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August 5, 2024|Fashion and Lifestyle

Shoppers in for a treat as campaign returns to the city

A campaign to entice shoppers into the city centre is set return for a second year with Bradford BID launching the ‘Tenner Treats’ fortnight at a range of independent and high street businesses. Over 15 venues are offering an exclusive £10 treat across the first two weeks of August, starting on Thursday 1st August. From lunch time offers, to evening drinks, coffees, cakes and candles, there’s a range of deals to enjoy including from the likes of Blooms, The Midland Hotel, Tiffin Coffee, Ginger

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August 1, 2024|Events

Special September networking and launch of YBW 2025 awards

Join Yorkshire Businesswoman members for a double networking event on Thursday 12th September from 3pm to 5pm at the fantastic VIP lounge at Leeds First Direct Arena. As well as a welcome drink and quality speakers, guests and members are invited to stay with us for our special Yorkshire Businesswoman Awards launch event from 6pm when we will welcome our sponsors and judges for an evening of fun and networking and the official launch of the Yorkshire Businesswoman Awards 2025 where you can

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August 1, 2024|Fashion and Lifestyle

Launch date announced for flagship Zara store at Trinity Leeds

After much anticipation, Zara will launch its new flagship store at Trinity Leeds on Thursday, August 8th, at the former Topshop unit on Briggate. The new 46,000 sq ft store will include Zara’s Woman, Man, and Kids collections over three floors, showcasing the latest technological innovations from Zara's integrated online and physical store platform to give customers a seamless shopping experience. The move will see the brand upsize and relocate into the shopping centre from its current loca

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July 29, 2024|Business

Yorkshire Sculpture Park announces new Governance

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is delighted to welcome several new trustees to the Board and extend gratitude to outgoing members for their dedication to the charity. The last three years have been a transitional time for YSP, the UK’s leading centre for modern and contemporary sculpture based near Wakefield, Sheffield and Leeds, in West and South Yorkshire. Clare Lilley, appointed as Director in spring 2022, has recently effected change in governance together with a new executive team. Highly

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July 25, 2024|Business

West Yorkshire leaders approve over £40m for roads and homes

The first meeting of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority since the General Election has seen over £40 million approved for new housebuilding and road improvements. The meeting also saw progress towards a Local Growth Plan, outlining ambitions for deeper devolution and a single funding settlement for West Yorkshire, following a series of productive meetings between the region’s Mayor Tracy Brabin and Government Ministers. Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, said: “This multi-million poun

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July 25, 2024|Business

Nominations now open for Leeds Digital Festival Awards 2024

Nominations for The Leeds Digital Festival Awards, hosted by tech podcast byProduct Live and Leeds-based law firm Ward Hadaway, are now officially open. The awards celebrate the best in digital and tech innovation across Leeds and the wider city area and recognise the talent born and bred in the region and beyond. The awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, 26 September, where winners will be announced across 11 categories. Andrew Maeer, owner and host of byProduct Live, said: “The Leed

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July 25, 2024|Fashion and Lifestyle

Ashberry Homes in on Summer at sales launch

Ashberry Homes delivered the perfect summer’s day for new home buyers in Brough in July when it launched its latest East Riding development – Trident Way. The national homebuilder was so determined that summer would arrive in time for the launch of its new, 166 home development that it arranged a summer themed event complete with an ice cream van giving out free ice creams; while potential buyers were able to sit back, relax and enjoy their cooling treat in a giant deckchair! Melanie Smith,

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July 25, 2024|Business

Bellway bowls the perfect delivery for girls cricket

Bellway Homes has maintained its commitment to girls’ cricket in Driffield by sponsoring the girls U13 team at Driffield Town Cricket Club (CC) for the third consecutive season. The national homebuilder, whose Yorkshire division is currently building on the town’s Bridlington Road, first got involved with the team (then U11s) in 2022 and has seen the side blossom to the stage where they now compete in the all-boys East Yorkshire Junior Cricket League and have only lost one game all season. And

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July 23, 2024|Business

Exclusive Lexus Homecharge offer

The only home EV charger fully integrated with your vehicle and the Lexus Link+ App, Lexus HomeCharge makes routine charging easy and fast. With features like remote charging, managing users and tracking charging sessions. From the 3rd April 2024 - 30th September 2024, Lexus are offering retail customers who order a RZ which is registered by 31st December 2024, a Lexus HomeCharge EV charger with standard installation at a cost of only £395. Terms and conditions apply. Contact Lexus Leeds for

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July 23, 2024|Business

Last call to tech community for submissions for Leeds Digital Festival event programme

With less than eight weeks to go until the 2024 Leeds Digital Festival gets underway, organisers are calling for the Leeds tech community to submit their event details. The final deadline for event submissions is 5.00pm Wednesday 24 July. The Festival runs from 16-27 September. Now in its ninth year, Leeds Digital Festival is the UK's largest open platform tech event and the biggest outside London. For this year’s Festival, organisers are aiming to deliver the best possible experience for

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July 22, 2024|Fashion and Lifestyle

Shaun the Sheep celebrates children's Christmas jumper day

To celebrate the woolliest and most festive day of the year on Thursday 12th December, Aardman has colla-baa-rated with Pawprint Family to create a limited-edition Shaun the Sheep enamel pin badge and sew-on patch for Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day. The pin and patch feature Shaun the Sheep wearing his very own festive knit. Sold via Save the Children’s online shop shop.savethechildren.org.uk from 7th October, the pin baa-dge is £4 and the sew on baa-dge is £3.50 with 100% of the pro

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July 22, 2024|Business

Reminder to plan ahead as major highways work starts in Leeds

Road users are being urged to plan ahead this week as significant disruptive work begins around the Armley Gyratory, Stanningley Bypass (A647), and the Outer Ring Road A6120 Horsforth to Rodley route. The work has been planned to coincide with the reduced levels of traffic over the school summer holidays, which aims to minimise disruption for all road users. The council works hard to prioritise, plan and co-ordinate complex schemes to ensure as least disruption as possible across our busy city

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