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Apr 29, 2024Health & Wellbeing

Leeds-based ‘White Rose Ball’ set to raise funds for MY Breast Cancer support group

Cancer support group Founder, Sara Williamson, 54, from Horbury, who was told she had a 40% chance of survival - with medical professionals stressing at the time that she would likely die of cancer or heart failure due to treatment within five years, is choosing to ‘celebrate life’, as almost a decade on from her diagnosis and receiving this initial news, she is set to host the White Rose Ball in Leeds as part of her 55th birthday milestone celebrations, in order to raise vital funds for “MY Bre

Apr 23, 2024Health & Wellbeing

Bluewater issues Earth Day warning on plastic bottle tsunami

Water purification and beverage innovator Bluewater marked Earth Day 2024 sending out a message and a warning that planetary health and the wellbeing of every child, woman, and man faces an existential threat from the plastic tsunami now sweeping across oceans, rivers, lakes, forests, fields, and mountains. “According to the United Nations, no space or living creature anywhere on Planet Earth is spared from the micro- and nano-plastic particles following in the trail of the 600 billion plastic

Apr 15, 2024Health & Wellbeing

Law firm launches menopause mentors to support businesses

Despite being the fastest growing demographic in the workplace, menopausal women have become the forgotten workforce, with three-quarters (75%) facing daily challenges due to a lack of support from managers missing the vital signs, mistaking symptoms, and not providing flexibility according to a recent survey by employment law specialists Han Law. The new study which spoke to over 3,000 women aged between 40 and 59, to understand menopause in the workplace, found that less than a quarter of re

Apr 10, 2024Entrepreneurs

Yorkshire Business announced as finalist for Small Business Award

Cool Crutches & Walking Sticks based in Harrogate, Yorkshire has been chosen as a finalist for the Digital Star Award at this year’s Small Awards. Now in its eighth year, The Small Awards is a nationwide search for the smallest and greatest firms in the UK, across all sectors. It is organised annually by Small Business Britain, which champions, inspires and accelerates the nation’s 5.5 million small firms. Founded in 2006, Cool Crutches & Walking Sticks aims to empower those who need support

Mar 28, 2024Health & Wellbeing

Yorkshire care staff get 8% pay rise

Yorkshire social care employees are being given an 8% pay rise taking their pay to 14% above the living wage. Staff at West Park Care are on permanent salaried employment, not - as is often the case - on zero-hours contracts, so the carers are being given the pay rise in line with the UK government increase in the living wage on 1 April. Providing home-based care for both the elderly and less able, Managing Director Tom Page started the company having seen the poor standard of care his own g

Mar 18, 2024Health & Wellbeing

Young Yorkshire athlete takes on world record attempt

Ellie Horrocks, a determined 19-year-old competitive athlete from Brighouse, is gearing up for a monumental challenge on World Health Day next month. Ellie, who is well-known known for her remarkable athletic achievements, is attempting to break the world record for the most chest-to-floor burpees in 24 hours, all in support of Blood Cancer UK. She will be tackling this testing task at the 606 Strength & Conditioning Gym in Wharfedale Road in Bradford on April 6 and 7. The inspiration behi

Mar 1, 2024Health & Wellbeing

Leeds’ Evolve Medical returns smiles to breast cancer survivors’ faces

A Leeds-based aesthetics clinic has helped to put smiles back on the faces of two breast cancer survivors by offering free medical tattooing to give them natural looking pigmentation following reconstruction. Evolve Medical, in Pudsey has a team made up of qualified consultants, GPs, nurses and beauty therapists, headed up by registered nurse Rachel Green who has over 20 years’ experience, and dedicated semi-permanent makeup artist, Emma Bartlam leads the way with this tattooing service. Emm

Feb 14, 2024Health & Wellbeing

Huddersfield woman’s determination to empower women in menopause

A woman from Huddersfield has used her personal journey of menopause to help empower and support other women. Julia Lee, a former rugby league referee, began to see changes in her body both mentally and physically in her mid-40s. Initially, the hot flashes, anxiety, and panic attacks were minimised. The real problems began to unfold in her early 50s when she was also diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. “I thought I was breezing through menopause, that was until I was talking to a physio f

Feb 9, 2024Health & Wellbeing

Lunch and Learn

How to make healthy food taste great is the key ingredient of intimate lunches being hosted by two North Yorkshire women in 2024. But that’s not all the diners will experience. The titles of each event – Eating for Metabolic Health, your Gut, the Brain, and to support Your Immune System – give you a flavour of the fact that there is more to the occasion than a mouth-watering meal! For starters, registered nutritionist Georgina Hickman will speak about the benefits of different foods for the

Jan 30, 2024Health & Wellbeing

Why a lack of vegan labelling laws is a recipe for disaster

The majority of people in the UK have an inaccurate idea of what vegan food can or cannot contain, which puts those with food allergies at risk, a survey by leading allergen awareness training provider High Speed Training reveals. The survey, which sampled 2,187 UK participants, aimed to reveal common perceptions and misconceptions regarding vegan food and its relation to food allergies. Based on the results, 72% of respondents, and 75% of those with a food allergy, believe that vegan food doe

Jan 16, 2024Health & Wellbeing

Leeds’ Evolve Medical achieves CQC registration with half-million-pound investment

A Leeds-based aesthetics clinic has made an initial six-figure investment of over £500,000 in new premises, staff and equipment to become the first CQC-registered practice in the area, with an ongoing annual commitment of over £400,000 to retain this highly respected medical standard. Evolve Medical, in Pudsey has a team made up of qualified consultants, GPs, nurses and beauty therapists, headed up by registered nurse Rachel Green who has over 20 years’ experience. At present, a significant

Jan 10, 2024Health & Wellbeing

Step away from the phone - national day to encourage ditching the phone

National No Phones At Home Day is celebrated on Saturday 20th January Could you be without your mobile phone for the day? Would your children cope with no access to smart devices? Psychologist and psychotherapist, Dr Charlotte Armitage is putting forward the challenge with National No Phones at Home Day on Saturday 20th January. Founder of the national day, and No Phones at Home CIC, Charlotte hopes the day acts as a catalyst to reflect on our device use and replace the scrolling and posting

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