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Dec 2, 2024Business

Sandsend Ceramics celebrates Christmas in new studio

Local ceramic artist Moya Suckling is preparing for a festive season like no other, celebrating Christmas in her newly relocated studio at the heart of Sandsend, near Whitby. The flourishing Sandsend Ceramics business, known for its handcrafted pottery inspired by the stunning local surroundings, has moved into the newly refurbished retail units at East Row. Situated within the brand-new Birstly Dale Yard development, Sandsend Ceramics is one of three retail units in the complex, two of whic

Nov 29, 2024Business

Conference Leeds appoints business development manager to boost city’s conferencing profile

Conference Leeds has welcomed a new addition to the team as Carine Mills joins as business development manager. As the official convention bureau for the city, Conference Leeds’ newest appointment will play an instrumental role in identifying and attracting national and international conferences to the city to strengthen the wider visitor economy. Formerly an experienced languages teacher for two decades, Carine pursued a career change following the pandemic and became a qualified practition

Nov 25, 2024Business

New homes set to ease housing pressures

Construction work is set to start on a scheme that will ease housing pressures in Leeds by providing dozens of affordable council homes. Leeds City Council secured planning permission last month for the scheme, which will see a total of 82 high-quality and energy efficient homes being built on a former school site at Hough Top, in Swinnow, near Pudsey. And, with work to prepare the site for development now well under way, it is anticipated that the main phase of construction could begin as s

Nov 22, 2024Business

Law firm celebrates 12-month anniversary of alternative partner scheme with hat-trick of promotions

Leading Yorkshire law firm Chadwick Lawrence has announced three promotions to its ‘tailored equity scheme.’ Amanda Ambler, Michelle Myers, and Natalie Glover, all from the firm's home and property division, have been promoted to equity partners, on the one-year anniversary of the firm’s tailored equity scheme. Together with the existing members, they will help lead the 220-strong firm into its next growth phase, with a focus on staff development and professional advancement. The firm, whi

Nov 15, 2024Business

Plan ahead for busiest time of year on city centre roads

Motorists travelling into Leeds are being encouraged to plan ahead for what is typically the busiest time of year on the city centre’s roads. The run-up to the Christmas period always sees traffic increase with more people travelling into the city centre to shop and to enjoy events and festivities. Alongside this, Leeds City Council is working on a series of ongoing highways improvement schemes which will cause some disruption during construction but overall should improve accessibility or e

Nov 15, 2024Business

Are you getting the most from your membership?

We are often asked what members receive when they sign up for a Yorkshire Businesswoman membership so we thought we would provide a reminder, to ensure you are getting the most out of it which will help your business flourish in 2025. Most of our day-to-day business happens on our screens, but it’s important to carve out time for in-person connections. Networking isn’t just another way to grow your business - it’s a chance to build genuine relationships that can offer personal and professional

Nov 13, 2024Business

Unlikely TV Duo Launch Unmissable New “Yorkshire Talks” Podcast

A brand-new podcast and You Tube channel focussed on a different side of Yorkshire launches this month – with listeners and viewers treated to a regular dose of unusual, poignant and downright quirky interviews with people and faces from across the region. “Yorkshire Talks “brings together reality TV star and presenter Matt Jameson with the award-winning broadcast journalist Christine Talbot. Although on paper they may seem an unlikely paring, coming from the two differing worlds of news and

Nov 8, 2024Business

Cap hpi restructures its data operations

Leeds-headquartered Cap hpi will bring its new vehicle data and valuation operations together to create greater flexibility around customer requirements and drive innovation. Stacey Ward has been appointed senior data director to head up the combined operation. She has worked across Solera companies since 2018, and her previous roles included leading Autodata and the WLTP integration project for cap hpi. She will report to Antonio Sanchez Garcia, VP of Data Development at Solera. Commenting

Nov 8, 2024Business

A healthier food system for all explored at Autumn Debate

Farming’s role in creating a healthier society will be scrutinised by a knowledgeable industry panel at the Future Farmers of Yorkshire’s Autumn Debate on the evening of Thursday 14th November 2024. Everyone with a stake in British agriculture is invited to attend the free event at Farmer Copleys in Pontefract, as Future Farmers delve into a ‘One Health’ agenda. The debate will look at how healthy soils, plus healthy livestock can equal healthy consumers and profitable farm businesses. Future

Nov 6, 2024Business

Digital and Technology community come together for awards

The 2025 Leeds Digital Charity Ball will be hosted at The Royal Armouries, New Dock Hall, on 12th June 2025 and will bring together over 500 members of the North’s Digital and Technology community. Whether you want to make new connections or see old friends, we have everyone in the room, from CTOs and CDIOs to entry-level talent. This is your chance to build meaningful relationships and even do some business while raising money for Leeds Community Foundation. Board members are Sandra Patel (

Nov 1, 2024Business

Hill Dickinson strengthens Leeds employment team with new partner hire

Leading international law firm Hill Dickinson has announced the appointment of Padma Tadi-Booth, who joins the firm as a commercial employment partner in its Leeds office. Tadi-Booth brings over 15 years of experience to the firm and has advised on a wide range of employment issues. Her areas of expertise include employment contracts, consultancy and service agreements, equal pay issues, status disputes, redundancies, settlement agreements and disclosure obligations associated with corporate t

Oct 30, 2024Business

Family-owned farm shop to host world class chocolate demonstration

A well-known farm shop and café located between Bedale and Northallerton is hosting a chocolate-making demonstration on Monday 4th November, delivered by world class chocolatier, Ben Ellis. Having recently begun stocking Ben Ellis’ products, farm shop owners Mark and Karen Gatenby have worked with husband and wife team, Ben and Vicky, who is a Yorkshire Businesswoman member, to create an event to share some of the magic with customers and give them a sneak peek at potential Christmas gift idea

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