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November 30, 2020|Yorkshire-Kitchen

Cooking with Cauliflower

Looking for a healthy side dish that is full of flavour and appealing to the eye? We feel ceratin this recipe will be appealing! Whole spice-roasted cauliflower with pomegranate Serves: 6 (as a side) Time to make: 1 hr 15 mins Hands-on time: 15 mins Ingredients • 1 large whole cauliflower, outer leaves trimmed • 2 tablespoons olive oil • ½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes • ½ teaspoon fennel seeds, lightly crushed • ½ teaspoon black pepper • 2 tablespoons lemon juice • 1 cup reduced-salt, glu

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November 30, 2020|EditorsBlog

Yorkshire Businesswoman magazine launches

I am delighted today to announce the launch of Yorkshire Businesswoman magazine, that is available here on our website. For some time we have felt that women across the region have been under represented and wanted to change that by creating a dedicated magazine. We have created a platform for all businesswomen across Yorkshire to come together and share their stories, ideas, views, opinions with other women. We hope we have achieved this. Do let us have your thoughts, share with us your ideas

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November 30, 2020|News

Gormley Sculpture reveal

Gormley sculpture to be revealed at new Kirklees College centre A new sculpture by world-renowned sculptor Antony Gormley will be revealed later this year at the new Kirklees College Pioneer Higher Skills Centre in Dewsbury. The sculpture, titled WORK, has been loaned to the college and will sit on the rooftop of the Victorian building, formerly known as Pioneer House, an iconic Grade II Listed building that has been renovated and transformed into a new centre for higher skills and education

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November 26, 2020|Lifestyle

Brave seven-year-old girl who survived meningitis features in calming Christmas storybook

A courageous little girl who fought back after losing all her limbs to meningitis is to feature in a children’s storybook designed to provide comfort this Christmas. Seven-year-old Harmonie-Rose Allen, of Bath, contracted meningococcal septicaemia as a baby and was given only a 10% chance of survival. Her arms and legs were amputated, but she survived and now, thanks to prosthetic legs, she loves jumping and skipping and even completed a half-marathon in her home city when she was just five.

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November 26, 2020|Lifestyle

The Big Variety Christmas Appeal 2020

2020 has been a strange and turbulent year for everyone, but the impact on charities has been devastating. Variety, the Children’s Charity provides vital and tangible support to some of the UK’s most vulnerable children. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Yorkshire region of Variety has had to cancel all 2020 events and as a result has seen our fundraising drop by more than 67%. This has in turn, had a catastrophic impact on the countless children and families who rely so heavily upon Vari

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November 26, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Yorkshire female entrepreneur goes from local to global

From her Yorkshire heartland to global success with an international coaching business, Dr Amanda Foo-Ryland is coming back to her roots to partner with Leeds-based She Can Prosper. Amanda Foo-Ryland owns Your Life Live It, a firm specialising in life coaching helping clients build confidence in all areas. Amanda started her career in Bradford with the Estee Lauder Corporation working her way up the ranks for 16 years, this led to international travel around Europe, the Middle East and Africa i

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November 25, 2020|Health & Wellbeing

Working from home: How to create the PERFECT home office based on the sun

* Experts say natural lighting is essential for a productive and healthy home office * New insight reveals where in your house you should set up your home office according to your work style and profession Following the COVID-19 crisis, home working has become the norm, but setting up an ideal working environment can be tricky. New insight reveals why proximity to windows and natural light should be top of your requirement list. After a recent YouGov poll revealed 57% of Brits who neve

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November 25, 2020|Lifestyle

Sarah Millican announces Scarborough Spa show

The hilarious Sarah Millican is back on tour and is heading to Scarborough Spa with a Bobby Dazzler of a new stand-up show. The Bobby Dazzler tour will call into the South Bay venue’s Grand Hall on Thursday 14 July 2022- her visit to the Scarborough Spa in eleven years. Sarah has spent the last year writing jokes and growing her backside and she can’t wait to get back on the road and make you laugh. In this, her sixth international tour, you’ll learn about what happens when your mouth seals s

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November 25, 2020|Yorkshire-Kitchen

Christmas Cranberries

Cranberry sauce is a must on any Christmas dinner table and luckily, it couldn't be easier to make! In this Orange and Cranberry sauce recipe, two classic Christmas flavours have been used. Delicious served along your festive lunch. You will need to leave 2 hours for the cranberry sauce to chill. What's the difference between cranberry sauce and cranberry jelly? This comes down to pectin. Pectin is a fibre that's found in the cell walls of fruit (some fruits have higher pectin levels than ot

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November 25, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Huddersfield tech start-up, Kidcrowd, secures investment for future growth

The online gifting platform Kidcrowd, created by 21 year old Huddersfield entrepreneur Melissa Roberts, has received investment to support its plans for future growth. An innovative, gifting solution, Kidcrowd offers a digital platform that enables relatives and friends to help a child save money towards a larger gift or experience, whilst reducing the stress of trying to find presents. It also teaches children valuable lessons about the benefits of saving money, and at the same time, helping t

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November 25, 2020|Business

Tourism study confirms Covid-19 'tectonic-shift' across the North

* Half of hospitality and leisure businesses across north of England were trading at a loss of over 60% for 10 weeks out of 16-week survey * Businesses expect revenue to recover in January 2022, compared to previous outlook of July 2021 at start of study, as a third of businesses report forward bookings for first quarter of 2021 are significantly down * A fifth of businesses surveyed unsure that they will be trading next summer * Roundtable event saw Yorkshire’s tourism board leader

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November 25, 2020|Lifestyle

Advent Calendars for all

In 2020, it’s no longer enough to count down to Christmas with chocolate alone. Well, it is, but thanks to the vast array of alternative advent calendars on the market, it’s certainly not the only way to do so. Beauty advent calendars have become increasingly popular in recent years. However, if a Christmas countdown of skincare and makeup isn’t really your thing, there’s a vast array of unusual calendars based on food and drink that are suitable for different tastes. From gin-stuffed advent c

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