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To mark International Women in Engineering Day 2021 on 23 June, West Yorkshire employer calls on women to achieve their potential as engineers Northern Gas Networks (NGN), the North of England’s gas distributor and a major employer of engineers in West Yorkshire, wants women to explore the amazing career

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has launched the search for a vice-chair for its West Yorkshire team. The vice-chair will play a key role in supporting chair Poonam Kaur in driving forward the branch strategy and building a community of members who help each other to grow and succeed. Poonam

March 2021 saw the launch of the new swap, buy and sell sustainable fashion app Clobber SwapTM. Born from a private Facebook group pre-covid before lockdown, last January, the business idea grew into a successful Facebook community and has now evolved further by members’ request into their very own Clobber

Whilst the hospitality sector has undoubtedly been affected by the pandemic, some businesses have forged ahead, diversifying their offering to continue providing incredible food for their clients. One such business is Oula – a boutique catering company serving delicious food that looks out of this world. Despite launching at a time

Nicky Chance-Thompson DL, CEO of The Piece Hall Trust has been appointed chair of the #WECAN steering group, a project aimed at building the leadership skills, capabilities and opportunities of women in the Leeds City Region. Led by Leeds Beckett University, the three-year #WECAN (Women Empowered through Coaching and Networking)

A luxury business members’ club has now opened in Huddersfield – and is offering complimentary passes throughout June, before applications officially open on 1st July. Following 18 months of renovation work, Empire House is the first business members’ club in the region, offering an alternative to the serviced office and hot

Paul Carrack (Friday), Saving Grace featuring Robert Plant & Suzi Dian (Saturday) and Kate Rusby (Sunday) announced as headline acts for the 7th Underneath the Stars festival. After a year out, award-winning family festival, Underneath the Stars, is set to return for its seventh year on Friday 30th July – Sunday