Lifestyle Amazing use of cornflour Cornflour is one of those staple pantry items, it has so many uses for cooking. In the world of culinary delights, corn flour is used as a binding agent for puddings and similar recipes. It is commonly used as a thickener for soups, stews, sauces and other dishes. The completely By The Editor • 2 min read
Lifestyle Welcome to Yorkshire Chelsea Garden Wins BBC RHS People’s Choice Award The Welcome to Yorkshire garden, inspired by the iconic Yorkshire Dales, won the highest honour of gold, Best Construction Award and the coveted People’s Choice Award back in 2018 at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Blooming great news … today the cultivated creation, complete with cowpat and vegetable patch, By The Editor • 3 min read
Lifestyle The gateway to summer June is often referred to as the gateway to summer and a very busy month for a keen gardener. The recent weather combined with the extended lockdown has encouraged many who have not had the time to enjoy their outdoor space before, to also learn new skills. Here are some By The Editor • 2 min read
Lifestyle Blogging and books Sarah Hardy is a Yorkshire lady who is an avid book lover and reader. Starting from today, she will be sharing her book reviews and we look forward to hearing her views. As a child, books were a constant companion and you could always find me with my head stuck By The Editor • 4 min read
Lifestyle Garden Centre steps in to help create lockdown TV garden The team at a Bradford garden centre responded quickly to a request from a TV production company to provide plants to create a lockdown garden. With regular filming of ITV's Love Your Garden suspended due to Coronavirus, Tong Garden Centre stepped in to deliver peat free compost and By The Editor • 1 min read
Lifestyle Dakota Hotels - Give. Gift. Enjoy! We know we’ll all be in need of a treat once this difficult time has passed, but our friends working on the frontline will certainly deserve one. So for every voucher purchased during this time, Dakota will give you TWO additional vouchers – one for you and one for a By The Editor • 1 min read
Lifestyle Leeds Playhouse announces the co-production of Barber Shop Chronicles with National Theatre Never-before-seen archive recording of Inua Ellams’ smash-hit play Barber Shop Chronicles, a co-production with Leeds Playhouse and Fuel, will be streamed live by the National Theatre on Thursday 14 May at 7PM BST. Captured at the National Theatre in January 2018 during its second sold-out run at the Dorfman theatre, By The Editor • 2 min read
Lifestyle MEPC encourage community to get creative Developer and Asset Manager, MEPC, is encouraging the Leeds community to get creative during these difficult times with their newest virtual activity - Leeds in Colour competition. Whether you prefer to paint, use colouring pencils, chalks or felt tip pens, you can let your imagination run wild, colouring in scenes By The Editor • 1 min read
Lifestyle An outdoor living room For many, the opportunity to spend more time in the garden recently has been a rewarding experience. As garden centres prepare to re-open, we have invited avid gardener Anj Handa, Founder of Inspiring women changemakers and one of Grant Thornton's "100 Faces of a vibrant Economy" By The Editor • 4 min read
Lifestyle A-List celebrities and authors support Yorkshire Brownies bookmark project Auction opens 11th May 2020 7pm and runs until 25th May 6.30pm 2020 www.jumblebee.co.uk/bookmarkproject2020 A group of Yorkshire Brownies, has received support from A-list celebrities such as Dame Helen Mirren and author Sir Quentin Blake for its project to raise funding for a school in By The Editor • 2 min read
Lifestyle One for the children You may recall in our latest edition, we ran a feature about Chris Madeley, the creator and author of childrens books, Cones. To help keep the children entertained whilst working at home, Chris and Keith Madeley have created a competition for the little ones. It is time to get the By The Editor • 2 min read
Lifestyle Race for Life events postponed - so why not take part at home? Race for Life 5K, 10K and Pretty Muddy events across the region have now been rescheduled for the Autumn ORGANISERS of Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Yorkshire have announced new dates this autumn for the much-loved event. The charity has postponed Race for Life events across the By The Editor • 5 min read
