Health & Wellbeing Spa retreat with planning consent for guest rooms goes on the market for £1.3m A spa and wellness retreat business in Fishlake near Doncaster has been put on the market, with a £1.3m price tag, with commercial property estate agent Ernest Wilson, part of Eddisons. Truffle Lodge Spa, which opened in 2015, employs a team of 20 freelance therapists and front-of-house staff, as By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing Expert offers walking tips as Brits struggle to reach 10,000 daily steps With over 30 million Brits in employment, many of our lives are centred around our careers. But, with many of us working sitting-down jobs, we’re often guilty of neglecting basic but essential exercise. According to recent data from Paace, the app that gets you earning with every step, 47 By The Editor • 3 min read
Health & Wellbeing Ruth Langsford’s Memory Walk TV presenter and Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador Ruth Langsford is inviting people across Yorkshire & Humber to join her by signing up to one of the charity’s 12 Memory Walks this Autumn. The annual charity event is a highlight in Ruth’s calendar, having first taken part in Alzheimer’ By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Beauty experts warn that wearing makeup to bed ages skin twice as fast Makeup experts have warned that wearing makeup to bed can age skin twice as fast. Experts at online beauty retailer Branded Makeup have suggested that falling asleep without removing cosmetics can trap pollutants against the skin all night, dramatically accelerating the aging process. The skin's natural renewal cycle By The Editor • 3 min read
Health & Wellbeing Sleep expert reveals how to stay cool on hot nights - and what to avoid The UK is facing its fourth heatwave of the summer, with the Met Office revealing temperatures will peak at highs of 34C in parts of England on Tuesday. As Britons all over the country look to stay cool at night, Ashley Hainsworth, managing director at Bed Kingdom, shares their advice By The Editor • 3 min read
Health & Wellbeing A bold new chapter for Leeds mental health services A first-of-its-kind mental health programme is to launch across Leeds from August, with people aged 18 or over being offered the opportunity to self-refer. HEROES, which stands for Healing, Education and Recovery Of Emotional Strength, is a trauma-informed and lived experience–led mental health programme. It offers a fully holistic By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing RHS Macmillan cancer garden is 'deeply personal' design for Pandora Ryan An award-winning garden designer from Huddersfield who lost three of her grandparents to cancer has been chosen by Macmillan Cancer Support to create the charity’s show garden at the first-ever RHS Flower Show Wentworth Woodhouse in Rotherham between 16 – 20 July. Pandora Ryan, founder of Pandora Ryan Garden and By The Editor • 3 min read
Health & Wellbeing Vegan festival returns to Sheffield with a new venue Vegan Events UK, organiser of vegan festivals around Britain, is pleased to announce that the Sheffield Vegan Festival is returning – with a new venue for 2025. The festival, on Sunday 12th October, will be at a convenient central location, close to Sheffield railway station. There will be over 60 fantastic By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Popular physiotherapist opens luxury pilates studio in Sunny Bank Mills Local physiotherapist and pilates instructor, Louise Samuels, who has become well-known in the area in recent years for her expertise and friendly, inclusive pilates classes, has just launched Duo Pilates. A brand new, physio-led reformer and mat pilates studio in the bustling heart of Farsley at Sunny Bank Mills. Classes By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Hull care workers brave bungee jump to raise over £1,000 for SHINE Fund Two care workers from Hull-based HICA Homecare have raised more than £1,000 for the organisation’s SHINE Fund by completing a sponsored tandem bungee jump at Salford Quays. Carole Leach, care supervisor, and Sharon Foster, care coordinator, took the plunge despite Sharon having a fear of heights. The SHINE By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing Boutique reformer pilates studio PILAT3S to launch in Leeds city centre PILAT3S, a dynamic Reformer Pilates studio focusing on energising full-body workouts and expert-led instruction, is opening its first location in Leeds. Launching on Saturday 21st June, the new location offers a personalised and accessible training environment designed to elevate the Pilates experience for all fitness levels. Located just a two By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing More than £32 million to resurface roads and build new cycle lanes for women's race Cyclists in the North East and Yorkshire will get around safely and easily as the Government invests an extra £32m to tackle potholes and build new cycle lanes in the region. On 6 June the Minister for the Future of Roads will be in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, to speak to By The Editor • 3 min read
