Fashion and Lifestyle The gift that keeps on giving Actor and writer Harvey Virdi, best known as Dr Misbah Maalik on long-running TV soap Hollyoaks, tells us about her hit play Happy Birthday Sunita, the power of British Asian women on stage, and the fun you can have with a dysfunctional family Tell us a bit about Happy Birthday By The Editor • 4 min read
Business New regional director for Northern in Yorkshire and the Humber Kerry Peters has been appointed regional director for Northern in Yorkshire, Humberside and the East Midlands. She takes up her new post at the end of the summer, when the current regional director, Tony Baxter, leaves to become operations director at Chiltern Railways. Kerry, who was born in Lancashire and By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Puppetry, dance and music set to bring African children’s story to life A much-loved children’s book being brought to the stage by a Sheffield-based African theatre company is set to tour community venues across the region to break down barriers to the arts. Anna Hibiscus' Song by Atinuke, co-produced by Utopia Theatre and Sheffield Theatres, will first be performed at By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Barnsley-based branding consultant is ‘good to go’ for another ten years A Barnsley-based branding specialist has marked her tenth year in business with a renewed commitment to collaboration and her core values. Steph Cronin moved from London to Barnsley 15 years ago and has never looked back. She set up Black Bee Creative Ltd in 2013 and quickly established the business By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Takahashi McGil and Emma Lawrenson: Balance and Form Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s (YSP) latest exhibition Balance and Form will bring together the complementary practices of exquisite woodworkers, Takahashi McGil, and the intuitive printmaking talent of Holmfirth-based artist, Emma Lawrenson. Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s latest exhibition Balance and Form will bring together the complementary practices of exquisite woodworkers, Takahashi By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Cloud no longer new kid on block Small businesses need to conquer their fears of cloud technology if they are to thrive in the next decade, experts have warned. Experts from HostingSystems.co.uk claim many small companies still remain wary of using cloud technology and perceive it as something new and untested. But the reality is By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Murder In The Rhubarb Triangle at Wakefield Library Wakefield author Catherine Yaffe, Wakefield Library and Darling Reads of Horbury are getting involved in the Crime Writers Association’s National Crime Reading Month this June, with a full day of crime featuring some of the region’s top crime writers. The event will take place on Saturday 17th June By The Editor • 2 min read
EditorsBlog Yorkshire Businesswoman Awards We are delighted at the response we have received after announcing the inaugural Yorkshire Businesswoman awards which will take place at The Marriott Hotel Leeds on 8th March 2024. Yes, that’s right 2024 but we want to celebrate the businesswomen of Yorkshire on International Women’s Day. Despite the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Scriba PR launches new strategic comms service Scriba PR — the Huddersfield-headquartered B2B communications agency with clients across four continents — has launched a new proposition as demand for the firm’s strategic expertise continues to rise. The ‘Marketing Director as a Service’ (MDaaS) offering represents the company’s ability to become a truly bolt-on comms department for clients’ By The Editor • 3 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Zara to launch flagship store at former Topshop unit at Trinity Leeds Zara will open a new flagship store at Trinity Leeds – upsizing and relocating into the centre from its current location on Briggate. The new 46,000 sq ft store will take over Trinity Leeds’ former Topshop unit, and will include Zara’s woman, man, and kids collections over three floors. By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Millennium Square's summer series returns with musical extravaganza Big names from the music world will have Millennium Square rocking this summer as the venue’s annual concert series returns with a blockbuster programme. The Summer Series will be making a welcome return from July 6 until August 5, 2023, promising an unforgettable experience with sixteen open-air gigs from By The Editor • 2 min read
Travel and Environment Yorkshire Sculpture Park sets out to discover the next big artistic talent in the region Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is launching its 2023 Yorkshire Graduate Award that offers a unique residency opportunity for a graduate artist to develop and showcase their talent. Set in 500 acres of historically designed landscape, YSP is an international centre for the creation, display and appreciation of modern and contemporary By The Editor • 3 min read
