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April 11, 2022|Business

Scriba PR marks growth with rebrand and trio of appointments

Technical B2B communications firm Scriba PR has undergone a brand overhaul and appointed three new recruits, as the company celebrates its ninth year of trading and exceeding £750,000 turnover. Hot on the heels of announcing its office expansion at the beginning of March – seeing the business add an additional 984 sqft of real estate to its existing HQ – Scriba PR has undergone an extensive branding project to reshape its core principles, service set, and visual identity. In addition to the de

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April 8, 2022|Business

York business highlights the power of local gift cards to drive retail recovery

Two years on from the onset of pandemic restrictions, a York business has highlighted the power of local gift cards to drive retail recovery In York, 58% of redemptions of the York Gift Card were at retail businesses, 32% at food and drink businesses, and 4% at both accommodation and leisure/attractions. Over 300 businesses are part of the York Gift Card, making it the largest local gift card in the UK. York was one of the top ten local gift cards in 2021. Independent department store Browns i

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April 6, 2022|Business

Blossom Training & Development shortlisted for StartUp Awards National Series

Yorkshire based Blossom Training & Development has been named one of the most exciting new businesses in the region after being shortlisted as part of a brand new awards programme. The StartUp Awards National Series has been launched to recognise the booming startup scene across the UK which has accelerated since the pandemic began. In 2020, when most of the world was shutting down, more than 400,000 startups were set up in Britain, with similar increases seen in other European countries. Ther

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April 5, 2022|Business

Award winning Provenance Inns set to launch North Yorkshire’s biggest Easter egg hunt

* The Provenance Inns & Hotels group will be hiding chocolate eggs in the areas spanning all seven venues, including The West Park in Harrogate and The Punch Bowl in Marton-Cum-Grafton. * Winners of best food offering at The Publican Awards 2022 * The hunt will commence on Good Friday and run until Easter Sunday, with clues dropped across Provenance Inns social media pages * Lucky hunters who seek out the eggs will be able to enjoy a free drink at any Provenance site * Guests ca

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April 5, 2022|Business

BBC Radio 2’s presenter Scott Mills congratulates Halifax fundraiser

Fundraiser, Christine Gow made 250 cream teas for family and friends recently and has raised over £3,500 smashing her target to raise money for children’s charity Mothershare. Lord David Shutt of Greetland, OBE PC founded the Community Foundation for Calderdale (CFFC) over 30 years ago and sadly passed away in 2019. Last year, his daughter, Christine Gow decided to raise fund for the CFFC in his memory and made cream teas for friends and family raising money to buy laptops and internet access f

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April 4, 2022|Business

New growth phase for Leeds marketing agency

Leeds marketing agency, The Marketing Optimist, has hired Courtney West to expand the agency’s skill base as they continue to grow. She joins as the business moves to the new 2-Work offices at the grade II-listed Bank House in the centre of Leeds at the beginning of April. Managing director Richard Michie said, “I’m really excited to have Courtney join the team. She’s very driven and creative so I’m sure she’ll add lots of value to our clients’ campaigns and to the agency on the whole, as we mo

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April 1, 2022|Business

Students across Leeds inspired by successful women in technology

Recently digital employers from across Leeds meet with 120 young women from 8 schools in the city, at an event designed to raise awareness of careers in digital and technology and break down barriers of perception, prejudice and unconscious bias around the sector. Taking place at the Asda Merchandising Centre of Excellence and Exhibition Centre, #GirlTechLeeds was delivered by Ahead Partnership and saw 12-14 year-old students meet face-to-face with female role models working at organisations th

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March 24, 2022|Business

Much-loved Savvy Baker to launch first cafe in North Leeds

Leeds baking entrepreneur Savannah Roqaa built her online business the Savvy Baker almost overnight as lockdown commenced in 2020. When friends shared images of the brownie care packages she was dropping off to lift their spirits, she realised she’d stumbled upon a (very hungry) market of devoted foodie fans! She was inundated with messages across social media containing baking requests and was immediately turning out 30-40 boxes of brownies per week from her small Roundhay kitchen. Savannah’s

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March 17, 2022|Business

200 Degrees Coffee roasters to open in Barnsley

Acclaimed coffee roasting experts, 200 Degrees Coffee, is the latest brand to join The Glass Works, in another exciting addition to Barnsley’s booming café scene. The new 101-seat coffee shop, which will feature a stylish and bespoke fit out, will open on Cheapside at the entrance point to The Glass Works’ glass-covered shopping concourse. It will also boast an enclosed outdoor seating area for up to 25 people. The coffee shop will create 15 new jobs and open its doors to the public on Monday

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March 17, 2022|Fashion and Lifestyle

Ripon's flourishing arcade is now fully let

New tenants Yorkshire Physio and Gladrags Ripon have just taken the final two units in the popular arcade in the heart of the city. These two deals follow hard on the heels of Yorkshire Cancer Research moving into to the city’s arcade, which has recently undergone a £100,000 refurbishment. Leading Bradford-based property development and investment company Frank Marshall Estates bought the 16,484 sq ft arcade off a guide price of £2.2m from the Westcourt Group in 2019. Edward Marshall, directo

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March 14, 2022|Business

BGF named most active investor in women-led scale-ups

BGF, the UK & Ireland’s most active growth capital investor, has been named the most active institutional investor in women-led businesses for the second year running. The accolade comes following the launch of the ScaleUp Institute’s annual Female Founders Index which shines a light on ‘visible’ scaleups in the UK which have at least one female founder. Analysis by the ScaleUp Institute has shown a total of 261 visible female founded scaleups in the UK in 2021, with a total turnover of £14 bi

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March 14, 2022|Business

Charity gala raises £2,300 for Breast Cancer Now

Local sisters and owners of X-Press Legal Services South and West Yorkshire, Helen Foster and Claire Ide, recently organised a charity gala which raised over £2,300 for national charity, Breast Cancer Now. The event which took place on in early March at The Old Rishworthians rugby club, invited Helen and Claire’s friends, family, connections and colleagues to have a night of fun, all whilst raising money for a great cause. Over 90 attended, creating a great atmosphere. It was the second such e

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