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December 3, 2020|Lifestyle

The Piece Hall announces flexible retail reopening for Christmas

The Piece Hall’s vibrant independent retail community has reopened for business, enabling valued customers to shop local and support independent businesses in the lead-up to Christmas. Throughout December, the iconic destination for retail, leisure and culture will offer both in-store and online retail services to enable businesses to operate and customers to shop flexibly throughout the coming weeks. With the second lockdown easing and the new tier system coming into play, The Piece Hall’s ret

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December 1, 2020|Lifestyle

A feast of berries

With winter in full-swing, there are plenty of jobs to do in the garden in December to prepare for next year. As well as protecting plants from frost with insulation around, you could also use bubble wrap, which is ideal if you have any left over from Christmas presents. Don’t forget to clear debris – this is vital to prevent slugs and snails from setting up home in those lovely warm and damp conditions! So, what other gardening jobs should we be doing in December? Plant a feast of berries

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November 30, 2020|Lifestyle

White Rose Awards are an online hit

Over a thousand people tuned into Welcome to Yorkshire’s virtual White Rose Awards on Monday evening to celebrate the county’s tourism industry. The social event was a big hit online with 624,139 social media impressions and 11,896 social engagements for the night. Welcome to Yorkshire’s chief executive James Mason said: “These are incredibly impressive White Rose Awards figures and it goes to show the importance of celebrating and showcasing Yorkshire tourism to a wide audience, to not only in

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November 30, 2020|Lifestyle

Garden Centre donates bulbs and seeds to Shipley mental health charity

The team at a Bradford Garden Centre have donated seeds and bulbs to a Shipley mental health charity. With the help of supplier, Westland Horticulture, Tong Garden Centre has donated over £500 worth of bulbs and seeds to The Cellar Trust that it will use to add value to planters made by clients. The Cellar Trust is a registered charity that provides support to people recovering from mental health problems in the Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven areas. The team provides people with tai

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November 26, 2020|Lifestyle

Brave seven-year-old girl who survived meningitis features in calming Christmas storybook

A courageous little girl who fought back after losing all her limbs to meningitis is to feature in a children’s storybook designed to provide comfort this Christmas. Seven-year-old Harmonie-Rose Allen, of Bath, contracted meningococcal septicaemia as a baby and was given only a 10% chance of survival. Her arms and legs were amputated, but she survived and now, thanks to prosthetic legs, she loves jumping and skipping and even completed a half-marathon in her home city when she was just five.

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November 26, 2020|Lifestyle

The Big Variety Christmas Appeal 2020

2020 has been a strange and turbulent year for everyone, but the impact on charities has been devastating. Variety, the Children’s Charity provides vital and tangible support to some of the UK’s most vulnerable children. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Yorkshire region of Variety has had to cancel all 2020 events and as a result has seen our fundraising drop by more than 67%. This has in turn, had a catastrophic impact on the countless children and families who rely so heavily upon Vari

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November 25, 2020|Lifestyle

Sarah Millican announces Scarborough Spa show

The hilarious Sarah Millican is back on tour and is heading to Scarborough Spa with a Bobby Dazzler of a new stand-up show. The Bobby Dazzler tour will call into the South Bay venue’s Grand Hall on Thursday 14 July 2022- her visit to the Scarborough Spa in eleven years. Sarah has spent the last year writing jokes and growing her backside and she can’t wait to get back on the road and make you laugh. In this, her sixth international tour, you’ll learn about what happens when your mouth seals s

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November 25, 2020|Lifestyle

Advent Calendars for all

In 2020, it’s no longer enough to count down to Christmas with chocolate alone. Well, it is, but thanks to the vast array of alternative advent calendars on the market, it’s certainly not the only way to do so. Beauty advent calendars have become increasingly popular in recent years. However, if a Christmas countdown of skincare and makeup isn’t really your thing, there’s a vast array of unusual calendars based on food and drink that are suitable for different tastes. From gin-stuffed advent c

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November 24, 2020|Lifestyle

Line up announced for Leeds first virtual light switch on

Stars of stage, sport and screen will join residents from all across Leeds for the city’s first ever virtual Christmas lights switch-on which will premiere on December 2. The exciting line-up for the online seasonal showpiece has been revealed today and features a vibrant mix of chart-topping musical artists, talented local acts, classical and theatrical performances and local sporting heroes who will all lead an innovative city-wide effort to light up Leeds and get the countdown to Christmas u

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November 24, 2020|Yorkshire-Kitchen

WIN a bottle of Gin

TopicUK have teamed up with Due Sorelle Gin and we have two bottles to give away to 2 lucky readers. Due Sorelle Gin was launched last year by sisters, Steph and Ali, who were driven to produce the ultimate Gin. Fuelled by the desire to create a London Dry gin that captured 'Italy in a glass' and could be mixed with their other favourite other tipple – Fizz - they took their first brave steps into the world of gin distilling. Using locally sourced premium ingredients they set to work to creat

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November 24, 2020|Lifestyle

White Rose Awards Tourism stars win while staying in

Hundreds of people have tuned in online to watch the biggest celebration of tourism in the UK. The 2020 Welcome to Yorkshire White Rose Awards, sponsored by York City Knights, have been held virtually for the first time ever due to the current COVID-19 lockdown. Chris Kamara, Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen, actor Nicholas Ralph, Paralympian Hannah Cockcroft and Dr Amir Khan, were among the stars who took part in the show, either performing or sending congratulatory messages to the winners.

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November 23, 2020|Lifestyle

Leeds heritage theatres ask patrons to help keep a seat warm this Christmas

As the Christmas season approaches, Leeds Heritage Theatres is asking patrons to consider supporting their three heritage venues at what would have been their busiest period. In a year that has seen the arts and culture sector suffer exponentially as a result of the pandemic, it will be the first time in their collective 400-year history, that the three buildings will remain closed for Christmas due to the ongoing concerns over COVID-19 and the need to protect audiences, employees and performer

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