30% say they would want professional advice across all financial decisions. When facing an important financial decision, 41% turn first to family or relatives, compared with 31% who turn first to a professional financial adviser Reliance on family advice is particularly pronounced among younger respondents, while those aged 55+ are more likely to turn first to a professional adviser. Yet 44% of UK adults do not feel financially prepared for major future life events.

Around a million people in and around the city have stepped inside an immersive experience in the past year, and Yorkshire is reaping the rewards to the tune of £425m. Few people would choose to board the Titanic knowing how the story ends. In Leeds, however, they are queuing up to do just that.

YouGov/Cebr consumer confidence index records biggest drop in household financial outlook since April. Overall index decreased by 0.2. Retrospective (-2.2) and forward-looking (-5.7) perceptions of household finances drop significantly Business activity measures improve over September (+1,5), and for the next twelve months (+2.7)

New polling from Independent Age, the only national charity solely focused on supporting older people facing financial hardship, shows that 59% of adults under the age of 65 in Northern England are not confident they will have enough money to live comfortably in retirement.

It boasts some of the best views across the city, arguably one of the most desirable city centre locations, just down the road from Leeds Trinity Shopping Centre and amenities you’d expect from a 5* hotel, but this isn’t a new luxury hotel, it’s the city’s latest purpose-built student accommodation tower.

A Yorkshire entrepreneur is launching an unusual fashion challenge to promote the importance of sustainable fashion and wearing natural fibres like wool. Sarah Turner, the founder of Ilkley-based Little Beau Sheep, which produces 100% British wool laundry balls, will launch ‘The 90 Day Wool Habit’, which will see Turner wear the same navy wool dress every day for 90 days.

After some four decades of silence, "Clotherholme's Big Ben" is chiming again, thanks to a new caretaker who gave up his weekends to bring it back to life. For the better part of half a century, the clock above Ripon Grammar School has been right twice a day. Now it is right all the time.