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fds CEO Poonam Kaur named Businesswoman of the Year at The Signature Awards
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fds CEO Poonam Kaur named Businesswoman of the Year at The Signature Awards

Poonam Kaur, CEO of fds, has been awarded Businesswoman of the Year at the prestigious Signature Awards, held on Friday 15th May 2026 in Manchester. The Signature Awards, hosted by Nachural, celebrate outstanding individuals who demonstrate excellence in leadership, innovation, and contributions to the industry while making a meaningful impact beyond their day-to-day roles. Poonam was recognised for her exceptional career journey so far, leadership within the corporate finance sector, and he

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Leeds business festival set to tackle the North's investment gap
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Leeds business festival set to tackle the North's investment gap

Climb26, the flagship business festival created by ClimbUK, returns to Royal Armouries Museum and Leeds Dock on 1 and 2 July, bringing together thousands of entrepreneurs, investors, operators and business leaders for two days designed to help ambitious businesses grow. Now in its fourth year, the event has built a reputation for doing things differently. Rather than relying on celebrity keynote speakers and theoretical presentations, Climb26 puts experienced founders, operators and investor

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Domo announces June opening date for Leeds launch
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Domo announces June opening date for Leeds launch

Award-winning Sardinian restaurant Domo has confirmed it will officially open the doors to its first Leeds venue on Friday June 5, bringing authentic Sardinian soul food, aperitivo culture and all-day dining to the city’s South Bank. Located at the iconic Tower Works development, Domo Leeds will offer a vibrant new canal-side destination, combining traditional Sardinian hospitality with a relaxed and social dining experience. Founded in Sheffield in 2019 by husband-and-wife team Sarah Elliot

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Chadwick Lawrence appoints Leanne Franks as equity partner
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Chadwick Lawrence appoints Leanne Franks as equity partner

Northern law firm Chadwick Lawrence Solicitors has promoted Leanne Franks to equity partner, recognising her outstanding contribution to the firm over the past 11 years. As partner and head of the corporate and commercial department, Franks has played a key role in strengthening the firm’s commercial offering and shaping the direction of the team. Now an equity partner, Franks holds a direct stake in the firm’s success and will contribute to its strategic direction. Franks joined the firm

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Activists blockade pesticide giant making bee-killing chemical
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Activists blockade pesticide giant making bee-killing chemical

Greenpeace activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of global pesticide company, Syngenta, in Huddersfield, accusing the pesticide giant of driving wildlife decline and threatening our future food security. Activists have transformed a roundabout outside the front entrance of Syngenta’s HQ into a giant hazard symbol carrying the message “Syngenta poisons nature” with an arrow pointing directly at the building. Thirty activists are currently locked onto fifteen blue pesticide barrels, blo

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Bellway offers up to £30,000 towards new homes in Yorkshire
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Bellway offers up to £30,000 towards new homes in Yorkshire

Bellway is offering a range of flexible benefits worth up to £30,000 to anyone looking to buy a new home in Yorkshire this spring. The offer forms part of Bellway’s ‘Feels like home’ campaign, which highlights the benefits of buying a new energy-efficient home and making it your own. The campaign showcases Bellway’s refreshed look, with new branding that has been unveiled to coincide with the company’s 80th anniversary. Bellway is also celebrating having secured 5-Star Builder accreditation

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Property Auctions appoints auctioneer Lucy Crapper
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Property Auctions appoints auctioneer Lucy Crapper

BTG Eddisons Property Auctions has appointed experienced auctioneer Lucy Crapper to its Sheffield team. The move further strengthens the firm’s auction offering following the unification earlier this year of auction businesses Pugh, SDL Property Auctions, Network Auctions and Sheffield-based Mark Jenkinson. The combined business is now the UK’s second largest property auctioneer by volume, offering around 400 property and land lots for sale each month at auction. Lucy joins with almost two d

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Jazz Sabbath comes to Leeds!
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Jazz Sabbath comes to Leeds!

Almost 30 years since they last met, Yorkshire Businesswoman editor Gill Laidler, caught up with Adam Wakeman this week to find out more about Jazz Sabbath's UK tour and their upcoming Leeds appearance at the iconic City Varieties. Jazz Sabbath is a jazz trio that plays new jazz arrangements of Black Sabbath songs. Although the band presents itself as a jazz trio founded in 1968 and the original authors of the tracks later made famous by Black Sabbath. Led by 2026 Grammy-winning pianist Adam

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Leeds professionals invited to walk, talk and rethink wealth during My Money Week
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Leeds professionals invited to walk, talk and rethink wealth during My Money Week

Lazenby’s Financial Services is inviting professionals and business owners to a relaxed outdoor networking event in the beautiful surroundings of Roundhay Park, Leeds, as part of My Money Week. Taking place on Thursday 11th June, from 11am to 1pm, the event will bring together people who value financial wellbeing, personal resilience and meaningful professional connections. Designed as a fresh alternative to traditional networking, the gathering will combine practical financial insight, well

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Leftover materials create playful installation for children
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Leftover materials create playful installation for children

A Hull‑based theatre company transformed leftover set materials from a major television show into a playful, imaginative installation for children as part of the Bradford City of Culture programme – giving a second life to props originally seen on TV. The Herd Theatre in Hull, which creates shows, installations and play experiences for early years children, used reclaimed materials donated from Sky’s longest‑running, BAFTA-winning TV show A League of Their Own to help build REPLAY, a large‑sca

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Freemans launches market place offer
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Freemans launches market place offer

Bradford-based, Freemans.com announced the official launch of a Market Place offer to complement its own bought ranges. In addition to well-known brands currently on sale (500), Spring 2026 will see an increase to include a further 200 new customer favourites, ranging from clothing to gifts and gadgets to power tools. The new additions will make Freemans.com the one of the UK’s most comprehensive online shopping destinations, offering the nation’s most popular brands at affordable prices, ba

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Builder granted planning for 108-home development in Barnsley
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Builder granted planning for 108-home development in Barnsley

Avant Homes will deliver 104 new homes in the village of Great Houghton, Barnsley, after being granted planning permission for a £23.5m development. Called Houghton Place and located on High Street, the development will comprise a mix of one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom homes. It will feature 14 of Avant Homes’ practically designed, energy efficient house types and, of the 104 properties, 10 have been designated to affordable housing. Work is expected to start on site in the summer and

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