Arts&Culture This year's big Muslim Variety Show Spectacular Event in Aid of the Turkey/Syria Earthquake Appeal Get ready as Yorkshire humanitarian charity Penny Appeal announces this year's highly anticipated Big Muslim Variety Show, which returns for its latest instalment. This year's show, set to kick off on Friday, 21st July 2023, promises By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Yorkshire luxury lodges development reports strong start to 2023 The award-winning Hollicarrs Holiday Park in York Road, Escrick, near York, has announced a “very encouraging” first half of 2023. Hollicarrs is very close to the historic city of York and only an hour’s drive away from Yorkshire’s beautiful coastline. The Wolds, one of the county’s hidden By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Innovative farming at the heart of Great Yorkshire Show High-tech modern farming and the latest agricultural innovations will be showcased in a brand-new Innovation Zone at the 164th Great Yorkshire Show. The Innovation Zone will inform visitors about how farmland is carefully managed in new ways for food production. Located near the Pig and Goat Rings, the Innovation Zone By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Get set for the 164th Great Yorkshire Show opening today Preparations have been underway at the Great Yorkshire Showground as England’s premier agricultural event gets set to open this morning. The 164th Great Yorkshire Show begins four days of agricultural excellence, spectacular entertainment, the chance to see thousands of animals, and a breathtaking number of businesses selling everything from By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Great Yorkshire Show gets set to be a sell out The countdown is on to the Great Yorkshire Show in less than a weeks time and already it looks set to be a sell-out. Visitors are encouraged to plan ahead and buy their tickets as organisers have announced that Wednesday of the Show has now sold out. Wednesday has always By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Theakston marks 20 years of Great Yorkshire Show support Yorkshire Brewery T&R Theakston will again exhibit at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show, marking 20 years of its recent association with show organiser, Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS). The Theakston stand, an attendee favourite, will be in its usual location for another year, with the brewery showcasing once By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Great Yorkshire Show takes delivery of 12ft horse sculpture A huge horse sculpture made of more than 600 horseshoes from across Yorkshire has been carefully lifted into place at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate. The stunning 12ft equine ode has been created by 31-year-old North Yorkshire sculptor Ollie Holman. Weighing about 750 kilograms – three-quarters of a ton – the By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Iconic mills complex welcomes Leeds special school An acclaimed Leeds special school has moved into the historic Sunny Bank Mills complex in Farsley. The Post-16 department of the West Leeds Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre (West SILC) is now based in the recently renovated Mending Rooms at Sunny Bank. Rob Lakewood of West SILC explained: “The Post 16 By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture York Handmade plays pivotal role in Cheshire new build home The award-winning York Handmade Brick Company has played a significant role in creating a stunning contemporary home in Cheshire. The Easingwold-based firm, one of the leading independent brick-makers in the country, has supplied specially manufactured bricks for the Knoll, a new-build house in Mouldsworth, eight miles north of Chester. Altogether By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture TBB delivers immersive website experience for Escape Studios Escape Studios, one of the UK’s leading animation, games and VFX schools, has unveiled a modernised and immersive online presence – thanks to its partnership with multi-award-winning creative design agency, The Bigger Boat (TBB). Designed to showcase its market-leading creative credentials to budding students while delivering a dedicated space packed By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture 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 By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Business celebrates decade contribution to film and TV industry Leeds based screen acting academy, YAFTA is commemorating a decade of success within the film and TV industry with a glamorous celebration at The Royal Armouries in Leeds on 7th July. To further honour the occasion, 10 annual scholarships are also being released by the academy for the YAFTA Acting By The Editor • 2 min read
