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May 13, 2021|Business

Huge virtual festival for the North’s creative sector returns

Hundreds of creative industry professionals are being invited to join a two-day virtual event this month - the only one of its kind in the North of England. The Creative Leaders Festival 2021, organised by GC Business Growth Hub on behalf of The Growth Company, will take place from May 25 to 26. The virtual expo will provide advice about support available to the sector and its sub-sectors to help businesses plan and grow, with the two-day event featuring a series of high-profile speakers, roun

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May 12, 2021|Entrepreneurs

Mental health awareness tackled from 360 degrees

This week, as part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 Five female entrepreneurs from varying backgrounds across the UK have come together to unite to bring a different take on the theme of this year’s awareness campaign - Nature - to show people the power of creating your own positive environments to support strong mental health, from learning how to manage your mindset, to understanding what self sabotage and limiting beliefs are, to addressing the power of creating a serenely sorted home, as

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May 12, 2021|Yorkshire-Kitchen

Season is a little late

Now May is here we should be in the process of potting up and planting out but with very dry and frosty April everything in the garden and allotment like commercial growers will be delayed. Based on the current forecast it looks as though the weather is starting to settle down so all those plants filling your indoors, greenhouse and polytunnel can finally be planted outside without fear of loss. Expect lower crops yields this year along with a slightly later season as a result of the April weath

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May 11, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Hairdressers shares salon trends that are here to stay following COVID19

Throughout the pandemic, many industries have had to adapt to a new normal and hairdressing is no exception. One month after reopening, Marcello Moccia and Karen Perry, stylists from Room 97 Creative in Leeds believes that some of the changes to salon culture are likely to remain, even when all restrictions are lifted. The stylists reflect on why they think these reopening trends will continue to benefit clients and salon owners as we move out of lockdown. The value of the hairdresser If the p

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May 11, 2021|Business

Local search specialist sets the gold standard in digital property transactions

The pandemic geared the property sector towards ‘digital by default’ legal forms and one property data provider has become the first to set the ‘Gold’ standard for its conveyancing clients to speed up transactions during the current property boom. X-Press Legal Services South and West Yorkshire has been awarded the first ever Gold standard partnership with leading legal software innovator FormEvo and SDLT.co.uk for its commitment to delivering the very best supply chain end to end security serv

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May 11, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Virtual Gliterary Lunches - one year on

Virtual Gliterary Lunch Hours have been running for over a year now. In that time they have welcomed thirteen brilliant writers to talk about their latest novels and why they wrote them. Over a sociable lunch, they have generously shared insights into their writing process, their journey to getting published, their inspirations and their reflections. There are two more events left before they take a break over the summer. You would be welcomed to you to our virtual venue where you can enjoy the

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May 11, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Giant dino egg hunt to hatch ahead of Rex-tacular summer event

Giant dinosaur eggs will be laid across Leeds this May creating a family-friendly interactive event to herald the forthcoming Leeds Jurassic Trail 2. The free Dinosaur Egg Hunt featuring an augmented reality app will run from May 29 to June 13 when it will be revealed which full size beasts will be located where across the city in the UK’s biggest free animatronic dinosaur display this July and August. Following the overwhelming success of the first event, Leeds Jurassic Trail 2 will boast 13

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May 11, 2021|Yorkshire-Kitchen

Brilliant chosen as UK social agency for US brand, SKIPPY® Peanut Butter

Leeds agency, Brilliant, has been picked by Danish Crown and Hormel Foods to launch and manage the UK Instagram and Facebook pages for US-favourite peanut butter brand, SKIPPY® Peanut Butter. The appointment comes as SKIPPY® Peanut Butter, implements plans for further growth in the UK market utilising multiple media channels to support. A leading brand in the US, SKIPPY® Peanut Butter, has production sites around the world but saw potential for further growth in the UK and began the search for

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May 10, 2021|Yorkshire-Kitchen

Launch of Digital Food Week

A brand new online TV style show launching is providing a platform to celebrate the city’s amazing hospitality scene as venues throw open their doors to welcome people back. Digital Food Week will run from Monday 10th May-Sunday 16th May, putting the focus firmly on the sector to showcase how great it is in the city. Brought to the city by Chapter 81 and Welcome to Leeds (a LeedsBID project), its concept is simple – to provide an opportunity for businesses from the Leeds’ food and drink scene

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May 7, 2021|Business

IoD launches search for most talented business leaders

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has launched its annual search for the most talented business leaders in Yorkshire and the North East. Nominations and entries are now being sought for its prestigious Director of the Year Awards which recognise the region’s top directors from the business, public and third sectors. Winners in 14 categories will be invited to attend to the national Director of the Year Awards final celebration along with winners from other IoD regions. The 14 categories are:

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May 7, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Interior Design Masters star Siobhan Murphy injects her maximalist style into Junction 32

Castleford's Siobhan Murphy and finalist in the BBC’s Interior Design Masters, has brought her maximalist interior style to Junction 32 Yorkshire Outlet Shopping with a brightly coloured window display. Known for her bold choices in clothing, makeup and her 1930s Art Deco house in Castleford, which incorporates wild prints, wallpaper and soft furnishings, the flamboyant star has injected her vivacious personality into Junction 32 and designed a pop-up window display, ‘The Junction 32 Edit by Si

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May 6, 2021|Health & Wellbeing

Take on a challenge to improve your mental health this May

A quarter of Leeds runners (25%) say running has been good for their mental health during the pandemic – with 21% saying they wouldn’t have been able to get through the last year without it. However, research by running specialists, Runners Need, shows that 10% of Leeds runners said they have found it harder to stay motivated during lockdown without organised races to look forward to. With almost a quarter of people (24%) in Leeds enjoying running challenges and enjoying recording their run us

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