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Superstar Ronan Keating will be roaring into Yorkshire Wildlife Park
The singer and former frontman of Boyzone will headline on Saturday, August 21, as part of stellar line-up for next summer. Keating, whose latest album Twenty Twenty hit the No.2 spot in the charts, has been an international icon for 20 years since bursting onto the pop scene with the group which notched up six No.1 UK singles and selling 25 million records. His solo material has sold 20 million records worldwide with two back-to-back No.1s and his hits 'Life is a Rollercoaster' and 'When You
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A duty of care
By Sharon Pegg, Director Northern Powerhouse Consulting Why Employers Need to Make Domestic Violence Their Business One of the unexpected side effects of COVID-19 was an increase in incidences of domestic violence. The effects of the lockdown, along with increased alcohol intake, and many different stressors meant that domestic violence rates increased, against a backdrop of the usual support services or escape routes not being as readily available to victims. Most of us think of domestic vio
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Ripen the last of the tomatoes
Gardening with Martin Blunn, Solutionize Global. With the recent wet weather produce in the poly tunnel hasn’t ripened as quick as we would like so you’ve most likely had quite a few green tomatoes. One trick my mum told me many years to put a ripe banana in a drawer with the green tomatoes and they will ripen quicker. Sounds an odd combination but bananas produce the most ethylene gas of fruit and this helps speed up the process of ripening. To keep your tomatoes and cucumbers healthy as they
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Welcome to Yorkshire shows solid roots as personal membership scheme flourishes
More than a thousand trees are being planted by Welcome to Yorkshire after the successful launch of its new personal membership: “My Y”. The global membership scheme, which started on August 1st 2020 (Yorkshire Day) includes offers, discounts and a much-coveted Y badge. It aims to engage with Yorkshire folk across the globe and anyone with a connection with or love for the county. It will also see at least one tree planted in Yorkshire soil for every membership taken out. The landmark one thou
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|Travel and Environment
A Global Brew
By Phillipa Kaye From a Portuguese Princess to India to the world’s most popular brew to somewhat unexpected forays of tourism. The journey of tea might not be quite what you expect! ‘Stick the kettle on,’ must be one of the most used sentences amongst the British population. We are renowned for our love of tea; the problems of the world, our latest relationship disaster, the dog chewing up our favourite pair of heels, the kids driving us round the bend, all seem a little bit better when we’
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Composite Prime supports the regeneration of RHS Garden Harlow Carr
Ilkley-based Composite Prime has partnered with RHS Garden Harlow Carr to revolutionise the way school children learn about horticulture by donating composite decking to restore the teaching garden. Aiming to inspire local children to expand their interests and develop a passion for gardening and the natural world, Composite Prime’s donation of more than £3,000 of its HD Deck® XS has supported the RHS in the restoration of the pond after it became unusable due to wet weather. Unlike timber, HD
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Reducing Isolation
By Sharon Pegg, Director, Northern Powerhouse Consulting Ltd Reducing Isolation in Your Remote Team Many businesses have considered implementing it, but the Covid-19 outbreak and the resulting lockdown made remote working a reality for many organisations. While remote working definitely has its benefits-it saves businesses money, it can improve productivity, and it can give employees a better work/life balance- it also comes with its own issues. One of the things that people struggle with
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Balayage your Bob
By our resident, award-winning celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton Desperate to give your lockdown locks a clean, healthy chop? Why not opt for a bob with a bespoke balayage. “It’s the ultimate cast-off lockdown locks look – it will also transition beautifully as it grows out". As salons have opened their doors again, we have seen months of home hair, everything from box colour, over-grown out colour and uneven, broken split ends. After over 90 days of not being able to visit the salon our cli
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New name announced for three of Leeds' iconic arts venues
Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House Ltd., the company responsible for managing three of Leeds’ iconic arts venues - Leeds Grand Theatre, City Varieties Music Hall and Hyde Park Picture House - will begin trading as Leeds Heritage Theatres from Wednesday 26 August 2020. The announcement comes months after the historic buildings were forced to close due to COVID-19. “The planned name change, and brand launch were originally scheduled for April 2020,” says Chris Blythe, CEO, “when we were hoping, a
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|Entrepreneurs
Yorkshire travel brand grows into thriving national network
Yorkshire-based travel and lifestyle brand, Girl About, is celebrating phenomenal growth this year, having taken flight from one blog to a nationwide collective of travel-loving ambassadors and supporting thousands of women and families in its network through the Corona-chaos. Girl About’s Founder, travel industry expert Lyndsey Thomas, has grown the community-focused travel brand from one blog, Girl About Yorkshire, to a thriving network of 35 Girl About… ‘ambassadors’ across the UK, all shari
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lamping pod manufacturer builds a bigger home in Knaresborough
A North Yorkshire company that was established just two years ago, has expanded into new premises at Hambleton Grove in Knaresborough. Anthropods & Co Ltd has let the last remaining unit, taking 4,000 sq ft of space at the industrial and warehousing estate, which has seven units totalling around 35,000 sq.ft. Property consultancy Gent Visick let unit 6A at the estate to the company. Located less than four miles of the A1 (M) Motorway and half a mile from Knaresborough’s town centre, its accessi
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