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August 11, 2025|Business

Hawnby stores reopen after massive makeover

The historic Hawnby Stores and Tea Room near Helmsley, founded in 1762, is now open again after a comprehensive refurbishment. Oli Nicholls and Sally Pearson, who lease the building from the Hawnby Estate but own the business, have transformed the quaint building into a thriving village shop, café and community hub. The village shop was a former sub post office and has operated continually since the 18th century. Oli and Sally, who have moved to Hawnby from the French Alps where they worke

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August 11, 2025|Entrepreneurs

Dotty Bridal announces £700k flagship Wakefield store will open in August

Dotty Bridal, the Huddersfield based bridalwear retailer, has announced it is investing £700,000 in a 16,500 square foot flagship store in Wakefield that will open on August 11. Set across four floors in a newly renovated mill building, the store – thought to be the first of its kind and size in the UK – will be located at Navigation Warehouse, close to The Hepworth. It will showcase around 300 wedding dresses at any one time from leading brands including Pronovias, Justin Alexander, Wona Co

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August 11, 2025|Business

Primark & Sophie Morgan unveil new seated mannequin

Sophie Morgan, TV Presenter, Influencer and Disability Advocate, alongside Primark, unveil a new mannequin designed to represent wheelchair users. This project is 12 months in the making but has been a longer-standing dream for Sophie since she first designed a wheelchair for mannequins in 2009, the MannequalTM. Sophie approached Primark with the partnership, and this month the seated mannequin will appear in 20 Primark stores across nine markets, including Oxford Street, Birmingham, Mancheste

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August 7, 2025|Events

A Novel Lunch with Milly Johnson

Ladies, (and gents) do we have a treat for you! We are launching A NOVEL LUNCH a regular networking event that will be hosted by Yorkshire Businesswoman Ambassador, author of romantic fiction, poet, professional joke writer, newspaper columnist and after dinner speaker Milly Johnson. Our first lunch is on Wednesday 15th October at Bibi's Italian Restaurant in Leeds City Centre from 12 noon until 3pm. At each event, Milly will host one of her author friends who will speak about their careers,

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August 7, 2025|Fashion and Lifestyle

Northern Ballet announces national tour of their children's ballet Little Red Riding Hood

Northern Ballet’s enchanting ballets for children return with Little Red Riding Hood, a playful retelling of the much-loved fairy tale where fun, friendship, and the importance of kindness take centre stage. Little Red Riding Hood is a kind little girl who loves her family. On the way to visit her grandmother, she meets a very hungry wolf in the woods — but is he really as ‘big and bad’ as the stories say? As a central part of their mission to create world class ballet for all, Northern Ball

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August 5, 2025|Health & Wellbeing

A bold new chapter for Leeds mental health services

A first-of-its-kind mental health programme is to launch across Leeds from August, with people aged 18 or over being offered the opportunity to self-refer. HEROES, which stands for Healing, Education and Recovery Of Emotional Strength, is a trauma-informed and lived experience–led mental health programme. It offers a fully holistic and educational approach to emotional recovery and is open to all adults aged 18+ via self-referral. The service will be delivered city-wide through the Leeds Menta

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August 5, 2025|Fashion and Lifestyle

Award-winning director joins team behind Yorkshire's newest romcom

South Wales writer and director Kathryn Carmichael has joined the team behind a new British comedy, which tells the story of an accidental entrepreneur who triumphs despite brutal menopause symptoms. She will also co-produce alongside the film’s writer, Jan Birley. Nowt But Speechless is an independent feature film which follows Geri, a Yorkshire hairdresser who accidentally becomes an entrepreneur. It’s due to shoot in spring 2026 and has Grammy award-winning songwriter, producer and recordin

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August 4, 2025|Business

West Yorkshire homebuilder calls for safe play during summer

Now the summer holidays are here, Barratt and David Wilson Homes is encouraging families to utilise local parks, playgrounds, and leisure centres for fun and engaging activities that ensure children’s safety. In the ‘Children’s People and Nature Survey’ run by Natural England, it was identified that 91% of children and young people surveyed agreed with the statement: ‘being in nature makes me very happy’, showing the strong desire from young people to explore outdoor spaces. To help parents

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August 4, 2025|Fashion and Lifestyle

BBC Contains Strong Language Festival 2025 comes to Bradford for the first time

Edith Bowman, The Archers Podcast, poet Ian McMillan and The Divine Comedy to visit the UK City of Culture. Many of BBC Radio 4’s best known programmes and presenters are coming to Bradford for the UK's biggest festival of poetry, performance and spoken word. The ninth annual BBC Contains Strong Language festival will visit the city for the first time, from 18 to 21 September. The annual festival will feature performance, readings, events and activities at venues across the city, as part o

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July 31, 2025|Business

Planning granted for development in Altofts

Wakefield-based housebuilder Avant Homes West Yorkshire has acquired a six-acre site in Altofts and been granted planning permission for an 83-home, £20.4m residential development. Called Altofts Acres and located off Wharfedale Drive near Normanton, the development will comprise a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom homes. It will feature 13 of Avant Homes’ practically designed, energy efficient house types. Work is expected to start on site this month, with the first residents antic

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July 30, 2025|Entrepreneurs

Huddersfield businesswoman becomes first ambassador for CIC breaking cycle of violence

Huddersfield businesswoman Katie Mallinson has been appointed as the inaugural ambassador for a new initiative launched by community interest company, Blossom Training and Development. The Yorkshire-based CIC exists to empower, protect and inspire communities - especially young people - via self defence training and education around safety. Now the search is on to collaborate with more people who will advocate for this development programme, amplify Blossom’s message, and help break the cycle

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July 28, 2025|Fashion and Lifestyle

Seven Leeds parks awarded some of the best in the country

Some of Leeds’ most popular parks have been awarded the Green Flag Award after being recognised as being of international quality. Golden Acre Park, Kirkstall Abbey, Middleton Park, Otley Chevin Forest Park, Pudsey Park, Roundhay Park and Temple Newsam Estate are all managed by Leeds City Council and have yet again been listed among the best in the country. The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Ministry of Housing, Communities

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