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October 25, 2022|Entrepreneurs

Letting agent named Learner of the Year at property industry awards

A letting agent at Brown & Co, an agency in North Ferriby, East Yorkshire, has been named Learner of the Year at this year’s annual awards of Propertymark Qualifications, the UK’s leading awarding body that provides professional qualifications for the leading property sector brands. Rosie Croft, 29, was presented with her award by TV personality Phil Spencer at the iconic British Museum in front of an audience of rising stars in the property world and seasoned professionals. The awards celeb

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October 21, 2022|Health & Wellbeing

Sunny Bank Mills hosts exhibition about giving birth in lockdown

The acclaimed Sunny Bank Mills Art Gallery at Farsley in West Yorkshire is hosting an inspiring exhibition exploring the frontiers of parenthood during lockdown. Lullabies In Lockdown, which runs until the end of the month, is a group exhibition showcasing the work of several local, national and international artists who became parents during the Covid pandemic. The show explores how illustration can be used to make topics accessible: to document, share, unite and advocate for those having l

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October 21, 2022|Fashion and Lifestyle

The Ivy celebrates Halloween with spooky cocktails and a devilishly delicious dessert

This Halloween, there will be no tricks, just treats at The Ivy Victoria Quarter in Leeds, with a spooktacular, limited-edition dessert and cocktail in partnership with Monkey 47 Gin, available from Friday, 28 October to Monday, 31 October. Created by the restaurant’s talented bar team, two mouth-watering cocktails will be available for guests to enjoy. The Devil’s Mule, is a diabolical blend of Monkey 47 Gin, Wyborowa Vodka, Lillet Rouge, chilli, cinnamon, lemon, and ginger beer, while the Mu

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October 21, 2022|EditorsBlog

What is happening in Leeds?

I was in Leeds on Wednesday evening to meet Stephanie Hirst one of our ambassadors who will feature on the cover of December edition of Yorkshire Businesswoman. We met in the fourth floor brasserie of Harvey Nichols before I headed downstairs for their beauty social. It was lovely to catch up with Stephanie and the beauty social was very busy and a great success for Harvey Nichols. What wasn't so great was the time spent trying to get into Leeds in the first place. Roadworks have dominated for

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October 20, 2022|Business

Harvey Nichols host a brilliant breakfast

The Brilliant Breakfast, which raises money for The Prince’s Trust, asked people from all over the UK to host a breakfast from 10th - 16th October 2022, to raise money for the leading youth charity. Harvey Nichols, Leeds hosted their Brilliant Breakfast on Wednesday 12th October for 25 their customers to enjoy a complimentary breakfast served by their stunning Fourth Floor Brasserie. All funds raised will help to support disadvantaged young women as they gain confidence and skills to go into e

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October 20, 2022|Fashion and Lifestyle

Tickets on sale next month for the Great Yorkshire Show 2023

Tickets for next year’s Great Yorkshire Show are on sale from Tuesday November 1, organisers have announced. The event will continue to be run over four days thanks to positive feedback from our visitors and exhibitors. Farmer tickets will be available for the 2023 show and will be available from farming outlets in January. Tickets for the 164th Show, on Tuesday July 11 to Friday July 14, 2023, will be sold in advance only, with visitor numbers capped at 35,000 a day. Membership of the Yor

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October 20, 2022|Business

Is your marketing process driving your business forward?

Do you have a marketing plan that connects your people and your business offering? Book your place at this event and learn the process behind a powerful marketing plan that drives successful activity. Thu, 17 November 2022, 10:00 – 13:00 GMT Virgin Money 94 Briggate Leeds LS1 6NP Delegates attending this event and you will leave with: * A process that will embed a marketing culture in your business * A way to measure return on investment (ROI) across your marketing activities * An ac

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October 19, 2022|Health & Wellbeing

Law firm raises £4k for Smart Works Leeds

A team of 33 colleagues from law firm Gordons walked 20 miles across the Yorkshire countryside to raise more than £4,000 for its charity partner of the year, Smart Works Leeds. The charity, which opened in Leeds in 2019, helps unemployed women in the city regain the confidence they need to succeed at interviews, return to employment and transform their lives. The walk started and finished in Ben Rhydding, taking in Swinsty reservoir on the way. The firm has been supporting the charity with v

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October 19, 2022|Entrepreneurs

North Yorkshire firm on recruitment drive following award and scoop of client wins

A North Yorkshire marketing agency is recruiting a number of roles following being crowned ‘most innovative food & drink marketing agency’ and welcoming a host of new clients to its portfolio. Peachy Digital, based in Northallerton has welcomed a range of new clients including Brymor Ice Cream, UK Development Corporation, and DMP Sharks to its customer base, as well as winning an award in the 2022 Northern Enterprise Awards. Managing director, Lizzie Turner said: “It has been a whirlwind few

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October 18, 2022|Fashion and Lifestyle

New Winter Garden set to open bringing the German Christmas Market spirit back to Leeds

After an incredible opening summer which saw Green Room fast become the place to be in central Leeds, the award-winning independent bar and social space is poised to unveil its brand-new Winter Garden. Opening on Friday 21st October, the launch coincides with the release of an expanded menu created to get everyone in the festive mood. Designed to fill the gap left by the absence of the Leeds German market, the roof terrace has been transformed into a cosy winter haven which is fully covered, c

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October 18, 2022|Fashion and Lifestyle

How to navigate the menopause in style

For much of our lives the topic of Menopause, and how to cope with it, has been kept under wraps. A discussion suitable for quiet conversations between female friends but never to be uttered in front of an audience and god forbid it be mentioned in front of men. Until recently as more and more high profile figures such as Davina McCall have come forward to discuss their personal experiences in depth. Around eight in 10 women will experience symptoms of menopause in their lifetime. Dealing wi

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October 18, 2022|Fashion and Lifestyle

York artist stars in major Leeds exhibition

Carol Douglas, a talented York-based artist who only took up painting in her 60s, is currently attracting widespread praise for her work at a major Leeds exhibition. Carol is taking part in the acclaimed Vessel exhibition at the Sunny Bank Mills Gallery in Farsley. She has collected art throughout her life and in her mid-60s went to York College to take an Art Foundation course. Carol explained: “This gave me the confidence to start painting and I was lucky enough to win the Art and Design

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