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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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11 November 2021

If you venture up to Upper Denby this week, you will be able to admire the work of a group who have been meeting each week, spending hundreds of combined ...

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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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29 October 2021

The ninth annual bonfire is organised by Shelley Community Football Club (CFC) in partnership with Stafflex who sponsor the stadium, Stafflex Arena. Unfortunately the event was cancelled last year due ...

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4 October 2021

This week is Huddersfield Business Week, with a variety of different business events happening across the Huddersfield area. Huddersfield’s first business week was in 2019 and it was a massive ...

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30 September 2021

We all have those things we say regularly … In my personal life its “no, its not Welsh” #ifyouknowyouknow … And while introducing the HD8 Network (now known as Work ...

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27 September 2021

Hello, I’m Vicky and I’m passionate about all things upholstery. I’ve always loved creative pursuits from painting furniture to upcycling and making my own soft furnishings including curtains and cushions, ...

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2 September 2021

Transatlantic breakthrough as Canada added to UK Green listCanada was on of 7 countries added to the UK’s Green List on the Traffic Light System for re-entry to the UK ...

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9 August 2021

Work, Rest or Play are so pleased to announce that Huddersfield based recruitment agency Stafflex this month have signed up and become an advertiser. Stafflex has gone from strength to ...

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29 July 2021

Ok so we are once again hitting peak wedding season so Enterprise Print thought they’d share a few tips to try and help brides to be …  get organised with ...

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27 July 2021

New summer campaign puts small tourism and hospitality businesses in the spotlight as country prepares to reopen. Last week the FSB launched their summer campaign #MyHiddenGems and they urge you ...

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26 July 2021

Dashing through our countryside, from village to village and int’Town with its splash of pink, the new ‘Team Pennine’ Denby Dart has arrived! WHERE TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK – ...

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19 July 2021

Do you know that the Bronze package is just £99* for the year?  (*For Community Groups and other non-profit organisations, it is actually free!) Silver and Gold packages obviously provide ...

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15 July 2021

Every piece of plastic you’ve ever encountered still exists (plasticfreejuly.org) – every piece of plastic ever made STILL EXISTS. If you let that sink in for a minute it is ...

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14 July 2021

My passion is to empower you to tune into your body so you can move in a way that gives support and vitality. I TOTALLY get what it’s like to face ...

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14 July 2021

As the summer holidays are fast approaching, the HD8 Network (now known as Work Rest or Play) would like to remind you about the events calendar on our website which ...

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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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8 July 2021

Residents of Clayton West are fighting to save a Grade 2 listed, former Baptist Chapel built in 1840, from developers and make it into a thriving community centre. A small ...

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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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