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February 19, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Historic cinema redevelopment to begin this Spring

Work on the Hyde Park Picture House’s transformational redevelopment project is set to begin this April, thanks to a successful £285,600 Capital Kickstart Fund award from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the government’s Culture Recovery Fund. Combining vital restoration work with the creation of new accessible facilities, the cinema’s Picture House Project had been on pause for the past 10 months due to the pandemic but will now proceed as planned, with completion expected in May 2022.

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February 18, 2021|Yorkshire-Kitchen

Hot new restaurant opening for Trinity Walk

There’s some peri good news for visitors to Wakefield’s Trinity Walk after a new restaurant opening was announced. Expanding independent restaurant chain, Churrasco Group, will launch their latest brand Casa Peri Peri at the Wakefield shopping centre with the fit out already under way. Former MasterChef UK semi-finalist and international chef, Bobby Geetha, is overseeing the launch of the new dining experience bringing to bear his years of experience from around the globe. Quality Portuguese-

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February 17, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Catherine Zeta-Jones announces the launch of her women's Ready-to-wear collection for spring

Catherine Zeta-Jones is an Oscar, Tony and BAFTA winning actress who has long been known for her exquisite red-carpet style. She is also a dancer, mother, wife and entrepreneur who embraces easy yet elegant everyday looks. She has now launched her new ready-to-wear collection for her Casa Zeta-Jones brand. The Casa Zeta-Jones clothing collection started with conversations between Catherine and Universal Alliance about the ethos of the brand, who they wanted to dress, the aesthetic and direction

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February 16, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

RitaGT: Unearthing

Yorkshire Sculpture Park exclusive online event International Women’s Day: 8 March 2021, 6pm UK time Tune in at youtube.com/YSPsculpture “Unearthing reminds us of the necessary tribute to all the women caught up in male colonial expansion, forced to leave their homes, the singers who worked in the fields for a lifetime, who brought songs, who went and did not return.” RitaGT YSP will exclusively broadcast a new commission by the Portuguese artist RitaGT online to mark International Women’s Day

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February 16, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Leeds City College announces third round for creative fund

Leeds City College has launched a third round of funding for emerging creative talent across the district, as part of the Leeds City College Arts Fund. First launched in March last year, the fund aims to contribute to Leeds’ arts and cultural engagement and conversation, by providing creatives the chance to receive £3k worth of funding. The initiative is funded by Luminate Education Group and offers support to aspiring creatives across the region, who work in any of the disciplines covered by

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February 16, 2021|Yorkshire-Kitchen

Dapur at home launches nationwide after huge demand in local trial

Acclaimed street food concept, turned casual dining restaurant, in Leeds has launched a brand new cook at home range of Malaysian food that is available nationwide. From Malaysia to Huddersfield, founder of Dapur Malaysia, Valerie Kolat used time as a stay at home mum to polish up on her dishes, starting a pop-up business initially before moving to permanent premises in Chapel Allerton just seven months before the pandemic hit the UK. Instead of letting closure knock her confidence, she consid

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February 15, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

52 stunning reasons to fall in love with Yorkshire every week of the year

Welcome to Yorkshire launches 52 free stunning online backdrops of iconic Yorkshire landscapes and locations to fall in love with the county every week of the year. With a heartfelt holler on Valentine’s Day (14th February), for folk who love Yorkshire across the globe to feel one step closer to the land they love, the destination marketing organisation has selected some scenic showstoppers which make a statement in any online meeting. Welcome to Yorkshire has created a unique collection of vi

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February 12, 2021|Yorkshire-Kitchen

Lovers of the Italian Cuisine

February 13th is the holiday for all lovers of the Italian cuisine. It’s National Tortellini Day! Tortellini is a small pasta stuffed with different fillings, like ham, Parmesan cheese or white meat. This Italian dish is favorite worldwide. It can be also served as a part of soup, that makes the dish even better. There is a nice legend about the origin of tortellini. Goddess Venus stayed in a tavern on the outskirts of Bologna, the city where tortellini originate. The innkeeper spied on Ven

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February 12, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Home furnishings retailer Terrys launches exclusive Orla Kiely collection

Home furnishings retailer Terrys has launched a brand-new exclusive homeware collection with designer Orla Kiely. The new range has been designed to combine the timeless style of patterns with a warm and modern colour palette, reflecting the interiors passion of both brands. The capsule collection combines the renowned designer’s iconic prints with a brand-new colour palette, including the much-loved Trio Stem, Early Bird and Kimono prints in contemporary colourways including Ochre, Rose Pink,

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February 11, 2021|Lifestyle

The Broadway introduces new contactless parking

The Broadway, Bradford car park will be completely contactless from Thursday 11 February. The Centre has introduced a new innovative cash-free car parking system to replace the current pay on foot parking machines. Drivers will experience automatic entry and contactless payment via bank card or contactless device on exit or alternatively through the new Path mobile app. Visitors to the car park will pay at the exit by driving to the barrier and tapping on the payment reader. Ian Ward, general

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February 11, 2021|Fashion and Lifestyle

Networking and meet the authors with Gliterary lunches

Gliterary Lunches first launched in 2006. Sisters, Sibh and Beth wanted to bring together their favourite things and share them with like-minded people. Always keen readers, both ladies joined book clubs when their children were small. They quickly realised that not only were these gatherings great fun, they opened the door to new friendships and introduced them to new writers. It was noticeable too, that nearly all the members were women and that this seemed to be the pattern elsewhere. When

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February 11, 2021|Health & Wellbeing

Wakefield holistic therapist named as number one Wellness Specialist/Practitioner in the UK and Europe

Women’s holistic therapist, Wakefield-based Vicky Rawcliffe, has been named the winner of the Wellness Specialist/Practitioner for the UK and Europe in the Hall of Wellness Awards (HOW Awards) 2020/21. Working from her home-based treatment room in Horbury, Vicky offers a suite of highly acclaimed holistic therapies to transform the health, wellness and beauty of her clients. A trained clinical reflexologist, massage therapist, facialist and reiki master, Vicky launched her business in September

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