Health & Wellbeing Unify PR & Marketing promote gift giving with Kidcrowd West Yorkshire-based marketing and PR agency, Unify, has been appointed to raise the profile of tech brand, Kidcrowd, over a six month period. A traditional PR campaign targeted at families of teenagers and young children, Unify will position the young tech brand as the ultimate online gifting service that teaches By The Editor • 2 min read
Lifestyle Running routes, you need to try in the UK. This time last year, we hated running. Then the pandemic hit, and lockdown changed outdoor activities into a luxury with many people turning to jogging during the crisis, just to be outside. On 13 October, the UK Government announced that the UK would be placed into a set of local By The Editor • 5 min read
Lifestyle Leeds Heritage Theatres welcomes Government funding Leeds Heritage Theatres is thrilled to announce that their application to receive a grant of £1,545,163 from the Government and Arts Council England’s Culture Recovery Fund has been successful. The grant is part of a £1.57 billion rescue package announced by the government in July 2020, By The Editor • 2 min read
Lifestyle Yorkshire Sculpture Park announces the reopening of its award-winning gallery, restaurant and shop, ‘The Weston’ Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) announces the reopening of its award-winning building The Weston, comprising a gallery, restaurant and shop. Following a period of closure due to the COVID-19 outbreak, YSP is pleased to welcome visitors back to The Weston from Tuesday 10 November 2020. The Weston will offer an especially By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Locations across Leeds to access free school meals during half term + Leeds United donation Leeds City Council, charities, community organisations and businesses have come together to provide 36 locations where struggling families can access free school meals during the October half term. Sparked by footballer Marcus Rashford’s campaign to extend free school meals over the holidays, the city’s business community has rallied By The Editor • 5 min read
Health & Wellbeing Weight training for women By Fitness Expert, Personal Trainer and Online Coach Adam Batchelor of NRG FOR LIFE. Women and Weight training Many women still worry that weight training will somehow transform them into Hulk like men, so they spend their precious and hard earned exercise time performing purely cardio in a quest to By The Editor • 5 min read
Entrepreneurs On the road to crime Local business woman turned author, Catherine Yaffe, has released her debut crime fiction novel to widespread acclaim. Catherine has been a prominent person within the Wakefield and Leeds business community before stepping away in 2018 to write her first non-fiction book, Digital Marketing Made Easy. Writing that book inspired her By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Panintelligence co-founder named among UK’s top 50 most ambitious business leaders Zandra Moore, CEO of Leeds-based Leeds data analytics and business intelligence (BI) software developer Panintelligence has been named as one of LDC’s Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2020. Now in its third year, the programme, which is supported by The Telegraph, celebrates the inspiring leaders behind some By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing Sue Paxman – the inspiration behind the life-changing Paxman scalp cooler October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month and is a poignant time for many around the world, including the Paxman family – pioneers in scalp cooling. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Sue Paxman; the inspiration behind the scalp cooler. In 1992 Sue was diagnosed with breast cancer By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Hairstylists bare all for Breast Cancer Awareness Month Hairstylists from Lucy’s Hair Extensions in Elland, Halifax, have taken part in a pink underwear photoshoot to raise £1,000 for Breast Cancer Now. Lucy Pearson, the owner of Lucy’s Hair Extensions, has also pledged to donate a further £5 for every hair extension fitting throughout October. The By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing Revamping my morning routine Author: Beth Brown In preparation for this blog post I (shock horror) actually did some research before blurting my nonsensical ramblings over the keyboard. According to an article featured in Forbes, when you start your morning with intention, you can bring your morning ‘wins’ into the rest of the day. By The Editor • 6 min read
Business Bright idea calls on residents to help light up Leeds this Christmas A fabulous festive appeal has gone out to families, residents and communities all across Leeds calling on them to be part of the city’s first ever virtual Christmas lights switch-on. Leeds City Council is asking people to submit video clips and images of their Christmas light displays at home By The Editor • 2 min read
