Lifestyle Culture, arts and heritage can help recovery from Covid-19 A report into the value of culture, arts and heritage in South Yorkshire has concluded the sector has an important role to play in the recovery from Covid-19. ‘Unlocking the potential of culture, arts and heritage in South Yorkshire’ concludes that the sector can respond quickly, bring communities together, support By The Editor • 3 min read
Business New strategy director for technology and learning specialist Leeds technology and learning specialist, Cognito, has appointed Kirsty Foster-Jennings as strategy director. Cognito is a market disrupting product that is making major inroads into the workplace learning and people development space. Kirsty brings a wealth of experience, with previous roles at a leading learning provider as well as time By The Editor • 1 min read
Lifestyle Santa has been spotted around LEEDS today... ...but he’s not his usual busy self. He’s sleeping! With 99 sleeps until Christmas and not an elf in sight, residents across the city were surprised to see Santa resting by the city’s landmarks wearing a sign saying ‘Wake me up on September 24th’. Santa’s early By The Editor • 1 min read
Business T-minus 3 days T-minus 3 days, the She Has No Limits Conference is nearly here With only a couple of days to go, the She Has No Limits conference is rearing to go. This woman-centric conference is aimed at empowering women by giving them career support and advice. Lockdown has presented many challenges, By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing The six month challenge Beth Brown, Girl on Pause I went for a walk with my mum today in one of my favourite places. It’s a little lake just outside of York surrounded by pine trees and muddy puddles; the only sound for miles is the occasional flutter of the resident swan’s By The Editor • 3 min read
Lifestyle Brand new dance theatre to premiere at The Piece Hall Calderdale's young people are set to be centre stage later this month for the premiere of The Aftermath, an exciting new dance theatre piece which will explore the impact that COVID-19 has had upon the young people of the region. Produced by Northern Rascals, Northern Broadsides and The By The Editor • 2 min read
Travel and Environment Did you know that Chicken Tikka Masala doesn’t actually exist? Well not in India anyway……. Two things have happened in the last couple of days to prompt this article. The first is that I was asked, after completing a short presentation on India, if the Indian food that we get here is anything like the Indian food that we get in India. The answer is By The Editor • 5 min read
Entrepreneurs Pattinson & Brewer asks The Lucre Group to represent them Pattinson & Brewer, the UK’s leading trade union law firm, has announced the appointment of The Lucre Group as its communications agency partner. First opened in 1890, Pattinson & Brewer was born out of the trade union movement and has been at the forefront of fighting for workers’ rights By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing ‘Go Orange’ for Barnsley Hospice in October Barnsley Hospice is urging people across the borough to wear something orange to show their support during Hospice Care Week 2020 (October 5th – 11th). People in workplaces, shops, schools and homes across the borough are encouraged to wear a bright orange item of clothing and make a donation to the By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Prioritise your mental health By Jennifer Rawlinson from Flourish In Mind Why your mental health should be at the top of your to do list Now more than ever before it is so important that we have an awareness of mental health, mental illness and how best to enhance our wellbeing. The effects of By The Editor • 7 min read
Entrepreneurs New travel brand for wanderlust women takes flight Girl About Travel is a ground-breaking new platform giving women who love to travel back their control, confidence and the chance to make amazing memories. Yorkshire-based lifestyle brand, Girl About, has announced the launch of Girl About Travel; an online community for travel-loving women, led by a team of travel By The Editor • 3 min read
Business The Curve and Sheffield Women in Tech provide members with hot drink promotion Technical solutions specialist The Curve has partnered with Sheffield Women in Tech (ShfWiT) to provide members with a “welcome back” free hot drink and pastry from two local businesses in Sheffield as many return to their office environments after the lockdown period. Launching this week, ShfWiT members will be able By The Editor • 1 min read
