Yorkshire-Kitchen Counting down to Easter As we count down the weeks until Easter, we are sharing some of our favourite recipes. A good Simnel cake should not just be a Christmas cake with marzipan balls on top; it should be lighter, more spring-like and most importantly, unlike Easter eggs, ideally homemade. The perfect Simnel Cake By The Editor • 3 min read
Entrepreneurs Irwin Mitchell national head appointed chair of STEP steering committee The national head of Tax, Trust, Estates and Disputes at leading national law firm has been appointed as chair to the leading specialist will disputes committee in the UK. Partner Paula Myers has been voted in as chair of the Contentious Trusts and Estates SIG Steering Committee for the Society By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Leeds Baby Bank gets on the road with fully electric vehicle Following a successful fundraising campaign, Leeds Baby Bank is celebrating getting on the road with the purchase of an electric van to deliver essential baby items to families in need. Leeds Baby Bank launched a fundraising appeal in September last year, and thanks to the generosity of people across the By The Editor • 2 min read
Travel and Environment Demand for the region’s accommodation and attractions Welcome to Yorkshire has worked in partnership with Vypr, an online intelligence platform, to understand the customer sentiment for tourism in a post-Covid world, following the clarity of the proposed route out of lockdown. The platform has tracked consumer sentiment for holidaying in Yorkshire post-Christmas 2020 and after the announcement By The Editor • 3 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Raising the curtain on Leeds Heritage Theatres On the one-year anniversary since Leeds Heritage Theatres’ three venues were forced to close their doors because of the pandemic, the company announces an exciting programme of new shows and screenings, and looks back on its most challenging year to date. Both Leeds Grand Theatre and City Varieties Music Hall By The Editor • 3 min read
Business New five year plan for Leeds Kirkgate Market Senior councillors in Leeds will be asked to back a five-year strategy to future-proof the much loved Leeds Kirkgate Market at an executive board meeting on Wednesday 17 March. The proposed Leeds Kirkgate Market Strategy 2021-2026 sets out how the market will manage the impact and recovery from the Covid-19 By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing New training platform launched to support career progression Leading specialist dementia care provider Vida Healthcare has invested in its staff and the social care talent of the future with the launch of its training platform, Vida Academy. The training platform has been designed to support all of Vida’s staff, including new starters and senior managers, and provide By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle ‘5 on the Farm’ Festival – trader applications now open *Priority to be given to regional artisans, food and drink producers, crafters, activity specialists and market stall holders * Organisers behind the ‘5 on the Farm’ festival have announced that applications are now open for traders at the major summer event being held over August Bank Holiday. Market stall owners, crafters, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Experienced head of people bolsters Force24’s leadership team Force24 has appointed senior HR professional Helen Charlesworth to prioritise employee engagement, company culture and in-house processes, ensuring the business is an “employer of choice” for emerging tech talent. Excited by organisational challenges and opportunities that marketing automation platform Force24 presents, Helen can draw on her experience as the former By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Northern Power Women celebrate their annual awards ceremony On Monday 8 March inspirational women and men from all over the North came together virtually to celebrate this year’s Northern Power Women Awards. The Awards celebrate the incredible achievements of women and men working together to accelerate gender diversity across the North and on a global scale and By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Foundations of opportunity: how construction can embrace the female workforce Construction has a reputation as an industry which has done little to address the shortfall in its female workforce, but there is evidence of positive change and huge potential for further progress in the coming years. Katherine Naisbitt, Commercial Director at C80 Group, discusses the challenges and the opportunities for By The Editor • 5 min read
Entrepreneurs Power systems technology specialist appoints Yorkshire businesswoman as non-exec chair Jo Haigh has been appointed to the Board of Fundamentals Limited as non-executive chair. Fundamentals is a power systems technology specialist with bases in the UK and Australia. Jo joins the Board to support the continued growth and assist in realising the company’s vision of becoming a world-class business By The Editor • 1 min read
