Health & Wellbeing Welcome to Yorkshire team up with Yorkshire Cancer Research to replace ‘Tour de Yorkshire’ It’s time for a new challenge, as Welcome to Yorkshire and Yorkshire Cancer Research team up to bring you the Tour de Walkshire. To walk, cycle, run or push throughout the month of May and enjoy the great Yorkshire outdoors. The aim of the Tour de Walkshire will be By The Editor • 3 min read
Health & Wellbeing How to make sure that I have a “green funeral” At a time when the environment is influencing so many of our everyday choices, interest in green funerals has never been higher. Whether you are arranging someone’s funeral or leaving wishes for your own, there are plenty of simple ways to make it more environmentally friendly. What is a By The Editor • 4 min read
Business SME bank appoints regional relationship manager Katie Roberts has joined challenger business bank, Allica Bank, to spearhead the launch of its direct-to-SME offering in the Yorkshire region. Her principal focus will be in supporting established SMEs in Yorkshire, where she has spent most of her 16 years’ banking and finance working life, and more specifically the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business The Artist’s Window at Wellington Place Developer and Asset Manager, MEPC has announced the launch of ‘The Artist’s Window’ at Wellington Place, with the installation of the first winning design. The latest community initiative, working alongside Leeds Arts University, was set up to help support the creative talent in Leeds by showcasing art installations on By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Chef behind HOME and The Owl in Leeds launches brand new eatery A contemporary bakehouse and dining room from the chef patron behind HOME and The Owl in Leeds will open in Boston Spa in May. The brainchild of chef Elizabeth Cottam, CORA will offer bakery and patisserie-based breakfasts, lunch and afternoon tea tasting experiences, alongside an ever changing selection of speciality By The Editor • 2 min read
Business ‘Law in Practice’ placement leads to full-time role for Sheffield graduate A law graduate has become the first of what law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, hopes is “a new wave of lawyers”, following a placement as part of a recent partnership with Sheffield Hallam University. Lucy Etheridge, joined the social justice law firm last October on a part-time basis as part of By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Menopause make a date event The Make a Date With You events are back next month with a special evening dedicated to all things menopause. From the clothes we wear, to what we eat, our skincare and emotional and physical wellbeing, the impact the menopause and perimenopause has on our lives is huge. On Friday By The Editor • 1 min read
Entrepreneurs PR coach & speaker, on a mission to help ambitious entrepreneurs be heard Leeds-based award-winning PR Coach and Speaker on a mission to help ambitious entrepreneurs be heard, is all set to host a powerful 'Media Matters Panel' at forthcoming unique global business event. Jo Swann of Chocolate PR is passionate about the power of PR and has seen the impact By The Editor • 4 min read
Entrepreneurs Toni shares understanding of artwork British artist Toni Thornton will be joining home staging and styling educators CHSSP to share her knowledge and eye for detail in upcoming home staging webinar. Toni Thornton’s distinctive abstract art is backed by her incredible experience and education. Having spent over a decade working on her craft, she By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs New Yorkshire born campaign aims to create a new generation of Indiana Jones’ Harrogate-based geospatial professionals, Elaine Ball (43) and Elly Ball (33), have announced the launch of their new Get Kids into Survey global recruitment campaign to help save the future of surveying. The project will introduce and educate the younger generation to the relatively unknown world of surveying and encourage them By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Join our unique members club Following the successful launch of Yorkshire Businesswoman magazine last year, we have launched our special members club and are amazed at the response received. Members will receive invitations to exclusive events where you will have the opportunity to network and socialise with likeminded businesswomen and receive special offers, discounts and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business The Source opens its doors to help businesses and the unemployed get back to work As the region prepares to get back to work, Sheffield training specialist The Source is opening up to help businesses bounce back and support people the pandemic left jobless. Since 2003 the Skills Academy, a not-for-profit charity, has upskilled thousands of local people, helping many into work and others to By The Editor • 2 min read
