Month: June 2021

The US Vet, Julian Norton's patient brings a touch of Hollywood glamour to the surgery

Or maybe it’s the owners who look like their dogs. Nobody knows why this is the case, but there are numerous examples.

Former Kirkstall shopping centre to be transformed into 263 homes

Property developer Artisan Real Estate has launched in Leeds with the announcement that it will deliver a sustainable development in the Kirkstall area of the city.

Doncaster-based Victoria Plum reports record sales of £103m

Doncaster-headquartered Victoria Plum has secured a £7m flexible facility from Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance to support further growth, following record sales.

Hats on for Royal Ascot 2021 as US milliner Jenny Roberts creates beautiful floral tribute for Brain Tumour Research

Award-winning Harrogate milliner Jenny Roberts is making hats at a romping speed after being inundated with requests for her creations to wear at Royal Ascot Ladies’ Day next week.

JB Gill on how he went from being a pop star with JLS to a successful farmer and countryside champion

Russell Senior, the Sheffield-born guitarist and violinist, left Pulp and went on to be an antiques dealer, while Cindy Birdsong quit the Supremes to follow her childhood dream and become a nurse. JB Gill, though, swapped pop stardom with JLS for life as a farmer.

Here’s where Roomzzz Aparthotels plans to open new sites

The business, which began as a family firm in Leeds 15-years ago and now includes a portfolio of 10 properties across the UK, is preparing for further developments in the UK and Europe.

Historic pub in Yorkshire has been thrown a lifeline thanks to local support

The Jubilee, in Balfour Street, near Leeman Road in York, originally opened in 1897 and was named for Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee, but it has stood empty and boarded up since 2016.

York fashion designer Matty Bovan wins the double in the prestigious 2021 International Woolmark Prize

Selected by an impressive panel of judges including Carine Roitfeld, Ib Kamara, Shaway Yeh, Sinéad Burke, Tasha Liu, Thom Browne, Tim Blanks and Julie Davies, this marks the second time in the award’s modern history that one designer has been awarded the two major prizes.

US childrenswear label House of Juniors is the cool kidswear brand of choice for A-list parents P Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown and Kylie Jenner

When rapper P Diddy posted a picture on Instagram of his twin daughters, Jessie and D’Lila Combs, dressed in matching white faux fur coats with oversized cowl hoods, Yorkshire childrenswear brand House of Juniors went viral.

Want the best chance of passing your MOT first time? Buy a Ferrari

Drivers looking for a car most likely to pass its first MOT have been advised to choose a Ferrari.Analysis of test pass rates shows that the Italian sports car brand has the best overall record in Britain, with 95.4 per cent of all cars passing their first MOT at three years old.