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Mar 6, 2024Business

Acting conference to take place with industry heads in Leeds

Actors union Equity is hosting a special industry panel event in Leeds examining the viability of the screen acting career including two of the city’s leading film and TV companies, YAFTA International and Rollem Productions. The event is in the wake of a tumultuous year for the screen acting industry which has seen international strikes, cuts in production and closures of established training and production companies. The panel will include actor Ash Palmisciano, who plays Emmerdale’s Matty

Mar 6, 2024Business

Budget comment from a lender

Mel Hird, director and founder of Fresh Thinking Capital, said in regard to today's budget: "Churchhill said courage is rightly esteemed as the first of human qualities, and this was a budget without that quality. I mentor young people, and their biggest issue is confidence, which I believe comes from opportunity. It's hard to inspire young people to a career in Yorkshire when it feels like everything is going backwards. "We urgently need a budget to inspire the next generation and give them t

Mar 1, 2024Business

The awards are almost upon us

We are excited that it's almost time for the inaugural Yorkshire Businesswoman Awards at the Leeds Marriott Hotel on 8th March. All tickets are now sold out and we are making final preparations. On the night, we will have a bank of professional photographers and videographers capturing the event and these images and videos will be used for social media and promotion after the event. If you have any objections to being in front of the camera, please let a member of the team know on the evenin

Mar 1, 2024Business

Visionary growth for optician thanks to £50,000 NPIF - BEF loan

A Leeds-based optician and eyewear business has invested in stock and people following a £50,000 loan from NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance, which is managed by BEF and FFE Microfinance, and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. Established in 2017, Eye Room has been a beacon of eye care excellence in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Strategically located near the heart of city, the business offers optometry and optician services for eyesight testing and sells contemporary designed glasses, sung

Feb 29, 2024Business

Celebrating success and the Women of Yorkshire

Leeds Marriot Hotel, the leading hospitality destination known for its excellence and customer experience in the heart of Leeds City Centre, are thrilled to be the chosen destination to host the upcoming Yorkshire Businesswoman Awards on International Women's Day next month. Set against their recently renovated and reimagined event-space, the significant milestone will bring together the women of Yorkshire to champion diversity, equality and female empowerment. The Awards evening itself prom

Feb 14, 2024Business

New senior appointment for Altitude PR

Altitude, the dedicated PR brand of Yorkshire-based communications agency, Counter Context, is celebrating its 2nd anniversary with the hire of senior PR practitioner, Olivia Gourlay. Olivia joins Altitude as account director and brings a wealth of consumer PR experience across retail, food and drink, entertainment, health, and lifestyle, having worked at top agencies in both London and Australia including M&C Saatchi, Ogilvy and Fleishmann Hillard. Clients she has worked with include Merlin

Feb 14, 2024Business

Chair of R3 in Yorkshire appointed as King’s Counsel

Eleanor Temple, chair of the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in Yorkshire, and a barrister at Kings Chambers in Leeds, is set to be appointed as King’s Counsel by His Majesty The King, based on the recommendation of The Lord Chancellor. Eleanor will officially take her oath at a ceremony on 18 March at the Palace of Westminster. Eleanor has been regional chair of R3 in Yorkshire since 2017 and is one of the UK’s leading insolvency barristers. Her practice primarily centres on c

Feb 14, 2024Business

Harlow Consulting grows its staff team

Harlow Consulting, a leading provider of research and consulting services based in Harrogate, has announced two new hires. The agency has experienced rapid growth since it was founded by Jennifer Brennan and Clare Vokes in 2019, growing from its two directors to a 12-strong staff team. Its client list includes Historic England, Historic Environment Scotland, the NHS, and Innovate UK. Kathryn Purdy joins the agency as research and operations director. Originally from Belfast, Kathryn studie

Feb 14, 2024Business

White Rose and Trinity Leeds further invest in community

White Rose and Trinity Leeds shopping centres are continuing to invest in the community and support local people as they open their applications for grants for local not-for-profit organisations. The Landsec Futures Community Grant Scheme provides funding with grants between £1,000 and £3,000 to support local voluntary groups and not-for-profit organisations in the community which are already creating value in the places they know best. To be eligible, applicants must be a registered charity

Feb 12, 2024Business

Event management agency promotes Adele Woods to COO

As First Event continues to evolve their agency proposition, Adele Woods has been promoted to the role of chief operating officer, where she will set a clear vision for the agency ready for the next phase of their journey. With a career spanning 23 years and roles including head of brand events and regional marketing at Marks & Spencer, Adele joined First Event in 2021. Since then, the agency has been through a significant period of growth and Adele will now oversee the team as they further ex

Feb 7, 2024Business

New group to support ethnic minority women in tech launches in Leeds

The inaugural West Yorkshire Ethnic Minority Women in Tech roundtable has been held at the recently refurbished Leeds Media Centre in Chapeltown. Hosted by Unity Enterprise in collaboration with partners Cognizant, Leeds City Council, AD:VENTURE, WiLD Digital, Digital Enterprise and the Yorkshire Asian Business Association (YABA), the gathering brought together women from numerous professional backgrounds to exchange ideas, network and share good practice. Attendees heard short speeches from

Jan 30, 2024Business

Yorkshire accountant shortlisted for multiple awards

Yorkshire-based Parsons, Chartered Accountants has been shortlisted in no less than five categories at the Yorkshire Accountancy Awards 2024. The awards, now in their seventh year, are the benchmark by which professionals and organisations within the accountancy, audit and finance sectors judge themselves and the service they deliver to clients. The awards celebrate the achievements and successes of the region’s best and brightest professionals and firms. The Parsons Audit team has impressed

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