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January 19, 2024

Promoting a positive mindset in Yorkshire

Yorkshire Wellness Day is returning to Halifax this month, bringing individuals and small businesses together from the region’s wellbeing community. The event is a celebration of self-care, wellbeing, and relaxation. Organisers Nicola Winrow and Alexis Blincoe are inviting attendees to beat the January blues with health-enhancing activities including yoga, hydrotherapy, massage, and acupuncture. Doors open at 10am on Sunday 28th January, at The Venue, Barkisland where complimentary energy-boos

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January 16, 2024|Health & 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

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January 11, 2024|Business

Dean Clough sets precedent for Calderdale's year of culture

Dean Clough, the 22-acre mixed use destination in Halifax, has reported a successful year in business as it prepares to play a key role in Calderdale’s 2024 Year of Culture celebrations. The historic venue has enjoyed a period of evolution with new flexible working and wellbeing initiatives that have attracted a multitude of new customers. It has also extended relationships with existing occupiers throughout 2023, signifying a positive return to workplace engagement. In the last fifteen mont

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January 11, 2024|Entrepreneurs

Yorkshire writer announced as recipient of the Kay Mellor Fellowship with Leeds Playhouse

Bradford poet and spoken word artist Kirsty Taylor has been announced as the new Kay Mellor Fellow. The Fellowship was created in partnership with the award-winning Leeds writer Kay Mellor in 2019 and was first awarded to Bradford writer Kat Rose Martin in 2020. It continues in memory of Kay, who passed away in 2022, with a new three year investment from the BBC, Leeds City Council, Rollem Productions and Leeds Playhouse. Through her poetry and spoken word, Kirsty has always been a champion

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January 10, 2024|Health & 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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January 8, 2024|Events

Book your Yorkshire Businesswoman Awards tickets now

Yorkshire Businesswomen are celebrating and honouring the businesswomen of Yorkshire on International Women’s Day with a black-tie dinner at The Marriott Hotel Leeds on 8th March 2024. Entries for the awards are now closed, with a fantastic 300 nominations, but tickets for the event are now on sale and you are invited to reserve your place. The awards will be hosted by broadcaster and financial analyst Danni Hewson. Danni has more than 20 years’ experience broadcasting on radio and television

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January 4, 2024|Business

Event management agency appoints head of sales

Louise Gee has joined the First Event team from YES (Your Event Solutions) as head of sales. Throughout previous senior leadership positions in sales and marketing, Louise has helped sales teams apply a dynamic and strategic approach, and is looking forward to bringing this experience to the exciting opportunities on offer at First Event. Speaking about her plans for her new role, Louise said: “I'm excited to be joining such an energetic and ambitious company who is clearly so passionate about

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January 4, 2024|Events

February networking event

Our February networking event, the first of 2024, takes place on Friday 2nd February at Banyan Bar & Kitchen in Leeds City Square from 3pm to 5pm. We have two fabulous speakers, writer Claire Kenny, and Jowita Penkala. This is not one to be missed and guests are welcome alongside members. Tickets for guests are available by clicking below.

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January 3, 2024|What's on

January workshops ‘a must’ for UK crime writers

Highly experienced criminal psychologist, guest lecturer, radio host, podcaster, and blogger Linda Sage is teaming up with family-run business Writers Retreat UK in Beal, North Yorkshire, to host two workshops on 20 and 21 January. Linda has spent forty years working with some of the UK’s most notorious criminals, developing a wealth of expertise which she uses to provide training, consultation, insight and support to a wide range of audiences and stakeholders. The workshops will include Lin

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January 2, 2024|Fashion and Lifestyle

Marathon maestro Beth completes a magnificent 12

Bethan Pritchard, who runs the successful Bethan Sian beauty salon in the heart of Malton, has completed a magnificent 12 marathons in 12 months. Thirty-year-old Bethan has successfully run the marathons across the UK this year in aid of two charities very close to her heart. Her first six marathons raised nearly £9,000 for Tommy’s, a pregnancy charity that helps the many people that are living through the pain of dealing with losing a baby. The next six marathons, the last of which was com

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