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Autumn Half Term Activities

Get Spooky this October Half Term! October half term is fast approaching, and we are delving into the Spooktacular events you can attend here in Yorkshire whilst keeping Covid safe. Farmer Copleys Pumpkin Festival. Farmer Copleys says “It’s been a…
J Life
September 21, 2020
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The Home Edit.

Are you an organisation Guru?   You will LOVE Netflix’s: The Home Edit. From celebrity clients and regular clients, The Home Edit are the organisational queens and they have some exciting tips that you can do all by yourself at…
J Life
September 17, 2020
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A Perfect Staycation.

Well it’s certainly fair to say that those gorgeous summer holidays are a thing of the past this year. We won’t be feeling the hot blast of air as the plane doors slide open or smelling the Spanish sea air…
J Life
September 16, 2020
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All Creatures Great and Small

It has been 50 years since Yorkshire vet Alf Wight, as James Herriot, put 30 years of experiences into a series of novels that gripped the imagination of many. Yorkshire's very own Grassington becomes home to the fictional village of…
J Life
September 1, 2020
Interviews-Manchester

Tangled Up in Blues

Football in the time of the coronavirus has been a rollercoaster of emotions for seasoned sports commentator, writer, podcaster, vlogger and lifelong Manchester City fan, Ian Cheeseman. The 2019/20 Premier League and European football season, like most aspects of cultural…
J Life
August 27, 2020
Interviews-Manchester

Lockdown Leisure

Elaine Bermitz meets Marion Rubins, who has been guiding Manchester residents through lockdown with regular yoga, Pilates and fitness classes. Those of us without a garden, work, a key workers job or an excuse to leave the home in these…
J Life
August 27, 2020
Interviews-Manchester

Vocal for Local

JLife speaks to Rob Grant and Alex Moss, founders of new online hub Prestwichvillage.com about the North Manchester suburb that has rallied together during the coronavirus pandemic. They say it ‘takes a village’ and it has taken a collective effort…
J Life
August 27, 2020
Manchester Community News

Isolated but not Alone

Camp Simcha’s programme of lockdown support has offered a ray of sunshine to shielding families. When the coronavirus crisis began, Camp Simcha’s Manchester art teacher, Chava Erlanger, was working flat out. In her role running therapeutic art sessions for seriously…
J Life
August 27, 2020
Manchester Community News

Come So Far

The Pennine Wayfarers, which celebrated 50 years last year, has completed thousands of walks around Greater Manchester, the peak district, the North York Moors and the Lake District. Elaine Bermitz reports.     For some of members of The Pennine…
J Life
August 27, 2020
Features-Manchester

Back in the Classroom

As parents breathe a sigh of relief and teachers gear up for a tough year ahead keeping pupils safe, make sure your kids have everything they need to help them settle back into the school routine once again. Zoom Through…
J Life
August 27, 2020
Features-Manchester

Looking Ahead

Rosh Hashanah marks the perfect time for looking to the future and forging change…why not for your wardrobe too? High Holiday Fashion This smart and impeccably tailored fit textured faux wool overcoat in a gringle-chequered fabric is a must-have from…
J Life
August 27, 2020
Features-Manchester

COVID Heroes

  The People Who Do Elaine Bermitz The word ‘misaskim’ translates to English as ‘the people who do’. The people who volunteer for this organisation have been at the forefront of the last mitzvah that a person can do for…
J Life
August 27, 2020
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It’s National Dog Day!

NATIONAL DOG DAY! We would like to say a special thanks to everybody who sent in your BEAUTIFUL pup pictures over the last few days. We have absolutely loved looking at each and every photograph. Can you spot your little…
J Life
August 26, 2020