Leeds has lowered it’s childhood obesity rates… and is the first UK city to do so

Leeds made headlines this week as childhood obesity rates have dropped. Although the drop is by a seemingly insignificant 6.4%, this actually shows a fantastic level of progress. Most cities across the western world have had major problems with getting these figures to budge. In fact, Leeds is the first in the UK one of

7 Things Yorkshire Gave The World

As we all know by now. Yorkshire is brilliant, Yorkshire is the best and WE LOVE YORKSHIRE! This might be a biased opinion but people around the world should also find Yorkshire as being God’s own county. You know… after everything we’ve done for them. Here are 7 Things that Yorkshire Gave the World. 1.

7 Things People From Yorkshire Can’t Live Without

  Yorkshire is a place that breeds proud people. Yorkshire runs through their veins and even when they’re not in their home county, Yorkshire’s people need a few home comforts to keep them from getting home sick. Yorkshire Tea Tea can fix anything in Yorkshire and without the blessed brew, people from Yorkshire feel a

5 Things You SHOULD know about Yorkshire Day

On August 1st every year, us Yorkshire folk gather together to celebrate the greatest county in the UK; its food, landscapes, people and all that is good in God’s own County. We must educate those from Lancashire on what a real county looks like. Here’s a few pointers on what you should know about Yorkshire

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The cost of living in Yorkshire Vs London

With each passing year, the cost of living rises while our bank balance trips over itself trying to keep up. The good news is that things could be much worse for us native Yorkies. Here, we have the best of both worlds. We’ve got everything from busy cities to medieval abbeys, Norman castles and two

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£10M worth of Investments Completed by Yorkshire based Finance Broker despite Covid

Specialist commercial finance broker, Xander Wealth Commercial finance have surpassed £10m worth of development loans and private investment raised, after a record-breaking month in June 2021. The Leeds based company have completed the financing of three major projects which have contributed to an excellent year for them so far, despite the ongoing pandemic. In just

5 New Developments in Yorkshire

Once things get ‘back to normal,’ hopefully by the end of this year, there are several developments proposed in Yorkshire which will give us all something to look forward to, once we can get ‘out and about.’ 1. Aire Park in Leeds Finally, a green space for Leeds City Centre! Post industrial land on the

Yorkshire Folk Part 17 – Sean Bean

Shaun “Sean” Bean is a well known Yorkshire stage and screen actor who has fulfilled many big roles in well known productions. He is also famous for having the most number of screen deaths of any actor, as his characters have been killed off on more than twenty occasions. Early Life & Theatre Career Sean

Yorkshire Folk Part 15 – Captain James Cook

Captain James Cook was an 18th Century explorer who discovered and mapped parts of the word, such as Australia, New Zealand and North America, His discoveries gave Britain and Europe a better knowledge of the planet’s geography and people in parts of the world which were previously unreachable. Early Life and Seafaring Career In 1728, Captain

Yorkshire Folk Part 12- Sir Geoffrey Boycott

Think of anybody born and bred in Yorkshire and one of the first names that springs to mind is Geoffrey Boycott, whose gritty batting style as a cricketer for Yorkshire and England coupled with his forthright views on the sport as a commentator makes him an unmistakable figure. Throughout his long career from 1962 to