Arts&Culture Hundreds celebrate opening of the Utopia Theatre Creative Hub More than 130 people attended the celebratory opening of a vibrant new creative hub in Sheffield which will widen arts and cultural participation in the city. The Utopia Theatre Creative Hub on Rockingham Gate in the city centre officially opened to the public on Thursday 21 September, with an array By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture There’s trouble at Sunny Bank Mills Trouble At Mill, the acclaimed Leeds-based events company, now has a permanent home on a 10-year lease at the Sunny Bank Mills complex in Farsley and will host year-round shows at the 500-capacity Old Woollen venue. Dick Bonham, one of the directors of Trouble At Mill, explained: “This is tremendous By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Yorkshire bedmaker supports children and families in need Family-owned Yorkshire bedmaker Harrison Spinks has partnered with Leeds-based charity, Zarach, to supply 20 custom-made mattresses each month to support children and families in poverty in local and surrounding areas. The luxury bedmaker, also based in Leeds, is continuing its work with the charity after donating a number of responsibly By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture New schedules to launch on BBC local radio stations in Yorkshire Local BBC radio stations across Yorkshire are announcing changes to their schedules starting this autumn. Popular comedian Toby Foster will be hosting a new afternoon programme across the Yorkshire region and Ellie Colton will be the host of a brand-new weekday Breakfast show on BBC Radio Sheffield. Last year the By The Editor • 3 min read
Charity Grand Prix Ball raises £15,000 for Principle Trust Children’s Charity A Charity set up to provide respite breaks for some of Yorkshire’s neediest children has raised £15,000 at a Grand Prix-themed fundraising ball. The event was organised by children’s charity The Principle Trust, which provides free respite holidays to children who are underprivileged, disadvantaged, disabled, have life-limiting By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink The Collective appoints award winning executive head chef Following the resounding success of their recent reinvention, the team behind innovative social space The Collective announce the next stage in their remarkable evolution. Earlier this year, the interior-design retail and cafe-bar venue invited award-winning chef Craig Rogan to host a series of fine-dining pop-up events, all of which sold By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Historic Cumbrian manor house appoints Yorkshire agency to revamp hotel brand The new owners of Moresby Hall, one of Cumbria’s oldest, grade-one listed residences have appointed the team at Leeds-based consultancy, The Marketing Optimist, to support with rebranding the former manor house to Moresby Hall Hotel. Along with the rebrand, the team has also been appointed to develop a new By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Beer brewed for Rob Burrow MBE becomes Brewery’s fastest ever selling bottle Black Sheep Brewery is proud to announce that ‘Burrow’s Blonde’, launched for rugby legend Rob Burrow MBE, is the brewery’s fastest ever selling bottle. Brewed in partnership with the Good Racing Co, ten pence from every pint and bottle sold is donated to the Rob Burrow 7 Discretionary By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Propaganda boosts strategy team amidst new client wins To support a host of new client wins, award-winning brand consultancy, Propaganda, has appointed Paddy Cavanagh to join its strategy team. Cavanagh is a recent addition to the thriving Leeds consulting scene, having started his career at M&C Saatchi guiding strategies for NatWest, Thames Water and the Department By The Editor • 1 min read
Business New appointments at social enterprise as it marks £64m added to regional economy A social enterprise has added £64m of value to the regional economy following an investment of £16m in local businesses. The Business Enterprise Fund (BEF), headquartered in Bradford and with offices across Yorkshire, Humber and the Tees Valley, has launched its latest social impact report which reveals it has helped By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Yorkshire whisky distillery wins two gold awards The team at Hunmanby-based Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery is celebrating its success in two prestigious world whisky competitions. Filey Bay Flagship was awarded a gold medal and Best in Class at the Whiskies of the World competition, and Filey Bay STR Finish won gold at the New York World Wine By The Editor • 1 min read
Business House builder donates plants to Parish Church for Carlton Housebuilder Avant Homes North Yorkshire has donated a selection of plants and shrubbery to the parish church for Carlton to support its community garden project. Christ Church, Lofthouse has been in need of additional donations to raise the necessary funds which would enable the gardens to be finished. The housebuilder By The Editor • 1 min read