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Mar 11, 2025Business

Focus4Hope welcomes two new trustees to strengthen charity’s growth and impact

Brighouse charity Focus4Hope (F4H) is proud to announce the appointment of two new trustees, Zoe Hands and Mike Webb, to its board. This strategic move brings valuable new expertise to the team, supporting its continued growth and meeting the increasing demand for its services. Focus4Hope supports some of the most vulnerable people in the community, serving the Calderdale area and beyond. With demand intensifying for their social supermarket service and Hub4Hope safe space, Focus4Hope continue

Mar 10, 2025Business

Inspiring the next generation: Wellington Place hosts sixth Women of the Future event

In celebration of International Women’s Day, MEPC proudly hosted its sixth Women of the Future event at Wellington Place. The inspiring initiative, in collaboration with Ahead Partnership, has been designed to empower Year 9 female students as they explore career opportunities in a safe and supportive environment. This year, Wellington Place welcomed 60 young people to the thriving urban quarter, from local schools including Dixons Unity Academy, Roundhay High School, Mount St Mary’s and Templ

Mar 10, 2025Business

New 'Zoom' restaurant to open in Hyatt Hotel - perfect for midweek lunches

* Zoom will offer a dynamic, cosmopolitan culinary experience with signature dishes ranging from Crispy Beef and a Superfood Poke Bowl to a Large Yorkshire Pudding * Within the restaurant will also be ‘The Market’, offering ‘grab & go’ style prepared lunches for busy city workers in a meal deal style * Head Chef, Angelina Au, boasts 30-year career spans five-star hotels such as Shangri-La Hotels and Four Seasons Resorts A new restaurant is s

Mar 10, 2025Business

Sue Cooke announces retirement as 3M BIC CEO

Sue Cooke, CEO of the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre (3M BIC) and deputy director for Regional Enterprise at the University of Huddersfield, has announced her retirement following a 40-year career in business support, innovation and economic development. Sue joined the 3M BIC as CEO in 2019 and has helped grow the Centre into a leading hub for business growth and innovation. During her tenure, she has navigated the challenges of the pandemic, refurbished the Centre for its 10th anniversary and s

Mar 6, 2025Business

Inspiring the next generation: Wellington Place hosts sixth Women of the Future event

In celebration of International Women’s Day (8th March), MEPC proudly hosted its sixth Women of the Future event at Wellington Place. The inspiring initiative, in collaboration with Ahead Partnership, has been designed to empower Year 9 female students as they explore career opportunities in a safe and supportive environment. This year, Wellington Place welcomed 60 young people to the thriving urban quarter, from local schools including Dixons Unity Academy, Roundhay High School, Mount St Mary

Mar 5, 2025Business

International Women’s Day 2025: York Biotech Campus champions Women in STEM

York Biotech Campus (YBC), Yorkshire’s leading bioscience hub, is celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD – 8th March), by spotlighting the achievements of women in STEM. In line with this year’s theme, Accelerate Action, YBC is showcasing the stories of successful women working at the science park to encourage others to explore careers in science and contribute to advancing gender equality. YBC spoke to some of the women based at the campus to hear about their experiences, career highlig

Mar 5, 2025Business

Move to create £250m investment fund in West Yorkshire

An ambitious plan to create a multimillion-pound investment fund to boost jobs, accelerate economic growth and put more money in people’s pockets is set to go before regional leaders. Declaring that “now is the time to invest”, regional mayor Tracy Brabin will put forward proposals for a new, £250 million capital investment fund for non-transport schemes, at a full meeting of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority later today (27 February). This will complement the £2.5 billion being spent on t

Mar 5, 2025Business

Much loved Harrogate charity boss steps down

Emily Fullarton, the much-loved executive director of Harrogate mental health charity Wellspring Therapy and Training, is stepping down after 10 successful years. Emily took over from Elaine Wainaina, Wellspring’s founder, in 2015 and has overseen the growth of Wellspring into one of the most admired and successful mental health charities in Yorkshire. Emily explained: “It has been a privilege to lead the organisation through growth and change over the past decade. In this time, I have been

Mar 4, 2025Business

Yorkshire rapeseed oil business brings local producers together

The team at a Thixendale family farming business is repeating an initiative to connect local businesses for the benefit of their customers. Following the success of previous collaborations, Jennie Palmer from Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil approached selected Yorkshire food and drink businesses to participate in the fifth ‘EAT Yorkshire' promotion that offers consumers 10% off online sales with participating local producers throughout March. "We're delighted to welcome five new producers as we celeb

Mar 3, 2025Business

Chadwick Lawrence advises on seven-figure sale of occasion wear label Lavish Alice

Yorkshire-based law firm Chadwick Lawrence has advised on the sale of occasion wear label Lavish Alice, known for its A-list clientele including Gigi Hadid and actress Lindsay Lohan, to womenswear brand Club L London. Chadwick Lawrence has provided trusted legal support to Manchester-based Lavish Alice for over a decade and the Corporate team led by Leanne Franks and Gaia Hinchliffe supported the label throughout the sale process. The sale, completed on Friday (28 February), will see Club L

Feb 28, 2025Business

Radcliffe Construction grows operations team with new appointment

Radcliffe Construction, the Huddersfield based specialist construction project management firm, has added to its growing operations team with the appointment of Nicola Bedford as senior document handler after recording is highest-ever turnover in 2024. Nicola will be responsible for distributing and coordinating all design content and requests for information for the construction specialist to ensure the right people have the right information at the right time to make decisions and hit procur

Feb 28, 2025Business

Garden Centre smashes its Charity of the Year fundraising target two months early

The teams at Yorkshire Garden Centres (YGC) group are celebrating after their six sites have reached their Charity of the Year fundraising target ahead of schedule. In April 2024, the teams at Yorkshire Garden Centres' sites at Tong, Tingley, Otley, Bingley, York and Scarborough pledged to raise £20,000 for Yorkshire Children's Charity, an independent charity that aims to transform childhoods and improve the lives of thousands of disadvantaged children in Yorkshire. By the end of January 2025,

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