A heritage railway in West Yorkshire has reopened to passengers for the first time since England’s second nation-wide lockdown. On Saturday morning the Keighley and… Read More »Yorkshire’s Keighley and Worth Valley Railway reopens after lockdown for festive-themed rides
by Riccardo Trono The number of overseas visits to the UK fell by 95 per cent from January to June this year as a result… Read More »Overseas visits to UK plummeted in 2020: how Covid-19 hit the travel and tourism economies
Leeds resident Kirsten William-Lee is baking brownies to fundraise for a breast cancer charity after 90 per cent of their programmes had to be cancelled… Read More »Brownies for Breast Cancer Awareness.
By Jael Lutandila The Labour Party has revealed the shortlist of its candidates for the first West Yorkshire mayoral election in May next year. The… Read More »One of Labour’s West Yorkshire mayoral candidates pledges to help young people in the region
By Jessica Bayley A Leeds musician, currently out of work due to the pandemic has bridged the income gap by launching her own food delivery… Read More »Out of work Leeds musician launches food delivery service
By Jessica Bayley A social media campaign, using the #Buyleeds tag, has been started in an aim to encourage people in the Leeds area to… Read More »Leeds’ locals encouraged to support small businesses this Christmas
One of Leeds’ most unusual venues is hoping to reopen its doors next month for the first time since lockdown to host a comedy show… Read More »Left Bank Leeds set to host a comedy show to share some laughter at Christmas
After a whirlwind of a year, Leeds based company PantoLive is hosting the world’s first interactive live-stream panto. Disney princess film Cinderella will be performed online to spread some Christmas cheer. Lianne Collinson, producer at Pantolive said:… Read More »Yorkshire company in world’s first interactive live-stream panto
By Thomas Wootton With the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Christmas as a result of the ongoing pandemic and restrictions, a Holmfirth firm has found a way… Read More »Huddersfield firm steps in to save the works Christmas party by offering businesses a virtual do
Leeds City Council has begun the trials for its first ‘Active Travel Neighbourhoods,’ designed to stop drivers using residential streets as rat runs. The scheme involves… Read More »Leeds Council blocks roads with planters as part of trial scheme to prevent rat runs