A luxury spa which was built inside a former textile mill in Huddersfield has received a global award for eco sustainability.
Titanic Spa, which is situated inside a restored textile mill in the Linthwaite Valley near Huddersfield, has been crowned as the best luxury eco spa in the world in the World Luxury Spa Awards 2022.
It is the only spa in the UK to scoop an award in this year's event, and it is the second time that the spa has won the award, the first being in 2018.
The event was held in Turkey this year and more than 300 visitors jetted across from around the world to attend.
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Titanic Spa is the UK's first ever eco spa and they hold some pretty impressive credentials that set them apart from the rest. Located inside a fully carbon-neutral building with photovoltaic solar panels installed to catch the daylight all year round, an OTEX laundry system providing significant financial and energy savings on their laundry and a 15m salt regulated swimming pool for guests to enjoy.
They even have their very own borehole 100m below the earth’s surface that provides vast quantities of pure Yorkshire water to the spa and it's guests.
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Whether you're after an overnight break, day or evening spa visit, the Titanic Spa is the perfect place to escape the stresses of everyday life and enjoy some well deserved relaxation.
They offer a range of luxury treatments from refreshing facials to relaxing massages which can be enjoyed by themselves or as part of a spa day where guests can indulge in a light lunch or evening meal as part of the package.
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They even offer a private mud chamber experience, where those looking for the ultimate detox can apply organic mud to their body to help nourish and exfoliate before stepping inside a private herbal steam room to fully open up their pores, finishing up with a relaxing, gentle tropical rain shower to help ease the mud away.
A new cocktail bar is coming to Leeds city centre.
If you know a thing or two about cocktails, or just drinks in general, then you're going to be very excited about this news.
The very talented team behind Roland's on Call Lane and The Domino Club, just to name a few, are setting their sites on a brand-new venture.
Introducing Paper Plane, an intimate new cocktail bar that will be taking over the old Casa site in the city's beautiful Grand Arcade.
Paper Plane will be inspired by the glamour of 1970s air travel and will be a vinyl-only listening bar, serving a world-inspired cocktail menu alongside a carefully curated whisky collection.
The space will be lovely and intimate, with around just 40 covers, designed to transport guests somewhere completely different from the minute they step foot through the door.
And what a location too, joining a whole host of fantastic independents in the arcade such as Alfonso's Deli, Stuzzi and Sonder.
For now, we don't know many more details about the project, but we already know it's going to be exceptional cas anything these guys do turns to gold.
Not only has Roland's been consistently one of the busiest bars on Call Lane since they opened back in 2014, but The Domino Club was recently crowned one of the best cocktail bars in the world. Now that is some accolade worth shouting about.
We'll keep you updated with Paper Plane's progress, but Roland's have stated that the site is hoping to open this coming autumn. So we really don't have long to wait.
When Yorkshire is due to get hot as a fourth heatwave of the year hits the UK
Danny Jones
Yes, ANOTHER heatwave is set to hit the UK - the fourth in 2026 so far - and, understandably, Yorkshire residents are already preparing for the latest blast of hot weather and wondering when it arrives.
Yes, in case you missed the news, more high temperatures are set to spread across the UK and Ireland this month and heading into August.
The increase will gradually build throughout this week, with Wednesday tipped to be the hottest day according to various meteorologists.
While Yorkshire thankfully isn't quite slated to get the sweatiest, parts of the Midlands and the usual suspects down south are set to hit the highest numbers, but the thermometers are still on course to reach around the mid-20s over the coming days.
Estimates of 26°C were predicted for this coming Tuesday, with the levels floating in and around 24/25 on the following Wednesday.
The heat is then due to drop off slowly, with top scores of no higher than 21°C on the cards for Thursday and Friday. Although the weekend forecast is less certain at present, one thing that has been announced is reduced rainfall.
Aside from a few more trickles today (Mon, 27 July), the showers or lack thereof cease rather soon, with some of the driest parts of the country already having various effects; for instance, parched parts of Wales have even revealed lost archaeological sites last Friday (24/7/2026).
It would be remiss if we didn't mention the obvious moorland fires across our region, which were sadly exacerbated by hot weather earlier this month.
At least it'll be a bit cooler here than in other parts of the country. ☀️
Clementine Hall -
8th November 2022 
