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November 16, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Give the gift of giving this Christmas at Junction 32

Junction 32 customers can now help children in need whilst they do their own festive shopping. The Yorkshire shopping outlet has partnered with Cash for Kids, to help make Christmas special for children in poverty as part of its Mission Christmas initiative. Cash for Kids improves the lives of disadvantaged children and young people who are affected by poverty, illness, neglect or have additional needs throughout the UK. From 15th November to 19th December, shoppers will be able to donate a g

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November 16, 2021|Business

Car retailer looking for ladies in recruitment drive

Used car retailer Car shop based in Wakefield, has announced a major recruitment drive as it looks to bolster its team of talented technical colleagues. This follows a huge period of growth for the retailer, which has gone from strength to strength this year – launching its Buy Online offering, opening four new stores, including first-of-its-kind Express stores, and creating a new brand identity as the home of good karma. In fact, between 2020 and 2021, its total sales have increased by an impr

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November 15, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

The future of beauty looks solid

Listening to the news can be overwhelming – from Covid to Climate Change – there are significant global issues being discussed at length. Cop26 hosted in Glasgow in November 2021, welcomed over 200 countries from different corners of the world to set out their plans for reducing emissions from fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas. It is no secret that the world is warming at an alarming rate. Throughout 2021 from Australia, to states across the US, countries across Europe, the Far East and Afri

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November 11, 2021|Entrepreneurs

Family-run retailer, Junior Bambinos, shortlisted for National Entrepreneur Awards

Independent Wakefield retailer, Junior Bambinos, who sell children’s toys, furniture and gifts, have been shortlisted in this year's National Entrepreneur Awards. The small team, which consists of founder Linda Ladley, her husband Shaun and their two young children, Jessica and Zachary, along with her sister in law Zoe were recognised in the ‘Best Family Business’ category. After more than 10 years of experience running a children's store, Linda is an expert on all things bump, baby and beyond

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November 11, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Your chance to WIN a flat

Owners of Stump Cross Caverns enter apartment into prize draw to pay for essential works. Having raised vital funds to reopen in May, the owners of Stump Cross Caverns, an ancient tourist destination in the Yorkshire Dales, are now entering their own one-bedroomed apartment into a prize draw to pay for essential maintenance and repair work. Stump Cross Caverns, a small family run business, open to the public since its discovery by lead miners in 1860, has been hit hard by lockdown closures and

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November 11, 2021|Business

Harrogate based online auction company SliderStock partner with the Hospitality Industry Trust

Following a challenging year for both charities and the events industry, the Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) in Scotland are bouncing back. Established by Peter Lederer CBE, then managing director of The Gleneagles Hotel and Fergus Chambers, then deputy director at Strathclyde Regional Council and industry leaders in 1994, charity HIT has gone from strength to strength supporting people working and studying in the hospitality industry in Scotland. Their goal, to use tailored learning experienc

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November 9, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Room 97 Creative win at the Wakefield BID Awards

Wakefield-based salon and academy, Room 97 Creative, have been presented with the Beauty Award at the Wakefield BID Awards. The Awards, which were held at Wakefield Cathedral and hosted by Kate Hardcastle MBE are designed to recognise the best in local business, and was awarded to the team at the Trinity Walk salon for their dedication to offer training to the next generation of stylists, as well as a first-class service for their clients. Owner Marcello Moccia, who is the current North Wester

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November 9, 2021|Business

Hentons welcome new digital specialist

A digital projects manager has been appointed at Yorkshire based chartered accountancy and business advisory firm, Hentons, in response to a 600% increase in the number of clients moving to cloud accountancy services in the last two years. Robyn Jones (pictured) is a cloud accountancy specialist with more than seven years’ industry experience. Partner, Tim Baum-Dixon, who is head of digital said: “Our shift to digital accounting began in 2015, and our business and clients have really embraced

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November 9, 2021|Business

ddroidd exceeds £3m target in first year

Leeds-based digital transformation and technical specialist, ddroidd, has exceeded its £3m turnover target in its first year, and has ambitious growth plans to double in size over the next 12 months. ddroidd, which billed more than £3.2m in its first year of trading, specialises in designing, developing, and integrating enterprise-grade digital experience platforms for the most complex of online markets. Specialists in agile digital transformation, ddroidd’s approach to custom development and C

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November 9, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

White Rose announces festive grotto

It’s the most wonderful time of year at White Rose Shopping Centre, as its much-loved Christmas grotto officially opened on Saturday 6th November 2021. Visitors are invited to meet the magical man in red at the centre’s magical grotto, where they’ll enjoy a meeting with Santa and his elves as well as receive a special gift to take away. The event will be open daily from 13th November right up to 4pm on Christmas Eve to ensure that little ones of Leeds can make all of their last-minute requests

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November 8, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Harvey Nichols festive shopping weekend is here

With Christmas just around the corner, there is no better time to get your party wardrobe in-check and your beauty game on-point. To kick off the festive season, Harvey Nichols is hosting Shop, Style, Sleigh, an in-store shopping event running from Thursday 11th – Sunday 14th November. There will be exclusive discounts throughout the store, offering 15% off* beauty and 20% off* selected fashion collections, so you can get your Christmas gifts sorted early and treat yourself while you’re at it!

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November 8, 2021|Business

Local search firm reveals hidden property risks across Yorkshire

Property search firm, X-Press Legal Services South and West Yorkshire is revealing the risks that you should look out for when buying a property in the region. Before a buyer commits to buying a property by exchanging contracts, they need to know as much as possible about it- especially anything that may affect its future value or their enjoyment of it. Property searches are enquiries made on a buyer’s behalf by a solicitor or conveyancer to various authorities that hold information about a pr

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