Chelle Holmes of Holmes Made Cakes, is helping small businesses by sharing the secrets to her success: viral videos and Terry's Chocolate Oranges are both essential.
Chelle has an eye for detail and can recreate almost anything using icing and a Terry's Chocolate Orange.
Back in 2020, it was her Grinch design that went viral, causing her stock to sell out in minutes and led to replicas of her icing design all over the world.
After selling over 150 Grinch designs, the Yorkshire baker turned to more extravagant designs like Leonardo Di Caprio's face and now shares her secrets to thousands of other baker-hopefuls across the world.
Burger or chocolate orange? Chelle's panistaking accuracy will have you guessing. / Image: Holmes Made Cakes
The page has over 16,000 members who can all learn for free and has inadvertently saved a number of small businesses as a result.
Holmes Made Cakes has been a hugely popular business as a result too.
Last Christmas, Chelle sold three times her anticipated target but saw some of her clients double even her own figures.
Looking ahead to this Christmas, Chelle will be creating more unique designs to share on her Facebook page.
Previously, classes showing bakers how to turn Terry's Chocolate orange turn into pumpkins have been held online and a range of helpful tips can be found on Facebook year-round.
It's not just Terry's Chocolate Oranges that Holmes Made Cakes offer though, a range of large-scale celebratory cakes, buns and sweet treats can be ordered from the York-based baker.
Christmas chocolate will be available over the coming weeks. / Image: Holmes Made Cakes
Leeds City Council has confirmed that work to stabilise buildings on Lower Kirkgate is set to begin later this month, with repairs expected to take around 20 weeks to complete.
Back in 2024, Lower Kirkgate in Leeds city centre was closed following the partial collapse of a building, leaving one of the city's oldest streets inaccessible.
Since then, the street has remained closed while plans were developed to address the structural issues affecting the buildings.
Now, almost two years after the initial incident, the council has confirmed that a contractor has been appointed to carry out the work.
The buildings are privately owned, but Leeds City Council says it will step in to carry out the stabilisation work to prevent further deterioration and protect the historic properties.
Image: The Hoot Leeds
A spokesperson for Leeds City Council said: “We are pleased that, following months of careful planning and preparation, we are now in a position to begin stabilising these privately owned buildings.
“A contract has been awarded for the work, which is scheduled to get under way later this month and is expected to take around 20 weeks to complete.
“It should be stressed that the situation on Lower Kirkgate is not of the council's making, with the owners of the buildings allowing their condition to deteriorate over many years and then failing to take the necessary steps to address the resultant structural issues.
“By stepping in and carrying out this work itself, the council will be able to arrest the deterioration of important heritage assets on one of Leeds’s oldest streets. As always, we thank the local community for their continued patience and support.”
Further details about the work, including when the street may be able to reopen, have not yet been confirmed.
Canadian rock legends Nickelback announce Leeds gig on huge world arena tour
Clementine Hall
Nickelback announce world arena tour in support of their new album - and they're coming to Leeds.
The Canadian rockers will be bringing their biggest hits as well brand-new music to arenas around the world.
Formed in Hanna, Alberta, the band made up of Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger and Daniel Adair, have sold nearly 65 million albums worldwide.
Best known for rock anthems including Rockstar, Photograph and How You Remind Me, Nickelback have built up a huge global following over the course of their career.
The upcoming tour will see the band celebrate their new album, Everything Under The Sun, and they'll be kicking off the UK leg of the tour right here in Leeds at the First Direct Bank Arena.
The tour follows their record-setting Get Rollin' world tour, and will once again take them to venues across North America, Europe, and Australia.
The group have sold nearly 65 million albums worldwide, and achieved billions of streams across digital platforms.
Their new album will be released at the end of the month on Friday 30 October, so you'll have plenty of time to get to know their new tracks before they come to Leeds on Saturday 22 May 2027.
They'll be supported on the tour by Don Broco, an English four-piece featuring Rob Damiani, Simon Delaney, Tom Doyle and Matt Donnelly. Known for their genre-defying sound and dynamic approach to modern rock.
Nickelback 2027 UK Tour Dates in full
22 May - Leeds First Direct Bank Arena
24 May - London The O2
28 May - Birmingham Utility Arena
1 June - Glasgow Ovo Hydro
2 June - Manchester Co-op Live
Tickets for Nickelback at the Leeds First Direct Arena go on sale next Friday 16 October and you can get yours HERE.
Sophie Smith -
4th November 2021 
