Business Property market set to see spring uplift, says local expert Local property expert and owner of X-Press Legal Services West and South Yorkshire predicts the region’s property market will see a spring uplift from next month. X-Press Legal Services has seen a 47 per cent increase in product orders from conveyancing professionals across England and Wales since December. Helen By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Love fashion - get involved with RUN RUN is an exciting line-up of events overseen by internationally acclaimed Yorkshire designer, and Leeds Beckett University Professor, Matty Bovan, who is inviting fashion and arts lovers to a live photoshoot takeover on Tuesday 4 April at Trinity Leeds, in the heart of the city centre. This live, one-day-only showcase By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Bradford Garden Centre to host free houseplant advice session A Bradford garden centre is hosting a free drop-in session for customers to get expert houseplant advice. Gardeners' World Live presenter Joe Bagley will be in the houseplant department at Tong Garden Centre from 12 pm on Saturday, 25th March to give advice and answer questions about houseplants. " By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Leeds Gliterary Lunch with Jodie Chapman & Rebecca Wait Gliterary Lunches first launched in 2006. Sisters, Sibh & Beth wanted to bring together their favourite things and share them with like-minded people. Always keen readers, both joined book clubs when their children were small. They quickly realised that not only were these gatherings great fun, they opened the door By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Sketch book Social Yorkshire Businesswoman associate editor, Freda Shafi had the pleasure to take part in probably the most therapeutic activity in a long time last month organised by Yousef and Clifford of Sketch Club Social. We sketched inside Leeds Minster! Sketch Club Social was created to get like minded artists, sketchers, together By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing The importance of gut health and supplements Many doctors and healthcare professionals agree that our health is intrinsically linked with our digestive system; our gut and balanced microbiomes are key to our health, wellbeing and longevity. Microbiomes What is the microbiome? Microbiome is a term that is used to describe the trillions of bugs that live on By The Editor • 3 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Where the bodies are buried The Weston Gallery Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) announces the first UK museum solo exhibition by artist Lindsey Mendick. Lindsey Mendick’s solo exhibition will transform The Weston Gallery at YSP, taking the form of a multi-media installation that investigates dreams, Gothic stories, television and cultural experiences from the 1990s. Bringing By The Editor • 2 min read
Travel and Environment Pioneering Yorkshire charity launches community nature project The award-winning Yorkshire-based Woodmeadow Trust, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, is launching a pioneering campaign to encourage communities to develop their own woodmeadows. The Growing Community Connections Programme campaign, which has been officially launched this month with funding from The Linbury Trust, provides dedicated support, advice and training By The Editor • 2 min read
Travel and Environment Farmer-led research to dig into perks of compost Growers and researchers have joined forces to add scientific rigour to the art of compost making in a bid to improve yields, soil, and plant health. It is widely accepted that compost can help capture carbon, retain nutrients, and reduce the dependence on bought-in fertiliser by improving the soil structure By The Editor • 4 min read
Entrepreneurs Calderdale College inspires women in STEM On International Women’s Day Calderdale College welcomed over 50 young women from local schools to its Engineering Centre in Brighouse to inspire them to consider the career opportunities on offer within the manufacturing and engineering sectors. The college held a panel discussion and Q&A session hosted by By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Sister Act is back in the habit at Leeds Grand Theatre Brace yourselves sisters – the habit is returning to Leeds! Direct from London, this eagerly anticipated brand-new production of Sister Act comes to Leeds Grand Theatre in 2023. All your prayers have been answered with a stunning cast, including TV and West End legend Lesley Joseph, Olivier Award-winner and star of By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Grants of up to £5,000 available for not for profit organisations The Community Foundation for Calderdale (CFFC) has partnered with Calderdale Council to launch the Support and Integration Fund, offering grants between £500 and £5,000 to voluntary, community and faith sector groups to reduce inequalities and welcome newcomers to our community. Not for profit organisations can apply for funding to By The Editor • 1 min read
