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August 4, 2020|Business

Lessons learnt in lockdown

Diane Watson has 27 years’ experience in the financial planning and advisory sector and after becoming one of a handful of female UK Principal Partners at St. James Place Wealth Management, thought it was time she shared her knowledge and insight with women of all ages to help them to become engaged with their own financial and general wellbeing. With this she launched She Can Prosper. 2020 - It isn't over yet! Describing this first half of the year as tough would be a serious understatement

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August 3, 2020|Business

Tackling racism in the workplace

Sharon Pegg, Director and Founder of the Northern Powerhouse Consulting HR organisation offers general and specialist advice in Wellbeing and Inclusion. Born and educated in Huddersfield, this respected business woman will be sharing a number of articles over the coming weeks. A Question of Bias: Tackling the scourge of racism in the workplace Recent events in the US and the resulting global protests have brought racism back into the headlines, and once again, we’re all having to confront s

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July 30, 2020|Business

Meet the author

Michelle Rawlins has been a national journalist for 25 years, as well as writing two books and teaching in the Journalism Studies department at the University of Sheffield. This has proved to be a particularly busy couple of months for Michelle with the launch of her book "Women of Steel" however our team member Mandy managed to catch up with her and learn more about her career path. I’ve always been fascinated by social history and listening to stories about how the past had impacted indivi

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July 27, 2020|What's on

Homelessness charity invites businesses to network in first virtual event

A homelessness charity has organised its first virtual networking group as part of its corporate partnership. West Yorkshire-based charity Simon on the Streets will hold the online event on Thursday 6th August at 1-2pm as part of its ‘5 for 5’ corporate support programme. 5 for 5 is designed to support Simon on the Streets in becoming more sustainable as a charity by asking businesses to join by donating £500 a year for a five-year period. The funds help the charity to continue to offer suppo

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July 24, 2020|Business

Vision for the future of colleges launched by Independent Commission

This week, the Independent Commission on the College of the Future launched its vision for the future of colleges across the UK: a new bold and ambitious strategic remit for colleges to empower people with opportunities for lifelong learning and support, to boost productivity, and to strengthen every community’s sense of place. The Commission believes there is an urgent need to reaffirm the role that colleges play in the education and skills system and that systemic change is needed to unlock th

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July 20, 2020|Business

Post lockdown demand for flexible workspace still strong at Wizu

Flexible workspace provider Wizu Workspace has reported a growing demand for office space as businesses begin to emerge from lockdown. The Yorkshire-based firm which has workspaces in five locations across the North, claims it has seen an increase in existing and new members wishing to enter flexible contracts in a bid to accommodate newly adopted blended working policies. Natasha Babar Evans, COO at Wizu Workspace said: “Many businesses are reviewing their real estate strategies as a result o

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July 10, 2020|Business

Human rights charity calls for support on honour based abuse

* Call for the public and service providers to unite and ‘Shine the Spotlight on the reality of honour based abuse in the UK with online conference, social media spotlight and launch of comms toolkit * Government backed honour based abuse helpline received over 12,000 contacts in 2019 * The helpline has seen increased reporting during the lockdown by up to 200% Leeds-based award-winning human rights charity Karma Nirvana https://karmanirvana.org.uk/ has been on a mission to support

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July 10, 2020|What's on

Forthcoming events with Connect Yorkshire

Let's Talk Zoom! With Connect Yorkshire Partner Sally Roberts In January 2020 who ever imagined that video conferencing would become a regular part of our day? Face to face meetings replaced with a Zoom call, networking in a room, now conducted over Zoom or attending a conference, now a webinar on Zoom? Spotting a theme here? If you’re using Zoom – how hard is it working for you? In this hour we will look at: Zoom - a little background Know how to use Zoom professionally to create a superb

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July 9, 2020|Business

Global headhunting agency celebrates new business wins

Global agency Red Diamond Executive Headhunters has announced a raft of new business wins. Operating out of its head office in Huddersfield and in the United Arab Emirates, the firm specialises in placing business leaders and senior management across the globe. The business – founded by MD Emma Robinson and her partner Simon Robinson in 2011 – has bucked recent economic trends and continues to expand both domestically and internationally. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show t

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July 9, 2020|Business

Welcome to Yorkshire - In Response to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak MP’s Summer Economic Statement

Welcome to Yorkshire Chief Executive James Mason (pictured) said “The Chancellor’s announcement to cut VAT from 20% to 5% will be a huge welcome boost for thousands of organisations within Yorkshire’s tourism industry. "It’s been a tough year for many businesses and hopefully this will be an incentive to encourage spending across the sector with people being able to take advantage of reduced prices on food, drink, accommodation and admission to the county’s amazing attractions. "The additional

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June 29, 2020|Business

Construction of third centre of excellence for dementia care continues

The multi-million pound facility is the latest development of care group Vida Healthcare and is expected to open in summer 2021. The state-of-the art care home will house 100 residents in eight self-sufficient houses with en-suite bedrooms and include a collection of communal areas such as a newsagent, coffee shop, private cinema and sensory gardens. Caddick Construction is leading on the build and has so far marked a number of milestones including the installation of the foundations, completio

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June 29, 2020|Business

Leeds-based logistics firm raises £30k for homelessness charity

Leeds-based logistics services provider Torque has raised almost £30,000 for Yorkshire homelessness charity, Simon on the Streets as its charity partner of the year for 2019-2020. Torque, which employs more than 1200 people across its seven sites in Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Castleford, and Heathrow, has supported the charity in its fundraising efforts over 12 months. West-Yorkshire charity, Simon on the Streets, which was voted Torque’s charity partner by its employees, is an outreach-based

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