Pleased with the standard of quality of this furniture, which is all at competitive prices.read more

Now I'm trying to keep up with the Jones. Their house is way too impressive for my liking. So I can…read moreeither move or do up my pad. I'm guessing the first one is plain stupid (well stupid is as stupid does) so I got y sorry looking butt down to Red Brick Mill. What a pleasant find it is too. They pride themselves on some of the North's leading contemporary designers and their furniture is sheer class. They are home to 35 cutting-edge designers and there is enough inspiration to keep even my motor mouth quiet for an hour or so. If you want to jazz up your lounge, no problem. Slick and chic sofas sit along side funky tables. You'll even find plush flooring, cookware and gifts. It's quite pricey but sometimes money does buy taste and it shows here. Add to that four cafes to refresh those flagging shopping legs and it's worth a punt. A definite reason to venture into Batley and spruce up the house in your life.

Jack Fultons: a super cheap place to shop, and good for some strategic shopping if you know exactly…read morewhat you're going in for. Instead of heading there with a list, I tend to skim the place looking for what the top bargains are on the day. And you can get some amazing deals: one time I picked up a batch of Linda McCartney lasagne for around 30 pence each, just about to hit their sell-by date. Now you can't beat that for a bargain: I had 'em home and in my freezer before you can say 'excellent value'! The fruit squash tends to be a great buy too if you're not too fussed over high juice content, and the frozen vegetables are worth checking out. What are you waiting for, the prices to go up?

i've used this place for years and the staff are fantastic, second to none, prices are amazingly…read morereasonable, my only gripe is that the freezers are forever breaking which isn't healthy, staff 100% head office --0 who put all the stress on the staffs shoulders instead of maintaining equipment the money grabbers

Junction 32 is mainly good if you are wanting to go out & get some fresh air, or if you're wanting…read moreto take something back. But, there's not really that much there apart from going to a cafe for some tea. There is loads of clothes shops at J32, but there's only a few of them that are on the High Street, and others are shops which you've probably never heard of before. I'm only rating this place 2 stars, but that's maybe because I'm used to seeing the High Street shops.

Yay! I'm a fan. As a consummate bargain hunter I love any opportunity to have a nosey around places…read morethat offer good quality goods at bargain prices. Located just across the road from the fabulous Xscape, Junction 32 is the more shopping oriented venue out of the two, offering an array of discounted shops, in the form of Christy's, Gap, Gaggie, Whitard's, Nike Factory Outlet, Rockport, LaSenza, Monsoon, Mango and Mexx to name but a few. Once you've walked your feet off following the square layout of the place, there's a Starbucks to indulge in, but as Starbucks' go, this one isn't that brilliant, Thornton's Cafe, Subway, BB's and some others to recoup and gather energy back to the core. But if that doesn't just do it for you, wander over to Xscape as there are plenty of food facilities over there. Massive car park, so if you've climed into your motor vehicle, there's no worry about finding a place to park, and it's free too, nice little bonus. Open until 8 on weekdays, it's been a life saver on occasions where work doesn't permit leaving until 6pm, and everywhere's shut.

Membership card is required which is £20+VAT for an annual Trade membership or £25+VAT for an…read moreannual Individual membership. This will pay for itself in spades. The membership is even valid internationally at all their worldwide locations! Perfect if you love buying in bulk and having a cheap bite to eat afterward as the hot food is delicious and an amazing value (see photos). Love Costco and respect their business practices. Will continue to patronise their clubs.

I haven't got a Costco card, but everyone at my work seems to, so I've just spent a mesmerising…read morehalf hour wandering the aisles in wonderment. They sell EVERYTHING. And loads of 'em. Dead cheap. We got some sushi for a tenner and now I'm stuffed. Will definitely be back.

Well, it has been a while since I last did any Yelping! I've gone to ground due to other…read morecommitments, most noticably the second year of a very intense university degree! But enough of all that ... Due to my lack of presence, I thought that I would make a comeback in style. So here is my review of The Hepworth Wakefield for all you lovely Yelpers out there! The Hepworth Wakefield is apparently one of the largest specific built galleries outside London. It sits spectacularly on an island in central Wakefield with the River Calder rushing past its stained concrete exterior in quite a picturesque and dramatic way. Designed by David Chipperfield Architects, the Hepworth Wakefield consists of ten superb gallery spaces in a stained concrete cube of a building. The gallery spaces are airy international style modernist affairs with light flooding in through the angled roofline. Upon approaching the gallery, the visitor is met by a gantry-type bridge of a hard geometric form which crosses the river bridging the gallery and Wakefield city centre, again crossing a weir of the Calder. The gallery brings together work from Wakefield's art collection, exhibitions by contemporary artists and rarely seen works by Barbara Hepworth. Hepworth was brought up in Wakefield before moving to Europe and later to the south coast of England. Some of her major sculptures are displayed alongside notebooks, macquettes and studies giving the inquisitive viewer an exciting insight into her thought processes and ways of working. As well as the somewhat feminine and calming Modernist works of Moore and Hepworth, the viewer will be delighted to find a surprisingly diverse range of works from artists who lived and worked alongside Hepworth - such as Ben Nicholson and Patrick Heron amongst others. There are also some beautiful paintings that nicely contextualise what was going on down in St.Ives - from Modernist geometric exploration of formal qualities of form and relationships to exquisitley naive works of fishing harbours with surreal perspectives by lesser known artists (I will find their names and update this review - sorry). There is even a mature Mondrian to take in - apparently Mondrian exhibited with Hepworth in a group known as 'The Circle'. The collection also houses historical documentation of the city of Wakefield itself and the nearby Chantry Chapel. Watercolours, engravings, pencil sketches and oils record Wakefield with particular attention given to Chantry Bridge and Chapel - the site of many medieval battles. Visitors can sit and view Chantry Bridge and the Chapel from a comfortable interior seat after viewing the works - which has been specially located to view the chapel which sits perched on Chantry bridge. There is also space for touring exhibitions and artists which is currently home to the work of Eva Rothschild before the paintings of Clare Wood take centre stage - an intelligent nod to the appreciation of landscape as well as careful and ironic questioning of Modernisms sculpture. The cafe is of a moderate size serving everything from tea to continental coffees and small meals. (I will update this soon too) The gift shop stocks books relating to Hepworth as well as the St Ives community. It is also nice to see the Hepworth Wakefield stocking applied arts pieces by local artist-designers such as Laura Slater. Toilets are on the ground floor and are clean and accessible. With a café, shop, learning studios, outreach and community education rooms and a stimulating events programme, the gallery is an opportunity to explore the work of Barbarra Hepworth and artists that worked alongside her at St.Ives. It is a great addition to Wakefield and I hope it goes from strength to strength. Entrance is free with donations accepted.

'Batley Mills' is a great place to visit for a relaxed one stop discounted shopping experience…read more I am pleased to say 'The Mill' in the last couple of years has evolved and improved greatly on their selection of women's clothing and fashion, catering for a wider range of clients than just the over 60s. As well as Planet and Precis Petite, they have expanded their clothing range to include Minuet, Kaliko and Jacques Vert which is great. I have as a result started going to the Mill regularly to keep my work wardrobe up to date. I have really had some good buys. As well as the improved womens clothing, the Mill in Batley is a great place to find handbags, luggage, wallets and purses etc. The discounted brands include Radley and Hideskin The staff seem helpful and friendly and if you are visiting by car there is plentiful free parking (although it can get busy at the weekends). The Cafe Nova coffee shop is located on the 1st floor of the mill and they not only serve delicious teas and italian coffee but their cakes and sandwich selections are also very tempting and a great excuse to have a break. It would be nice if good quality fashionable footwear could be introduced to the mill, similar to the selections found at the Boundary Mill in Colne. I also think emailing offers and information out to customers regularly for shopping events such as an extra 10% off or a free coffee voucher would be a good way of encouraging cutomers to keep visiting. I don't always go to the upper floors of the mill as I find the escalator system a little bit frustating in that you are forced to walk along the length of each floor for the ascent and then the same again on the way down. This zig-zagging may be an attempt to encourage shoppers to walk through each of the floor areas but I am afraid I just find it a nuisance. Other than that I would enthusiastically recommend a visit to The Mill in Batley. Happy Shopping :)

The Mill at Batley is great, there are loads of different shops inside offering designer clothes…read moreand shoes also home ware at good discounted prices. They have several cafe's too. I was there again last week and bought 2 nice suitcases and 3 pairs of shoes all good makes. They have a great selection of Radley and Tula handbags the prices are about half the normal price and I bought my husband a really nice Regatta jacket for £45 instead of £100! If you want a good shopping day out you can spend several hours at the Mill with all the top brands available at half the cost! A mile further along the same road is Red Brick Mill which is fantastic for Home purchases rather than clothes.

It's an open air shopping area with all the usual suspects in the centre of town; it's about five…read moreminutes walk from another closed in shopping centre called The Ridings. So it's pleasant enough in summer, even a damp, breezy, cool one, but I imagine it's pretty miserable in deep winter. I didn't go into the Starbucks as my loyalty to the brand is gone. I did pop into the BurgerKing but I ain't giving them a tenner for a whopper meal it's gone from cheap junk fast food to overpriced junk fast food. For a tenner I could make four 125gm burgers including the bun, onions, lettuce and tomato and the mince would be 5% fat. I'm getting really saturnine in my older age.