Arts&Culture William's Den shortlisted in prestigious rural awards William’s Den, the popular Yorkshire children’s attraction, has been short-listed in two categories in the prestigious Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards (REYTAs) 2022. The awards, the Oscars of the East Yorkshire tourism industry, will be held at a glittering dinner on Thursday November 10 at Bridlington Spa. William’ By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Remembering Rememberance Sunday ACS Stainless Steel Fixings – a family run business in Cross Green – is offering its support to local communities this month, creating free of charge Silhouette Soldiers ahead of Remembrance Day. The initiative sees ACS create steel structures of soldiers which can be displayed for Remembrance Sunday services and other community By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Tickets on sale next month for the Great Yorkshire Show 2023 Tickets for next year’s Great Yorkshire Show are on sale from Tuesday November 1, organisers have announced. The event will continue to be run over four days thanks to positive feedback from our visitors and exhibitors. Farmer tickets will be available for the 2023 show and will be available By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture New Light Night zone announced for 2022 Leading urban quarter Wellington Place has been announced as a new zone in Light Night Leeds, the first to be unveiled in the city in four years. The UK’s largest annual arts and light festival, Light Night Leeds has been running for 17 years, and transforms some of Leeds’ By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Huddersfield Literature Festival announces funding, theme and dates for 2023 The award-winning Huddersfield Literature Festival has secured Arts Council funding to present a diverse programme of venue-based, online and hybrid events in spring 2023. The festival will run from 23 March to 2 April 2023, with a theme of ‘Music’ to tie in with the Kirklees Year of Music 2023 By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Chance to explore a jewel in the crown of Yorkshire’s countryside To mark the 70th anniversary of England’s first National Nature Reserve, people are being offered the opportunity to explore one of Yorkshire’s “jewels in nature’s crown”. In 1952, England’s first National Nature Reserve (NNR) was created when a small area of oak woodland in Devon was By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Works complete at Moda Living's £150m New York Square neighbourhood The UK’s leading rental brand Moda Living has announced that works on its 515 home, £150m neighbourhood in Leeds, Moda, New York Square, are now complete. The new neighbourhood, which officially launches this week, comprises 515 build-to-rent apartments and state-of-the-art amenities, across two 16-storey blocks and is setting an By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Bond It revs up support of community causes In line with its commitment to corporate citizenship, Bond It is supporting a fundraising event taking place close to its head office and main manufacturing site in West Yorkshire. The business - which is one of the UK's largest, independent manufacturers of sealants, adhesives and building chemicals - By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Trypl-whammy at this year’s Marsden Fringe Marsden Fringe Festival has scored a musical hat-trick this year with three of the UK’s leading jazz musicians on one billing. TRYPL (Saturday 8 October, 7pm, Marsden Mechanics) is an exciting collaboration between trombonist and composer Trevor Mires, trumpeter Ryan Quigley and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist Paul Booth. Your chance to By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture TV presenter Jules Hudson celebrity judge in national Christmas tree competition TV presenter Jules Hudson has been announced as celebrity judge in the annual competition to find the best Christmas tree in Britain. The British Christmas Tree Growers Association (BCTGA) has launched the annual competition to its 320 members who will choose the best tree in Britain. The winner will provide By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Celebrating three tree-mendous Yorkshire foresters Three Yorkshire foresters, who between them have clocked up more than 140 years of service at two of Yorkshire’s finest estates, have been recognised with Long Service Awards from the Royal Forestry Society (RFS). Jim Mortlock, 67, head forester at the Mulgrave Estate, near Whitby, received a 51 years’ By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Sports hidden stories & collections to be celebrated across the country Untold stories from UK’s sporting history, hidden memorabilia and forgotten collections will be celebrated on Friday 30th September when sports clubs, museums, community groups and individuals showcase an amazing variety of sporting memories, objects, photographs, audio and film in support of National Sporting Heritage Day. Celebrating its eighth year, By The Editor • 3 min read
