Celebrating Local Communities

We’re here whether you Work Rest or Play in your local area; currently focusing on Kirklees, Wakefield, Barnsley and Leeds – more broadly West and South Yorkshire.

We connect and promote the network of villages, towns, and cities that make up our vibrant local communities.

If at any time you need help. Use the chat function on the bottom right hand side. It is a person that answers – not a robot. If we are offline or don’t respond, we might be in meetings or away from our desk and will respond by email.

We are online - if you need help, use the chat function on the bottom right hand side - we will reply by email.

Do you Work Rest or Play?

Click on the circles to find out what we mean by the individual words; work rest or play. And what features and benefits we offer accordingly.

We are here to support your local community, whether you work, rest or play.

Work

For those who want to promote themselves locally

Rest

For those that call the area home

Play

For those who choose to spend their free time here


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Latest News

27 May 2026

A community organisation dedicated to reducing loneliness through handwritten letters has expanded its presence in Huddersfield town centre with the launch of a new letter drop-off point at Mail Boxes ...

Read More about Mail Boxes Etc Strengthens Community Connections with Give…A Few Words Partnership

27 May 2026

Audiences flocked to join in the celebrations this May as Huddersfield Literature Festival marked the major milestone of its 20th birthday.  Launching with Festival Patron Lemn Sissay and closing with ...

Read More about HuddLitFest celebrates 20 years of poetry, writing and performance

21 May 2026

In November 2022, a feature we published (when we were known as the HD8 Network) quietly introduced readers to an inspiring story about staying active and healthy in later life. ...

Read More about From Retirement Feature to Viral Success: How One Story Reached 6 Million Views

20 May 2026

Recently we noticed one of our Community Advertisers sharing a post asking for used greeting cards. So they can be repurposed and sold to raise funds for The Welcome Centre ...

Read More about Used Greeting Cards Raising Funds
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