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Chadwick Lawrence advises on seven-figure sale of occasion wear label Lavish Alice
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Chadwick Lawrence advises on seven-figure sale of occasion wear label Lavish Alice

Yorkshire-based law firm Chadwick Lawrence has advised on the sale of occasion wear label Lavish Alice, known for its A-list clientele including Gigi Hadid and actress Lindsay Lohan, to womenswear brand Club L London. Chadwick Lawrence has provided trusted legal support to Manchester-based Lavish Alice for over a decade and the Corporate team led by Leanne Franks and Gaia Hinchliffe supported the label throughout the sale process. The sale, completed on Friday (28 February), will see Club L

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Yorkshire Sculpture Park new exhibition featuring Laura Ellen Bacon
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Yorkshire Sculpture Park new exhibition featuring Laura Ellen Bacon

Opening in time for the Easter holidays at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Into Being is a new exhibition by Derbyshire-based artist Laura Ellen Bacon. Designed for the 18th-century Chapel in the grounds of YSP, this new sculpture is woven in sustainable Somerset willow and responds to the building’s architecture, with its dense and abstract form growing within and around the features of the space. Seeming to take hold of the room, Into Being encroaches six metres into the nave of the Chapel and cli

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Radcliffe Construction grows operations team with new appointment
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Radcliffe Construction grows operations team with new appointment

Radcliffe Construction, the Huddersfield based specialist construction project management firm, has added to its growing operations team with the appointment of Nicola Bedford as senior document handler after recording is highest-ever turnover in 2024. Nicola will be responsible for distributing and coordinating all design content and requests for information for the construction specialist to ensure the right people have the right information at the right time to make decisions and hit procur

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Garden Centre smashes its Charity of the Year fundraising target two months early
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Garden Centre smashes its Charity of the Year fundraising target two months early

The teams at Yorkshire Garden Centres (YGC) group are celebrating after their six sites have reached their Charity of the Year fundraising target ahead of schedule. In April 2024, the teams at Yorkshire Garden Centres' sites at Tong, Tingley, Otley, Bingley, York and Scarborough pledged to raise £20,000 for Yorkshire Children's Charity, an independent charity that aims to transform childhoods and improve the lives of thousands of disadvantaged children in Yorkshire. By the end of January 2025,

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Sunny Bank Mills’ print festival returns
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Sunny Bank Mills’ print festival returns

Sunny Bank Mills’ annual Print Festival is back over the weekend of 1st – 2nd March in the iconic 1912 Mill in Farsley, Leeds. The Print Festival comprises Leeds’ biggest Print Fair; free drop-in zine, bookbinding and printmaking workshops for all ages; a pop-up exhibition and workshop from the People Powered Press; Artists’ Open Studios in the Twisting, Spinning Mill and Red Lane Studios; the launch of its annual emerging artist exhibition, Ones to Watch 2025; and a drop-in to its textile Mus

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Trials for contactless ticketing in the North a step closer
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Trials for contactless ticketing in the North a step closer

Plans to trial simpler and more flexible ticketing across the North have taken one step closer this week with trials on track for later this year. The Government is kick starting the procurement process to find the suppliers who will run the technology for the trials across the East Midlands and Yorkshire. The successful bidders will work alongside Northern and East Midlands Railways to deliver the trials. Unlike the previous rollout of pay as you go, these trials will use GPS based technolo

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Empowering women entrepreneurs: elevating safety standards in electrical testing
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Empowering women entrepreneurs: elevating safety standards in electrical testing

Women entrepreneurs are making a lasting impact in traditionally male-dominated industries, including electrical engineering and testing. As more women establish and lead businesses in this field, safety becomes a crucial focus. Ensuring high safety standards not only protects employees and clients but also strengthens business credibility and sustainability. Investing in reliable testing equipment, fostering a safety-conscious culture, and supporting professional development means that female

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Beverley Building Society selects Hull and East Yorkshire Mind as its Charity of the Year
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Beverley Building Society selects Hull and East Yorkshire Mind as its Charity of the Year

Beverley Building Society, based in Beverley’s Saturday Market, has been part of the fabric of Beverley since it was established in 1866. Since that time, it has continued to maintain its founding values of providing straightforward savings and mortgage products, underpinned by outstanding customer service, whilst giving back to its East Riding heartland. At the start of 2025, and for the fourth consecutive year, the Society was faced with a difficult task: to choose its Charity of the Year fr

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Cause UK marks 15 years’ delivering positive PR
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Cause UK marks 15 years’ delivering positive PR

Based in Harrogate, Cause UK is run by two sisters, Clair and Ann Chadwick, and is unique thanks to its creative approach. Since its inception in 2010, the agency has been dedicated to using journalism, storytelling and leveraging their media know-how to amplify the voices of organisations working to make a positive impact. Its clients operate across the arts, public, social enterprise, tourism, health, education, and conservation sectors, as well as ethical businesses. Cause UK has won mu

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Key National Insurance changes for Employers
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Key National Insurance changes for Employers

Author: IAN PARSONS, MANAGING PARTNER at Parsons, Chartered Accountants The Autumn Budget 2024 introduced significant changes to the National Insurance system which will impact employers from 6 April 2025. These changes could lead to higher costs for businesses. Here is a breakdown of the key updates and potential implications. Lower Threshold for Employer NICs One of the major changes is the reduction in the secondary threshold for National Insurance contributions. Employers will be requi

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York garden centre donates plants to new Montessori nursery
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York garden centre donates plants to new Montessori nursery

A York garden centre has donated plants to a nursery in York to help children learn about living things. Neil Collins, manager of Osbaldwick Montessori, contacted Dean's Garden Centre in Stockton on the Forest when the nursery opened recently. He said: "One of the core principles of a Montessori nursery is to build better communities through having strong links with surrounding businesses and people. The nursery itself received a lot of generous support, resources and time from many local trad

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Record year for Wakefield shopping centre
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Record year for Wakefield shopping centre

A Wakefield shopping centre is celebrating its best ever year after welcoming around 11.35 million visits in 2024. A resurgent Trinity Walk built on a good 2023 with record numbers of visitors last year thanks to a raft of new openings and successful events like Star Walk, Princesses of Trinity and Dino Walk. The centre, which first opened in May 2011, has welcomed more than a dozen new openings in the last two years from Sports Direct and Pavers to Søstrene Grene and Bob & Berts. The cent

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