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July 16, 2025|Events

Quality networking, new venue as Yorkshire Businesswoman celebrate Yorkshire Day

Join us on 1st August - YORKSHIRE DAY - for our next Yorkshire Businesswoman networking event where we once again have a new venue for you Azotea Rooftop Bar at the Hyatt in Leeds. Join us from 3pm until 5pm for a glass of fizz with fabulous networking and listen to our guest speaker Vicky Clapham and to celebrate YORKSHIRE DAY members can bring a guest or two along FREE OF CHARGE! We're expecting this one to be a busy one so reserve your place quickly, either on the member area or email me

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July 14, 2025|Fashion and Lifestyle

Aled Jones to sing at Bradford Live Yorkshire Day concert

Bradford’s Yorkshire Day celebrations have gained an extra sprinkling of celebrity stardust today as Aled Jones has joined the star-studded line-up for Yorkshire Calling on Friday 1 August, the first concert to be held at the newly-refurbished Bradford Live venue. He joins renowned poet and playwright, Ian McMillan, the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra, Leeds International Piano Festival finalist Yuanfan Yang and the BBC Radio Leeds Bantam of the Opera choir, with Bradford City legend, Chris Kamar

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July 14, 2025|Business

EY appoints new Leeds Office Managing Partner

EY has appointed Kate Jarman as the firm’s new Leeds office managing partner. Kate has more than 20 years of experience and will be responsible for leading a team of around 500 people to serve EY clients across the region. Kate takes over the role from Tim West, who has been the Leeds office managing partner since July 2022. Tim will be focusing on his client serving role as a tax partner in EY’s Business Tax Services team and other national roles. Originally from Liverpool, Kate’s career at

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July 10, 2025|Business

Yorkshire diversity champions honoured at awards

Hardworking Yorkshire people, charities and social enterprises were honoured at the region’s first Pride in Diversity Awards, held on 3 July at Leeds First Direct Arena. The awards, who’s media partner is Yorkshire Businesswoman magazine, aimed to highlight people and organisations working to champion members of the community who face additional barriers when accessing public services and employment or simply enjoying daily life. This can be due to a range of factors, including race, neurodive

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July 9, 2025|Fashion and Lifestyle

Ramen at the ready! Fuji Hiro reopens its doors

The highly anticipated comeback of one of Leeds’ best-loved independent restaurants is here. Fuji Hiro, the city’s original Japanese restaurant, will welcome customers once again from Wednesday, July 9 inviting diners to dive back into the delicious dishes that made it a local legend. Located in its original home at the Merrion Centre, Fuji Hiro is returning under new management, with Leeds-born entrepreneur James Douglas at the helm. It boasts a fresh look, a renewed focus on what made it

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July 8, 2025|Fashion and Lifestyle

33 women. One beach. A global call to be your AWWAsome self

On the eve of the summer solstice, 33 incredible women in midlife and beyond gathered on Scarborough’s, North Bay beach to make a powerful statement, celebrating body confidence and self-acceptance in midlife. "This is who I am. I am visible. I am enough." The AWWA campaign has been created by Tina Boden, founder of the Making Midlife Matter Collective and Rachel Peru, model, body confidence activist and founder member of Find Your Midlife Magic team. Their goal is to shine a spotlight on th

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July 7, 2025|Fashion and Lifestyle

Spontaneous new development visit leads Brigg family to their forever home

What began as a spontaneous visit to have a look round a brand new housing development in their home town, turned into a life changing afternoon out for the Spivey family, who found their dream home at Bellway Homes’ Buttercross Meadows development in Brigg. Emma Fitton-Cook, Bellway Homes’s sales manager, said: “Richard and Rachel Spivey were amongst the first people to visit Buttercross Meadows when we did our sales launch back in February. And, rather aptly, given the opening weekend was Va

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July 7, 2025|Fashion and Lifestyle

Woodland wedding for Great Yorkshire Show

A couple who hit the headlines with a successful marriage proposal at last year’s Great Yorkshire Show will be closing the circle at this year’s event when they say their wedding vows in the Forestry section. Last year Peri Dunford waited until boyfriend Mark Jones had scaled the full height of one of the competition poles before getting down on one knee – in front of a cheering audience – and popping the big question on the final day of the Show. The couple, who live in Garstang near Presto

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July 7, 2025|Business

Northern issues travel advice for visitors to the Great Yorkshire Show

Thousands of visitors are expected to descend on Harrogate this week for one of Britain's largest agricultural events. Train operator Northern is encouraging customers travelling to this year’s Great Yorkshire Show to plan ahead, as services to and from Harrogate are expected to be busier than usual from Tuesday 8 to Friday 11 July 2025. Featuring a packed agenda over the four days of the event, visitors to the Great Yorkshire Show can expect to see the best animals in the country competing,

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July 2, 2025|Fashion and Lifestyle

Northern Ballet appoints cohort of new trustees

Northern Ballet has appointed five new trustees, including Sir Gregory Doran and Steven McRae, as the company seeks to strengthen the representation of artists on its board. To broaden the skills and expertise represented, also joining are Emma Burrows, Imogen Knight and Jessye Parke, as Northern Ballet continues to fulfil its purpose of bringing the joy of dance to as many people as possible. Emma Burrows is a partner and employment law specialist at international law firm Trowers & Hamlins.

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July 2, 2025|Fashion and Lifestyle

Loose Woman star announces new UK tour

Judi Love, comedy queen, star of Prime Video’s Last One Laughing, and beloved panellist on ITV’s BAFTA-nominated Loose Women, has announced her brand new live tour for 2026! Titled Judi Love: All About The Love, the tour will kick off in January 2026 and wrap up with a spectacular finale at London’s iconic Eventim Apollo in June. From 26th June, presale tickets will be available via Judi’s mailing list, Off the Kerb and there’s a limited number available via Ticketmaster. General on sale takes

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June 30, 2025|Fashion and Lifestyle

K2CO presents A Thing of Beauty

Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre 2 & 3 July 2025 Award-winning choreographer and dancer Rosie Kay and her company K2CO present a double bill of groundbreaking works celebrating the female dancer. A Thing of Beauty, which will be performed at the Stanley and Audrey Burton Theatre in Leeds on 2 & 3 July, features two of her most iconic works — the autobiographical Adult Female Dancer, which she performs solo, and Fantasia, which brings together three female performers to celebrate beauty. Crea

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