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Mar 2, 2026Business

Leeds Business School launches Impact and Growth programme to empower women in business

The Business School at Leeds Beckett University has launched WECAN – Impact and Growth, a new leadership and development programme designed to empower women to create impact in their businesses, organisations and wider communities. Building on the success of a previous programme, this initiative helps develop leadership capability, confidence and emotional intelligence among women at all stages of their professional journey. The programme, hosted by the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Knowledg

Mar 2, 2026Business

York Garden Centre raises its fundraising target for Wetherby children’s hospice

With two months of the charity year still to go, a Bradford-based garden centre group with a site in York has smashed its fundraising target and extended its commitment to a local children’s hospice. In April 2025, the teams at Yorkshire Garden Centres’ sites in West and North Yorkshire pledged to raise £30,000 for Martin House Children’s Hospice, the Wetherby-based independent charity that cares for babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions from West, North and East Yo

Feb 23, 2026Business

Leeds law firm strengthens team with 12 new appointments

Ward Hadaway has appointed 12 new legal specialists to its Leeds office, strengthening teams in response to sustained client demand across Yorkshire. The new starters include directors, solicitors, trainee solicitors and paralegals, adding capacity across teams that advise public sector bodies, housing providers, private individuals and mid-market businesses. The Leeds appointments form part of a wider intake of 44 new starters across the firm nationally, reflecting continued investment in its

Feb 23, 2026Business

Women of Courage podcast

Maureen Greeves is a deeply religious woman. Yet her faith was tested to the full when her husband Alan’s life was ended by an act of senseless violence as he walked to midnight mass on Christmas Eve. He suffered catastrophic injuries after being battered with a pickaxe handle. At the time the case attracted a great of attention as did the decision of Maureen soon after Alan died to publicly forgive the two young men who killed him. Maureen is one of five women whose stories are featured in

Feb 19, 2026Business

Indian food entrepreneur returns with new Ripon production kitchen

Award-winning entrepreneur Monalisa Fathima has announced the opening of a new, expanded production facility in Ripon for her latest venture, Monalisa’s Kitchen. The move to the new unit at Sycamore Business Park in Copt Hewick marks an exciting new chapter for Monalisa, whose journey into the World Foods category began during a period of profound personal challenge. Six years ago, while in the final months of completing a PhD in Education, Monalisa was diagnosed with congenital cataracts. D

Feb 19, 2026Business

Leeds marketing agency strengthens team after securing major public sector brief

Leeds-based digital marketing specialists, The Marketing Optimist has kicked off 2026 on a high after appointing a key new team member and seeing steady growth predicted for the remainder of the year, following successfully securing a trio of big client wins at the start of Q1 – including a large, revived campaign for North Yorkshire Combined Authority. The agency welcomes full-stack marketer and social media expert, Rebecca Bamford, who has been appointed as social media account manager. She

Feb 19, 2026Business

Nifty Fox Creative achieves 30% growth

Barnsley-based Nifty Fox Creative, an award-winning research and data visualisation communications agency, has achieved 30% year-on-year growth, increasing turnover from £970,000 to £1.25 million in 2025, and has set an ambitious target of £1.65 million for 2026 as it continues to expand its impact across the education and public sectors. The company has seen strong growth in its core services of infographics, visual summaries, live scribing, toolkits and animation, alongside a strategic shift

Feb 19, 2026Business

Nifty Fox Creative appoints growth manager

Nifty Fox Creative, an award-winning research and data visualisation communications agency, has appointed Kate Wightman as Growth Manager as the business targets £1.65 million turnover in 2026, a 32% increase on 2025’s £1.25 million revenue. With more than 14 years’ experience across client growth and partnership roles, Kate will lead the company’s sales, marketing and business development activity to drive sustainable growth while staying true to its core values. Kate will be responsible fo

Feb 12, 2026Business

Menodivorce or menopause? : Feeling out of control

By Sarah Barr-Young, Head of Jones Myers’ Financial Remedies Department in Harrogate A series of studies has highlighted a connection between menopause and divorce - with many women attributing the menopause as a key factor in their relationship breakdown. The New Year can be a particularly stressful time for married and separated couples alike - for many reasons including anxiety over financial worries following what may have been an expensive, challenging and tiring festive season. While

Feb 12, 2026Business

Bradford Garden Centre to host pruning masterclass with leading rose grower

A Bradford garden centre is hosting a rose pruning masterclass with one of the country’s leading names in roses later this month. On Tuesday, 24th February, an expert from the long-established, family-owned rose breeder David Austin Roses will be in The Mezzanine at Tong Garden Centre at 10 am and 2 pm for hands-on rose pruning and expert rose care advice sessions. “February is the perfect time to prune roses, and this session will equip you with all the skills you need to tackle your prunin

Feb 10, 2026Business

Freight Island announced as new operator ahead of Trinity Kitchen’s £15m expansion

Trinity Leeds has revealed that Freight Island, the team behind the UK’s leading food hall and entertainment venue, will operate the expanded Trinity Kitchen – delivering a one-of-a-kind destination and an unrivalled food hall experience to Leeds. Since launching in 2013, Trinity Kitchen has redefined the traditional food court model by pioneering an authentic indoor street-food concept that blends permanent eateries with a rotating selection of street-food vans. Over the past decade, it has s

Feb 9, 2026Business

A new approach to social media training is helping businesses cut through the noise

As social media platforms continue to evolve at pace, many business owners are finding it harder than ever to keep up, let alone feel confident using them well. In response, Leeds-based marketing agency Youbee Media launched The Hive Academy, a community-led online platform designed to make social media marketing clearer, calmer and more accessible. Developed off the back of growing demand for Youbee Media’s practical, jargon-free training, The Hive Academy combines on-demand learning with pee

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