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Business born out of lockdown wins West Yorkshire Start Up Award
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Business born out of lockdown wins West Yorkshire Start Up Award

Holmes & Partners Ltd, a Leeds-based Immigration and Visa specialist, has won the West Yorkshire Start Up of the Year Award at the 2023 Start Up Awards. The firm was set up in March 2021 by Michelle Holmes, a South African immigrant. After her redundancy, Michelle chose to embark on a bold new venture, founding a boutique immigration services company. The firm provides client immigration services personalised to each client. This is possible due to their small team. Michelle has a unique per

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June at Leeds Heritage Theatres
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June at Leeds Heritage Theatres

Summer is officially on its way and with it comes the hottest tickets in town at Leeds Heritage Theatres. Leeds Grand Theatre brings the West End to West Yorkshire with smash-hit musicals and stunning operas, as well as the sold-out Frankie Boyle, while City Varieties promises something for everyone with the best in live music, comedy, and variety. COMING TO LEEDS GRAND THEATRE IN JUNE 2023: Opera North’s Requiem and The Pearl Fishers: Thurs 1 – Sat 4 June Opera North returns with two opera

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Couple follow lifelong dream of opening a destination for ‘outdoorsy’ travellers
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Couple follow lifelong dream of opening a destination for ‘outdoorsy’ travellers

A couple are following their lifelong dream of opening a destination for ‘outdoorsy’ travellers, with the launch of five luxury lodges in Marsden. Hannah Byram and Jamie Mawson are set to open phase one of A Place In The Pennines this month, following nine months of construction. Located between the Huddersfield Narrow Canal pathway and The River Colne, the site is a two-minute walk from the village centre. The luxury lodges are set to attract people from across the UK, which are perfect for

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Jonathan Baldock: Touch Wood
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Jonathan Baldock: Touch Wood

The Weston Gallery 23 September 2023 – 14 April 2024 Jonathan Baldock’s new exhibition Touch Wood at The Weston Gallery is a joyous, sensory feast taking inspiration from medieval sculpture, sacred geometry, the seasons and folk motifs. Jonathan Baldock’s distinctive sculptural installations are immersive environments where colour, texture, scent, sound and humour combine with storytelling and enigmatic characters. Their sensory appeal is underpinned by an unsettling quality, like entering

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Scanlans recruits property manager to further bolster leeds team
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Scanlans recruits property manager to further bolster leeds team

Property management and surveying firm Scanlans has expanded its team in Leeds following further growth in demand for its services. Neve Burnley has joined as a property manager to manage sites at locations including Leeds city centre and suburbs, Wetherby, Ilkley and Selby. In her previous role she was responsible for a large mixed portfolio of over 1,000 properties across 20 residential blocks, new-build estates and commercial buildings. Neve’s appointment follows the recent arrival at Sc

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The gift that keeps on giving
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The gift that keeps on giving

Actor and writer Harvey Virdi, best known as Dr Misbah Maalik on long-running TV soap Hollyoaks, tells us about her hit play Happy Birthday Sunita, the power of British Asian women on stage, and the fun you can have with a dysfunctional family Tell us a bit about Happy Birthday Sunita It’s Friday evening and the family are gathering to celebrate Sunita’s special birthday. But after years of denial and strained relationships, emotions are running high and the family is finally forced to face t

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New regional director for Northern in Yorkshire and the Humber
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New regional director for Northern in Yorkshire and the Humber

Kerry Peters has been appointed regional director for Northern in Yorkshire, Humberside and the East Midlands. She takes up her new post at the end of the summer, when the current regional director, Tony Baxter, leaves to become operations director at Chiltern Railways. Kerry, who was born in Lancashire and lives in Sherburn in Elmet in North Yorkshire, is currently the regional director for Northern in the North East. She joined the rail industry as a catering stewardess for British Rail

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Puppetry, dance and music set to bring African children’s story to life
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Puppetry, dance and music set to bring African children’s story to life

A much-loved children’s book being brought to the stage by a Sheffield-based African theatre company is set to tour community venues across the region to break down barriers to the arts. Anna Hibiscus' Song by Atinuke, co-produced by Utopia Theatre and Sheffield Theatres, will first be performed at the Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse in Sheffield from Friday 7-Saturday 15 July. It will then embark on a run of 11 show dates in Yorkshire community venues from Tuesday 18-Sunday 30 July. These perf

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Barnsley-based branding consultant is ‘good to go’ for another ten years
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Barnsley-based branding consultant is ‘good to go’ for another ten years

A Barnsley-based branding specialist has marked her tenth year in business with a renewed commitment to collaboration and her core values. Steph Cronin moved from London to Barnsley 15 years ago and has never looked back. She set up Black Bee Creative Ltd in 2013 and quickly established the business as an active player in the town’s creative and digital community. Steph said: “Barnsley has been the perfect place for me to set up and run my business, my way. It has given me lots of opportunit

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Takahashi McGil and Emma Lawrenson: Balance and Form
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Takahashi McGil and Emma Lawrenson: Balance and Form

Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s (YSP) latest exhibition Balance and Form will bring together the complementary practices of exquisite woodworkers, Takahashi McGil, and the intuitive printmaking talent of Holmfirth-based artist, Emma Lawrenson. Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s latest exhibition Balance and Form will bring together the complementary practices of exquisite woodworkers, Takahashi McGil, and the intuitive printmaking talent of Holmfirth-based artist, Emma Lawrenson. With Takahashi McGil bas

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Cloud no longer new kid on block
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Cloud no longer new kid on block

Small businesses need to conquer their fears of cloud technology if they are to thrive in the next decade, experts have warned. Experts from HostingSystems.co.uk claim many small companies still remain wary of using cloud technology and perceive it as something new and untested. But the reality is cloud systems have been around for more than 20 years and have been improving throughout that time. Far from being a technological new kid on the block, the experts say cloud technology is now in

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Murder In The Rhubarb Triangle at Wakefield Library
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Murder In The Rhubarb Triangle at Wakefield Library

Wakefield author Catherine Yaffe, Wakefield Library and Darling Reads of Horbury are getting involved in the Crime Writers Association’s National Crime Reading Month this June, with a full day of crime featuring some of the region’s top crime writers. The event will take place on Saturday 17th June between 9am and 4pm. The event is ‘free’ and you can book here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on?q=wakefield murder National Crime Reading Month is an initiative developed and run by the Crim

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