Arts&Culture Cocktail company creates virtual events in aim to become world’s biggest digital nightclub The award-winning founder of a Leeds-based cocktail company has launched a virtual nightclub in a bid to create the world’s biggest digital night out in. Murdo MacLeod, founder of ten-year old firm Zest Mixology, innovated his firm’s face-to-face event and cocktail services to build a fully equipped HD By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Funding to improve public space around the iconic Corn Exchange Leeds City Council’s executive board has formally approved funding to improve the area directly outside the city’s Corn Exchange building. In September 2020, it was announced that Leeds City Council successfully secured £8.6m of match funding from the government’s Getting Building Fund which would be added By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Hudd Lit Fest launches an exciting programme of online events The Huddersfield Literature Festival (HLF) has announced its March programme, with most events taking place online for the second year in a row, due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. In 2020, the Festival was due to launch on 18 March, but the Festival team took the decision to move to online By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture The Oak Project announces partnership with Yorkshire Sculpture Park & University of Derby The Oak Project has today announced a pioneering partnership with Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) and the University of Derby. The Oak Project is a programme that explores our relationship with the natural world and builds connection to nature through arts, culture and creativity. This initiative aims to inspire and motivate By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Billionaire Boy visits Harewood with creator David Walliams. The ultimate drive-in experience The bestselling children’s author David Walliams, the award-winning Birmingham Stage Company and Coalition Agency have teamed up for a brand-new COVID-safe CAR PARK PARTY production of Billionaire Boy, coming to Harewood on Monday 5th April. Billionaire Boy started life as a David Walliams novel for children in 2010, published By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture North Yorkshire water park announces multi-million pound investment Much-loved water sports attraction and Scarborough gem, North Yorkshire Water Park, has announced plans to invest significantly in the facility in 2021 to expand the current water sports offering and encourage growth, perfect if you are planning a Yorkshire staycation this summer. Located just east of Wykeham on the A170, By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Stretch of Yorkshire Dales countryside and fishing rights will hook buyers A magnificent and considerable stretch of Yorkshire Dales countryside and fishing rights, over 1.3 miles of the River Aire, close to Malham, is for sale and will appeal to a wide range of buyers. Located in the village of Hanlith, which is seven miles from Gargrave and two miles By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Architects bring competition back to Yorkshire roots Award winning art & architecture studio Wignall & Moore, have launched a competition to seek out the most innovative client briefs and architectural proposals, judged by an expert panel including: The Guardian’s architecture and design critic - Oliver Wainwright; Leeds City Council’s executive board member for Inclusive Growth By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture SpeedQuizzing partners with The Chase star Paul Sinha York-based quiz tech company SpeedQuizzing has teamed up The Chase star Paul Sinha with the aim of boosting public morale and mental health through quizzing. The partnership will see Paul, who is currently hosting his own primetime quiz show for ITV called Paul Sinha’s TV Showdown featuring a host By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Boost to local economy and tourism as Channel 5 comes to Yorkshire First ever ‘5 on the farm’, festival AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND 2021 "With many brilliant businesses from the county being involved, this will be a welcome boost for the local economy and will showcase this great part of Yorkshire far and wide.” - Welcome to Yorkshire Chief Executive James By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Stunning virtual gallery celebrates power of community creativity A Leeds-based charity, which has spent the last 10 months engaging its local communities in a range of creative activities, has created a stunning online virtual gallery to celebrate the resulting work. The online gallery, called Unlocked – Inspiration from Isolation, has been co-curated by award-winning arts and social change charity By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Artist emerges from lockdown Artist Ryan Swain who is also a presenter and entertainer has had a piece of his artwork entered into the Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2021 in London. The piece, featured in the competition is called Carnivore Of Colours was produced by Ryan in the first lockdown of the pandemic. The By The Editor • 1 min read
