Holocaust centre to hear stories on anniversary

Holocaust centre to hear stories on anniversary

The extraordinary courage and foresight of a man who helped almost 700 children flee the Nazis will be highlighted at the first anniversary of Huddersfield’s Holocaust Exhibition and Learning Centre. A panel discussion will feature Barbara Winton, whose late father...
Johnsons provides plants for revival of historic park

Johnsons provides plants for revival of historic park

Yorkshire-based professional nurserymen Johnsons of Whixley have been recruited by Brambledown Landscapes to provide the plants and trees for the latest phase of a multi-million-pound project to revamp an historic park. Johnsons has supplied plants and trees worth...
SMP becomes part of official postcode board

SMP becomes part of official postcode board

In its 10th anniversary year, the Strategic Mailing Partnership has joined the Postcode Address File (PAF) Advisory Board. The move coincides not only with the SMP’s anniversary but with the 60th birthday of the postcode system itself. The seat will be taken by Judith...
Plant supply enhances exclusive retirement village

Plant supply enhances exclusive retirement village

An exclusive retirement village in one of the UK’s most coveted postcodes will be enhanced by hundreds of top-quality plants and trees provided by leading commercial nursery Johnsons of Whixley. The landscaped gardens at Gifford Lea, in the Cheshire village of...
Grammar school celebrates impressive GCSE pass rate

Grammar school celebrates impressive GCSE pass rate

Hipperholme Grammar School is celebrating a fantastic set of GCSE results, with 96% of pupils gaining a minimum of five GCSE passes. The school, in Bramley Lane, recorded a 100% pass rate in Religious Studies, Music, History, French and German – bucking the national...
Northern Regional Rail Connectivity

Northern Regional Rail Connectivity

Referring to recent Government announcements about major rail Projects for the North, Steven Leigh, Head of Policy for  the Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, comments: “The Prime Ministers commitment to improving rail connectivity across the North of England is...