Fashion and Lifestyle Leeds City College launches partnership with Leeds Rhinos Netball Leeds City College, which is part of Luminate Education Group, is encouraging more young people to participate in sports activities by teaming up with Leeds Rhinos Netball, ahead of its first ever season in the Vitality Netball Superleague. The partnership will see members of the Leeds Rhinos Netball first team By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Do you know a local hero? The Broadway, Bradford has launched an initiative to recognise local heroes from across the region. Running from February through to the spring, each month one nominated hero will scoop a £250 shopping voucher to spend in any of the centre’s 80 retailers. Ian Ward, general manager at The Broadway, By The Editor • 1 min read
Entrepreneurs Synergos Consultancy celebrates 7 years in business Huddersfield based ISO consultants, Synergos Consultancy Ltd are celebrating 7 years in business this month. Synergos, which is derived from the Greek word for ‘working together’ is a specialist consultancy company. Set up in 2014, they assist businesses to achieve various means of compliance, including; ISO Certifications, Health & Safety By The Editor • 1 min read
Business New operations director at Orchard Care Homes Orchard Care Homes, a leading provider of senior living in the UK, with care homes in the North of England and the Midlands, has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Tracy Johnson as the operations director for the North West. Tracy brings over 30 years of experience By The Editor • 1 min read
Travel and Environment Walking with Vikings Author: Philippa Kaye. Walking and words, two passions of mine. Last week I was out walking discovering, as many of us now have, our own back yard, finding walks and history and stories right on our doorstep that we previously never knew existed. Given the amount of rain and snow By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Calling all business writers Page Turner Awards is inviting business writers to get involved in the Page Turner Awards 2021. The Page Turner Awards, sponsored by ProWritingAid, is an inclusive writing and book awards with one goal – to change the lives of as many writers as possible. The team at Page Turner Awards passionately By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Kirklees College helps build the future with apprenticeships Kirklees College is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week from 8 – 14 February by showcasing how its apprentices are using technical skills to help build the future workforce. Kirklees College offers the widest range of apprenticeships in West Yorkshire and trains approximately 1,000 apprentices over 30 occupational areas who are employed By The Editor • 1 min read
Business By the end of 2021, UK firms will have borrowed over £60bn through the pandemic UK firms borrowed £35.5bn (in net terms) last year, with a further £26bn forecast by the end of 2021, according to the latest EY ITEM Club for Financial Services Forecast. Last year’s figure was £25bn more than was borrowed on average over the previous five years, before the By The Editor • 8 min read
Business Harron Homes Yorkshire welcomes new sales and marketing director Housebuilder Harron Homes has welcomed a new sales and marketing director, Alison Taylor-Shaw, to its Yorkshire division based in Leeds. Alison, who lives in Wakefield and is originally from Barnsley, joined Harron Homes in November 2020. The appointment marks the conclusion of a successful year despite the challenging backdrop of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Socialsendr evolves tech platform to better support small businesses across the UK Yorkshire-based tech start up, socialsendr, has evolved the functionality of its platform introducing LinkedIn to its social portfolio to better support clients with their social media marketing. The web-based platform, which is the only app on the market to create, schedule and post content on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, transforms By The Editor • 1 min read
Yorkshire-Kitchen Leeds agency chosen to manage social for UK’s favourite blue cheese brand Leeds-based agency, Brilliant, has been chosen by the UK’s favourite blue cheese brand, Saint Agur, as its sole social media agency following a competitive pitching process. The agency began work in December with content launching across platforms at the start of the new year. Savencia Fromage & Dairy, a By The Editor • 2 min read
Lifestyle Boost to local economy and tourism as Channel 5 comes to Yorkshire First ever ‘5 on the farm’, festival AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND 2021 "With many brilliant businesses from the county being involved, this will be a welcome boost for the local economy and will showcase this great part of Yorkshire far and wide.” - Welcome to Yorkshire Chief Executive James By The Editor • 3 min read
