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An outdoor living room
|Lifestyle

An outdoor living room

For many, the opportunity to spend more time in the garden recently has been a rewarding experience. As garden centres prepare to re-open, we have invited avid gardener Anj Handa, Founder of Inspiring women changemakers and one of Grant Thornton's "100 Faces of a vibrant Economy" in 2018 to share with us her own garden transformation story. I walked into the back garden and gasped. Not with delight, but with horror at the jungle before me! It was 2008 and I had gone to view a house, built in

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How to look good in lockdown
|Health & Wellbeing

How to look good in lockdown

During lockdown, we have had the pleasure to connect with experts in fashion, health and beauty from across the Yorkshire region, including award-winning Sonia Schofield, MUA. Sonia runs her own business as a freelance hair and make-up artist, working in Yorkshire but also on Destination weddings abroad. She is the head of hair and make-up for York Fashion Week and has won the North of England wedding award two years in a row! She works in film, tv, fashion and spends most weekends doing make-u

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Welcome to Yorkshire add further industry expertise to board of directors
|Entrepreneurs

Welcome to Yorkshire add further industry expertise to board of directors

The Piece Hall’s Nicky Chance-Thompson and Castle Howard’s Abbi Ollive are the latest high-level tourism experts to join Welcome to Yorkshire’s Board of Directors. Both bring a wealth of valuable experience from two of Yorkshire’s most iconic, heritage attractions. Nicky Chance-Thompson DL is CEO and Trustee of the multi-award-winning The Piece Hall in Halifax. Since it reopened in August 2017, The Piece Hall has attracted over 7m visitors to enjoy the exciting independent heritage, retail, foo

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The “Big Mac” Bilton Style
|Yorkshire-Kitchen

The “Big Mac” Bilton Style

Chef Tim Bilton shares his thoughts on fast food and provides more valuable information from his kitchen with Yorkshire Businesswoman readers: "When can we have KFC?" Just the very words make me salivate (how do they do that?) I always have high expectations of a Big Mac, KFC, and Nandos, just look at the promotional photo and instantly I’m in. Right, let's go and every time my order comes with the anticipation of opening the box………………………… Boom! there it is, a rather sad looking burger or

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Wash your hair like a pro
|Health & Wellbeing

Wash your hair like a pro

Do you spend time cleansing and cleaning your hair or is it a quick application of any shampoo and go? Once again Louise Hunter, owner of Rubies Hairdressing in Huddersfield, a state registered senior hairstylist for nearly 25 years, shares her expert tips and guidance. Here is my advice to the one and only way to correctly shampoo and condition your hair like a professional. The are so many benefits to doing this process properly, including healthy hair growth, reduced stress, and a much eas

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Nourish Inside and Out
|Health & Wellbeing

Nourish Inside and Out

Health, wellbeing and the menopause are "hot topics" for many women. For those who are menopausal and balancing work, family, hot flushes and low energy we have turned to nutritionist Marjorie Grice for her guidance on how they can "get their mojo back" and live a healthier, fun filled life through bespoke nutrition and lifestyle changes. Marjorie Grice BANT registered Nutritionist DipION,mCNHC Anti-viral vitamins Vitamin C Most of us know that vitamin C is important for immune function,

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Yorkshire fashion designer says ‘slow’ may become the fashion
|Fashion and Lifestyle

Yorkshire fashion designer says ‘slow’ may become the fashion

A top fashion designer who came back to her Yorkshire roots to launch a high-end brand says the current lockdown may change the way people shop. Sonya Bachra-Byrne, who is originally from Bradford, travelled the world working at top fashion houses for 18 years, before coming back to West Yorkshire to launch AVIE with her husband Liam last year. Based in Leeds, the company specialises in ‘slow fashion’, or clothing that is stylish and lasts, as opposed to the ‘fast fashion’ of many high street

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A-List celebrities and authors support Yorkshire Brownies bookmark project
|Lifestyle

A-List celebrities and authors support Yorkshire Brownies bookmark project

Auction opens 11th May 2020 7pm and runs until 25th May 6.30pm 2020 www.jumblebee.co.uk/bookmarkproject2020 A group of Yorkshire Brownies, has received support from A-list celebrities such as Dame Helen Mirren and author Sir Quentin Blake for its project to raise funding for a school in Zimbabawe. Every year the girls of the 1st Burley Brownies, based in Burley-in-Wharfedale near Ilkley, write letters to their favourite authors, illustrators and celebrities asking them to design a bookmark. T

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One for the children
|Lifestyle

One for the children

You may recall in our latest edition, we ran a feature about Chris Madeley, the creator and author of childrens books, Cones. To help keep the children entertained whilst working at home, Chris and Keith Madeley have created a competition for the little ones. It is time to get the crayons out… or paints, pencils, pens… The team are delighted to provide free colouring sheets of The Cones. Each Cone is in a separate PDF page which you can download by simply clicking on the images on the website

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What will the 'new normal' look like for leisure and retail businesses?
|Fashion and Lifestyle

What will the 'new normal' look like for leisure and retail businesses?

The new normal for leisure and retail businesses will be anything but ordinary post Covid-19. As the UK continues to combat the coronavirus, the timeline for reopening for leisure and retail businesses remains unclear. But one thing is for sure; that dramatic changes to the way in which these businesses operate and customers consume their products and services will change – from mass temperature checks and compulsory hand sanitisation to the removal of re-usable menus. We’ve compiled a list of

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Beautiful skin for life
|Health & Wellbeing

Beautiful skin for life

We really have no excuses not to invest in our skin during the extended lockdown period and with this in mind we have turned to skin specialist Caroline McCready, the owner of the soon to open Zen boutique day Spa in Mirfield and an expert with 23 years experience in the industry, for advice. I would like to talk to you about skin! What do you use on it? Lockdown is the perfect time to give your skin a rest from makeup and daily grime, and whip it into tip top shape. I would like to share

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Preparing for the next adventure
|Travel and Environment

Preparing for the next adventure

Holidays and travel, whether at home or abroad may seem like a distant dream during this extended Covid-19 lockdown however patience will pay and there is no reason why you cannot start preparing for that next mini-break or big adventure. For many explorers, cancelled trips and lack of clarity may prove to be disheaertening, and this unexpected free time at home can be filled by discovering the rich and diverse beauty the world has to offer from the comfort of an armchair. Here are three way

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