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June 26, 2023|Health & Wellbeing

All is Good sustainable store aims to be bigger and better

An eco-friendly retail business is calling on customers and supporters to help it upgrade its popular refill and zero waste shop. All is Good, based in Penistone, South Yorkshire, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise the investment it needs to expand the refill section of its community store, making it more accessible, user-friendly, and cost-effective. Green ‘dragons’ – or eco-investors – from across the community are being asked to support the development by ‘pledging’ an investme

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June 23, 2023|Fashion and Lifestyle

Record sheep numbers and a brush with art for overall champion

A Yorkshire artist will be working on a portrait with a difference following this year’s Great Yorkshire Show from Tuesday 11th to Friday 14th July. Janette Hill, who lives near York, will be painting a portrait of this year’s Supreme Sheep Champion, which will be announced on Thursday 13th July. There’s been a record number of sheep entries this year, with a waiting list since April and additional pens drafted in to accommodate numbers which have reached 3,525. Last year had beaten previous

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June 23, 2023|Entrepreneurs

Success coach visits school to invite student to women in business event

A world-renowned success coach for luxury brands including Chanel and Christian Dior made a special trip to High Storrs School this week. Former pupil Sharron Lowe was there to invite A Level student Emma Ransom to an inspirational women’s luncheon at Chatsworth House. Sharron will be speaking at Master Your Mind, Motivate Your Business, the first motivational event to be staged in the North by the British Association of Women Entrepreneurs (BAWE ) on July 14. The global businesswomen’s as

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June 23, 2023|Business

A million UK small business owners have no insurance

Self-employed workers are being warned to make sure they have business insurance or they could lose their home, after a survey revealed a million could be at risk. There are more than 4m self-employed or freelance workers in the UK but a poll by Suited Insure found a third of small business owners were not adequately insured, leaving them vulnerable against claims. The survey also found 24% of self-employed people had no insurance whatsoever with 7% stating they didn’t even know they could b

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June 22, 2023

Youbee Media Earns Finalist Recognition in Enterprise Vision Awards

Yorkshire Marketing agency Youbee Media are celebrating once again, after being named Finalists in the prestigious Enterprise Vision Awards (EVAs). Despite only being in their second year of business, Youbee Media have already been nominated for several industry awards, winning ‘Marketing Consultancy of the Year’ for two years running in The Prestige Awards, in addition to nominations for the Yorkshire Choice Awards, FB Fashion Ball and SME Business Awards. The Enterprise Vision Awards ceremony

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June 22, 2023|Fashion and Lifestyle

HRH The Duke of Gloucester to visit Great Yorkshire Show

The Great Yorkshire Show is proud to welcome HRH The Duke of Gloucester on Tuesday 11th July. The Show is delighted to be welcoming The Duke on the Tuesday which will be his first ever visit. HRH The Princess Royal visited in 2022 and King Charles III and The Queen Consort visited in 2021. The Duke of Gloucester, who is a first cousin to Queen Elizabeth II, will be taken on a tour of the Show with the Show Director Charles Mill and HM Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire Mrs Jo Ropner. Show

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June 22, 2023|Business

£2 million makeover for Leeds’ iconic Restaurant Bar & Grill

Restaurant Bar & Grill has long provided an impressive setting to enjoy food and drink in the heart of City Square, located in the landmark Old Post Office building just outside of Leeds’ bustling train station. But this summer, this iconic venue will reopen, bigger and better than ever. The Redesign A £2 million revamp to the interior, terrace, and kitchen will see the venue completely transformed. A grand new entrance begins the journey, whilst impressive marble floors, deep walnut panell

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June 21, 2023|Business

Kirklees Council’s Radisson RED plans for historic George Hotel get green light

Plans for a £20m refurbishment of the historic George Hotel in Huddersfield have been given the go ahead by Kirklees Council’s Planning Committee today, with the hotel set to be operated by Radisson RED. The approved plans for the 91-room boutique hotel form part of the wider Huddersfield Blueprint, a ten-year vision to create a thriving town centre boasting a diverse and exciting offer. An important landmark adjacent to the Huddersfield Railway Station, The George Hotel was the first buildi

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June 21, 2023|Fashion and Lifestyle

Erwin Wurm: Trap of the Truth

Erwin Wurm (b.1954) is one of Austria’s most prominent artists, highly regarded for his 2017 Austrian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Over three decades he has challenged the rules of sculpture, the limitations of the human body, and its relationship to the spaces we inhabit. His work disrupts perceptions of the familiar and sensible and in a process that abounds with humour and experimentation, he frequently reimagines commonplace objects by giving them human characteristics. Wurm ponders wh

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June 20, 2023|Health & Wellbeing

Leeds City Council urges women to have their say on safety

Women who live, work and visit Leeds City centre are being encouraged to have their say in a survey which has been created to ensure that Leeds is a safer and more comfortable place. The survey is an opportunity for women and girls to talk about their experiences and the results will inform the work the council and its partners do to make Leeds a safe place. It’s not a reporting tool and any experience stated will not be reported to the police. If people need to report a crime, they should c

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June 19, 2023|Fashion and Lifestyle

Iconic Leeds cinema to reopen this June

The Hyde Park Picture House, one of the UK's oldest and most treasured cinemas, is to reopen its doors on Friday 30 June, as work on its refurbishment nears completion. Thanks to support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the 109-year-old Leeds cinema has successfully carried out significant restoration works throughout the past two years, including repairs to its façade and external lamppost, the restoration of original terrazzo flooring, and the refurbishment of its nine gas lights whi

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June 19, 2023|Health & Wellbeing

MFS partners with WaterAid to deliver over 129,000 feminine hygiene products to charity

Charity support services specialist, Mosaic Fulfilment Solutions (MFS), is proud to have distributed 129,000 feminine hygiene products to seven charities across the York and Leeds area in a donation made possible by the generosity of international charity WaterAid. The donation aligned with this year’s Menstrual Hygiene Day in May which aimed to end the stigma surrounding menstruation and raise awareness about the challenges regarding access to menstrual products. With research by WaterAid in

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