird and Kiran Watson, worked with partner digital agency Engage, also based in Leeds, By The Editor • 1 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
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
