Lifestyle Transformation work to start around the Corn Exchange New visuals and plans have been released by Connecting Leeds showing how the area around the Corn Exchange could look after a £25million makeover. With over 100 buses passing through the area every hour, it is a key gateway for people visiting or working in the city. It is also By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Stronger Together "We’re Stronger Together" A "She Can Prosper Digital Event" to be held on 16th September from 8.45am. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has reported that women will be one of the groups most affected economically by Covid 19. They report that Covid will have By The Editor • 1 min read
Entrepreneurs Why upskilling in marketing automation can empower your brand Diana Rowatt, operations director at Leeds-based marketing automation platform Force24 For business leaders and their workforces, there are always opportunities to learn new tech skills – not least because of how rapidly it evolves. And for brands that are keen to simplify a customer’s purchasing experience, complete conversions quicker and By The Editor • 3 min read
Health & Wellbeing Award winning status Harrogate’s Yorkshire Centre for Wellbeing receives deserved award-winning status This Summer has seen the Yorkshire Centre for Wellbeing, based on the Duchy Road in Harrogate receive the Corporate Live Wire Prestige Awards for being the Wellbeing Centre of the Year. This prestigious award comes at a time when the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Kirklees College release new Adult Course Guide Kirklees College has launched its Adult course guide for the 2020/21 academic year. The guide showcases the wide range of courses on offer, from one day courses through to evening classes and professional recognised certificates, to support learners in returning to education, self-improvement or a career change. The adult By The Editor • 1 min read
Lifestyle Healthy Skin from the inside out By Marjorie Grice DipION mBANT mCNHC Healthy Skin from the inside out It has been said that your skin is a mirror of your health, but healthy skin from the inside out means taking a holistic approach. Let’s face it, pun intended what you nourish your body with is By The Editor • 7 min read
Yorkshire-Kitchen Folklore Distillery creates 'thank you' Gin for mental health charity Leeds-based Folklore Society Gin has released a special edition charity bottle to raise funds for mental health charities Mind and Blurt Foundation. The limited-edition bottle – ‘Essentially Amazing Thank You Gin’ - has been created in collaboration with Leeds art collective In Good Company (IGC) and illustrator, Rebecca Strickson. It follows By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leeds Cares expands Board of Trustees Leeds Cares has announced three new trustees to the charity’s board with the appointments of Dean Hoyle, the founder of Card Factory; Heather Jackson, the Founder of Believe Corporate Relations - the home of Balanced Business; and Jasbir Singh Athwal DL, a business consultant and property developer. Hugely succeccessful By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Win the chance to have your hair styled by celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton Do you fancy having your hair cut by Andrew Barton, the hairdresser to the stars who recently cut Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen's hair? Do you know of an unusual location in Yorkshire where Andrew could visit and cut your hair? To be in with a chance of winning By The Editor • 1 min read
Business HR help and guidance The Importance of HR and Governance for Small Businesses By Sharon Pegg, Director Northern Powerhouse Consulting Ltd You may think governance is all about big corporations, but it’s relevant for businesses of any size, whether you have 10 employees or 1000. In a nutshell, governance is about making sure By The Editor • 5 min read
Lifestyle Final Cut This month, Sarah Hardy our Yorkshire based book blogger shares her views on "Final Cut" by SJ Watson Publisher: Transworld Books Kindle/Hardback/Audio/Paperback: 6th August This is a story that flicks between then and now which gives us the opportunity to find out about events from By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing A Grand way to relax Anna Mason www.annamasonjournalist.com Tucked away in the spa at The Grand, it’s hard to imagine you’re steps away from the city throng. So tranquil is this little corner, with just the bubble of the Jacuzzi and low chill-out music from the treatment rooms, you quite forget By The Editor • 2 min read