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  • Leeds bar Call Lane Social named the best in West Yorkshire at the National Pub and Bar Awards 2024

    Call Lane Social has scooped the prestigious County Winner title as part of the 2024 National Pub & Bar Awards. The watering hole demonstrated excellence across a number of elements that affect the ‘customer journey’, including design, service, style of offer, marketing and investment. The bar will now move forward to compete for the overall National Pub & Bar of the Year title which will be revealed at an awards ceremony in London on Wednesday, June 26. YEP NEWSLETTERS: Sign up for free news...

  • Winter Weather Changes Hit West Coast

    Researchers have made the link between human activity and extreme winter weather patterns in the western United States.As climate change worsens, Western North America is experiencing extreme weather whiplashes. Prolonged drought followed by very severe flooding in the winter appears to be becoming the norm. These weather patterns are carried through interconnected pathways around the globe.Researchers led by Professor of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering Jin-Ho Yoon, and including...