21 June 2022

Your views – Businesses have the opportunity to inform Government’s 10-year plan to improve mental health.   Positively managing mental health underpins good employee engagement and benefits everyone – employees, employers ...

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13 June 2022

Gate Foot Forge – Artist blacksmith and bladesmith making nice stuff in Yorkshire out of fire and steel! Unique hand-forged gifts, homewares, Bushcraft and outdoor cooking equipment, handmade knives and ...

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7 April 2022

Ceramic artist Nigel Hoyle, seen here outside his studio in Shepley (Scipelei is apparently Old English Shepley), is to open a new exhibition of his wall-hanging work at Holmfirth Tech ...

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18 November 2021

How would you like to be trim while surrounded by the festive trimmings this Christmas? As well as bank a few free weeks for the New Year? Bring a friend ...

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8 November 2021

Wow! You really wanted to know where the fireworks were this weekend!!! Over the past few weeks, we’ve noticed the 2015 Shelley Bonfire event listing appearing in our weekly Top ...

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12 July 2021

Parent Sanctuary are a community interest company set up by three mums from West Yorkshire. During lockdown, they experienced the difficulty of parenting young children without the usual activities on ...

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6 July 2021

As the world begins to open up again, it can be hard to know where to go or what to do as it feels like so long since we were ...

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5 July 2021

As always at Baxter & Boo, we have a lovely selection of gift and treat boxes suitable for a range of special occasions. Many of our treat boxes and hampers ...

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30 June 2021

Free entry Art event at Cliffe House Shepley. Art by local artists and makers, music, food, bar, theatre and art workshops for all ages, all in the beautiful settings, both ...

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18 June 2021

We constantly try to ensure the contact data we hold in our systems are current and up to date, and that we only make contact with people who want to ...

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10 June 2021

This summer we were planning on celebrating #GardensofHD8 Do you think this is something you might like to get involved with? Over the last year or more, we have all ...

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24 May 2021

What is Works Better? Works Better is an ‘into-work’ programme that helps people who want to get into work overcome the barriers that are stopping them. We recognise that a ...

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24 May 2021

Voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations in Kirklees who own or rent buildings in our local places can apply for a grant to recover lost income due to Covid-19 lockdowns ...

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18 May 2021

Share it with The Welcome Centre food bank. If you find yourself with a surplus of fruit and veg grown on your plot, The Welcome Centre would be delighted to ...

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19 April 2021

While building the new refreshed website, it was recognised that we also needed refreshed photography. John Steel has worked with us since the early days of the first website and ...

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18 February 2021

The pandemic has, and still is causing so many disruptions and difficulties within businesses, you probably wouldn’t think to even try and start up a new venture, in these uncertain ...

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16 February 2021

For us to make continual improvements, we need to hear from you. Would you like to – Email or message us your thoughts? Have a chat on the telephone or ...

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11 February 2021

We are constantly trying to ensure the contact data we hold in our systems are current and up to date, and that we only make contact with people that want ...

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5 February 2021

Shout out to greetings card and print stockists: Hi, I’m a local illustrator from shepley and I design and produce greetings cards and giclee prints. I have some new designs ...

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2 December 2020

Baxter & Boo Gifts and Interiors – gift hampers and gift subscriptions. Baxter & Boo is an online retail gifts and interiors business based in Shepley. In response to customer ...

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