Huddersfield

Mar- 2025 -

5 March

Beaverbrooks to close seven of its stores

Beaverbrooks has announced the closing of seven of its stores as the group stated that they are “no longer commercially viable”. The stores located in Birmingham Fort, Croydon, Dundee, East Kilbride, High Wycombe, Huddersfield and Sutton Coldfield will cease operations across March and April. The jewellery group aims to retain…

Dec- 2017 -

6 December

Celebrities

Shekina Tuahene

Watchfinder gifts Rugby League player of the tournament with £4,500 Breitling Colt

Watchfinder – the pre-owned watch specialist and shirt sponsor of England Rugby League – has presented Jermaine McGillvary with a special prize after he was voted England’s player of the tournament at Rugby League World Cup 2017. McGillvary was gifted with a Breitling Colt worth over £4,500. The Huddersfield Giants…

Mar- 2015 -

30 March

Crime

Tom Davis

Three arrests after rooftop raid at Beaverbrooks in Huddersfield

Three men have been arrested following a roof-top raid at a Beaverbrooks store in Huddersfield town centre. The suspects are believed to have been caught following an operation which involved the West Yorkshire police helicopter. It is believed that police were called to the building at the corner of King…

Dec- 2014 -

23 December

Crime

Tom Davis

Raiders steal £150,000 of watches from Huddersfield Beaverbrooks

Raiders have stolen almost £150,000 worth of designer watches from a Beaverbrooks in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The raid, which took place at 8pm on Sunday December 21, saw the burglars enter the store via the roof, before forcing their way through two locked doors and accessing a locked display cabinet…

May- 2013 -

30 May

Designers

Jewellery Focus Staff

Jeweller Jessica Flinn receives royal seal of approval

Acclaimed Sheffield jewellery designer and manufacturer Jessica Flinn has been recognised as one of Yorkshire’s top young entrepreneurs by the Duke of York.

Apr- 2012 -

10 April

Retailers