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October 22, 2020|Health & Wellbeing

Sue Paxman – the inspiration behind the life-changing Paxman scalp cooler

October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month and is a poignant time for many around the world, including the Paxman family – pioneers in scalp cooling. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Sue Paxman; the inspiration behind the scalp cooler. In 1992 Sue was diagnosed with breast cancer and lived with the illness for 8 years. She began losing her hair whilst receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer, an incredibly traumatic experience for her and the whole family. Sue was treated

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October 21, 2020|Health & Wellbeing

Hairstylists bare all for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Hairstylists from Lucy’s Hair Extensions in Elland, Halifax, have taken part in a pink underwear photoshoot to raise £1,000 for Breast Cancer Now. Lucy Pearson, the owner of Lucy’s Hair Extensions, has also pledged to donate a further £5 for every hair extension fitting throughout October. The ladies bravely posed for the camera while also enjoying socially distanced nibbles and fizz in the salon. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an annual, global health campaign organised by leading breast ca

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October 21, 2020|Health & Wellbeing

Revamping my morning routine

Author: Beth Brown In preparation for this blog post I (shock horror) actually did some research before blurting my nonsensical ramblings over the keyboard. According to an article featured in Forbes, when you start your morning with intention, you can bring your morning ‘wins’ into the rest of the day. I guess it does make sense. By setting small, manageable goals that I can complete each morning, I feel like I’m taking responsibility for my own positivity. The day could throw whatever it wis

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October 21, 2020|Business

Bright idea calls on residents to help light up Leeds this Christmas

A fabulous festive appeal has gone out to families, residents and communities all across Leeds calling on them to be part of the city’s first ever virtual Christmas lights switch-on. Leeds City Council is asking people to submit video clips and images of their Christmas light displays at home so they can feature in a dazzling digital montage that will be the climax of an exciting online event next month. Held virtually for the first time in its history, the 2020 Leeds Christmas Lights switch-o

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October 21, 2020|Fashion and Lifestyle

Have your hair styled with Andrew Barton, top celebrity hairdresser

Christmas is coming when we all want to look special for those swish cocktail parties and family gatherings. Yorkshire Businesswoman resident hairdresser, Andrew Barton is offering a 50% discount for all our readers, valid until 31st December 2020, subject to availability. This offer is for cutting service only at the Mayfair salon. If you would like to book call 0345 459 7719 and quote ANDREW50 when booking.

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October 20, 2020|Lifestyle

Keeping hospitality alive in Ilkley

Ilkley hospitality business, The Ticket Office has been adapting its products & services to fit the ever-changing rules and guidelines, to save jobs and to help keep the industry alive. The venue which invested heavily in extra safety measures after re-opening in July, including thermal imaging temperature checking and regular fogging, has embraced the latest set of regulations by building a covering and adding heaters to its outside area. Due to the strict measures in place and their diversif

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October 20, 2020|Business

Marketing and communications manager appointment for Corksol

The UK’s leading distributor of sprayed cork coatings, Corksol, has taken on Jayne Adamson to lead the company’s marketing efforts. The move will see Corksol strengthen its internal team, giving the business the opportunity to strategically plan its future growth and will provide further support for the team of approved applicators. With over 20 years marketing and product management experience within the home improvement and construction industry and with a focus on product marketing, Jayne w

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October 19, 2020|Health & Wellbeing

Skin care tips

Leaves are crunching under our feet, the days have shortened and pumpkin-picking posts are popping up all over social media feeds, autumn is firmly here. And whilst you might be thrilled to be donning your knitwear or planning your Halloween costume, your skin might be feeling less pleased about the changing of the seasons. The shift to cooler climates with the contrast of increased central heating can leave the skin feeling dry, dehydrated and with winter looming, the worst is yet to come. Tod

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October 19, 2020|Yorkshire-Kitchen

Baking for bonfire night

Bonfire night celebrations may be slighter different this year, to say the least. Why not create your own bonfire without having to go outside in the cold! INGREDIENTS Cupcake: 200 grams Plain flour 45 grams Cocoa powder 2 teaspoons Baking powder 1/4 teaspoon Salt 100 grams Soft light brown sugar 180 grams Caster sugar 80 grams Unsalted butter 240 milliliters Whole milk 2 Eggs Grated zest of 1 Orange Buttercream: 450 grams Icing sugar 150 grams Unsalted butter 35-40 milliliters Whole milk T

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October 19, 2020|Lifestyle

Yorkshire’s big night out - stays in for Digital White Rose Awards

It’s been confirmed that the Welcome to Yorkshire 2020 White Rose Awards will be held online for the first time in the event’s history. The UK’s biggest tourism awards ceremony usually sees a thousand people celebrating the very best of the county’s tourism industry at a top Yorkshire venue. This year, to make sure all nominees can enjoy the event, regardless of any COVID-19 restrictions which may be in place across the county, Welcome to Yorkshire has now revealed that the presentation will be

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October 15, 2020|Yorkshire-Kitchen

Garden Centre creates 24 jobs with new table service restaurant

The opening of Tong Garden Centre's new restaurant brings the head count at its Tong Lane site to over 200 local people. 24 new jobs were created in the table service Mezzanine Restaurant that opened earlier this week. The Mezzanine is situated on the first floor of the award winning garden centre's 2500sq.m two storey expansion and is in addition to the existing Restaurant. It offers relaxed dining with an open aspect, brunch and lunch menus using seasonal and local produce and an extensive c

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October 14, 2020|Health & Wellbeing

Picking up on the little signs

Author: Beth Brown. In the midst of a challenging week, I was lacking both inspiration and motivation and found myself in some sort of stress-induced writer’s malaise. That is until I saw a number 22 bus and I knew that everything would be alright. I’m going to have to explain the context of why a bus awarded me so much comfort without being the one I was waiting for. I know that you’re probably thinking: “yeah, ok Beth. Like that’s completely normal…” The truth is, I wholehearted believe in

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