Arts&Culture Housebuilder launches first homes for sale in Carlton Wetherby-based housebuilder Avant Homes North Yorkshire has launched the first homes for sale at its £44m, 129-home Strawberry Fields development in Carlton, near Rothwell. Located on Main Street close to Swithens Farm and Oulton Hall, the development comprises a mix of one, two, three, four and five-bedroom homes and features By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Six new stores and centre manager all set for Trinity Walk A West Yorkshire shopping centre is set to welcome six new stores – and a centre manager – in a successful start to the year. Trinity Walk in Wakefield will play home to Europe’s biggest sports and fitness retailer, Sports Direct, who will take over a prominent space across two floors By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture There’s Only One Harry Gration – friends and family pay a special tribute in his final performance A poignant and moving tribute to the Yorkshire broadcasting legend Harry Gration has been released this week by his family and close friends. “There’s Only One Harry Gration – his final performance” is now available on both YouTube and Spotify. The video and podcast, which is introduced by Harry’s By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture New Sunny Bank Mills exhibition is a source of joy A brand-new exhibition, featuring the work of the talented members of the West Yorkshire Print Workshop, has opened at the Sunny Bank Mills Gallery in Farsley near Leeds. The exhibition, which launches the gallery’s 2023 programme, showcases how the artists respond to the word “source” and what it means By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Leonardo Drew presents at Yorkshire Sculpture Park this Spring Living and working in Brooklyn, New York, Leonardo Drew’s abstract works, made from an outpouring of chaotic elements, create installations that express immense tension and turbulence. The artist’s new work, Number 360 (2023), commissioned for YSP’s 18th-century Chapel, is a powerful reflection on the weight of collective By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Leeds premiere for new BBC five-part thriller series Better Thriller fans are in with a chance to attend the Leeds premiere of the eagerly anticipated gripping new five-part series Better. Lead actors Leila Farzad (I Hate Suzie, Avenue 5) and Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch, The Honourable Woman, ABC Murders), will be in attendance alongside writers and executive producers Jonathan Brackley By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Simon Palmer: Observation of Landscape at YSP Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) announces a solo exhibition of limited edition prints by Simon Palmer inspired by the landscape of Wensleydale, North Yorkshire. Regarded as one of the UK’s leading watercolour artists, Simon Palmer’s solo exhibition Observation of Landscape draws inspiration from and celebrates the beauty of the By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Leeds City Council scraps idea for parking charges in parks Over the last few months, Leeds City Council has been looking at a number of options to tackle major financial pressures to establish a sustainable budget for 2023/24. As part of this, consideration was being given to the possible introduction of parking charges at its major parks along with By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Cast announced for 'timeless parable' Of Mice and Men at Leeds Playhouse Tom McCall and William Young will play the key roles of George and Lennie in a new stage adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic novel Of Mice and Men at Leeds Playhouse from 11-27 May. Directed by Iqbal Khan, who directed the Opening Ceremony for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Actor Martin Clunes comes to Leeds The East Leeds Orbital Route wins award for "gold standard" designed equestrian route and Martin Clunes, the president of The British Horse Society comes to Leeds to commemorate. Doc Martin actor, and British Horse Society President, Martin Clunes visited Leeds on Friday 20 January to see first-hand the By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Yorkshire History Prize to celebrate a great Yorkshireman The Yorkshire Society’s Harry Gration History Prize 2023 is now open for entries. Named in tribute to the late Harry Gration, broadcaster, presenter and enthusiastic advocate of all things Yorkshire, The Yorkshire Society Harry Gration History Prize is aimed at both young and older amateur historians, keen to undertake By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Talented Yorkshire golfer wins coveted place on European tour The talented North Yorkshire golfer Dan Brown has won a place on the prestigious European Tour, where he will be playing against some of the world’s top golfers. Dan has rounded off the most successful year of his career in style, nailing down his place on Europe’s top By The Editor • 2 min read
