Business Good Morning Britain's one million minutes awards 2022 Today saw the third 1 Million Minutes award revealed live on air with hosts Ranvir Singh and Ed Balls. The 1 Million Minutes Awards surprise deserving loneliness heroes up and down the country. And they awarded this year’s Animal Loneliness Champion award to Jo Foster from Ilkley in West By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Business coach launches new retreat to inspire SME owners Yorkshire business and personal development coach Ros Jones hopes to give SME owners the opportunity to tap into the ‘right-brain approach’ and unlock lost creativity from the busyness of business with the launch of a unique two-day retreat. Held at Highcliffe Manor, on the North Yorkshire coast on the 25th By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Cashmere brand launches debut ‘New From Recycled’ range A British sustainable fashion brand that’s known for its collection of repaired and restored luxury, 100% cashmere clothing and accessories has launched its first ‘New From Recycled’ range. The new, limited collection features a range of unique knitted fair isle sweater vests - available in five different colourways - By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Phoenix Dance Theatre releases three new original dance films Leeds-based Phoenix Dance Theatre is delighted to announce the release of three new original dance films in a celebration of Black women choreographers. Commissioned in 2021 by then artistic director Dane Hurst, and created and filmed during the company’s milestone 40th anniversary year, these films make up Phoenix Dance By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Pontefract exhibition inspires next generation of women in Rugby League Life with the Lionesses, a heritage project which aims to raise awareness of the incredible role models who pioneered Women’s International Rugby League, will be staging an exhibition at Pontefract Museum until 26th August 2023 – and celebrating the enormous contribution made by women from the area. No less than By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Bellway sponsorship puts Garforth Villa girls on track Bellway Homes has ensured Garforth Villa girls under 13s will look the part when they go on tour to Barcelona at the end of the season by sponsoring their tour kits. The 11-a-side team, which competes in the West Riding League, will be going on a post-season tour of Barcelona By The Editor • 1 min read
Business City Square enters next phase of construction from 8 January Major changes are taking place to vehicle movement in the city centre, as King Street and Thirsk Row are becoming two-way, starting on Sunday 8 January 2023. These form part of Leeds City Council plans to make City Square people-first by removing general through-traffic away from the area. This next By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Don’t make Christmas presents a gift for thieves, warns insurance expert Homeowners in Yorkshire and The Humber are being urged to think twice about where they store their Christmas gifts this year. “People should not be hiding presents in garages and sheds, even if it is only temporary or overnight,” said Harry Appleton-Metcalfe, of rural insurance broker Lycetts. “It has never By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Design Tonic completes stunning office refurb for Claritas Solutions A Leeds-based commercial interior designer has completed a stunning office design and fit-out for Claritas Solutions in a prestigious location in Alderley Park. Design Tonic completed the interior design scheme for the IT solutions company at Glasshouse, a haven for innovative hi-tech companies at Alderley Park, near Manchester. Glasshouse opened By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Yorkshire Businesswoman launches health & wellbeing section Twenty twenty three sees the launch of Restock Life a new section within Yorkshire Businesswoman magazine. Managed by associate editors Freda Shafi and Rachel Rowling, the new section will focus on the health and wellbeing of businesswomen and focus on the environment and what we can do to help. There By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Dynamic leader brings wealth of experience to Unity Sharon Jandu, managing director of the Northern Asian Power policy think tank, has been appointed as Chair of Unity Enterprise and a Board Member of Unity Housing Association. Amongst other leadership positions, Sharon, a co-founder of Yorkshire Asian Business Association, also serves as the Federation of Small Businesses Area Leader By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire Garden Centre group announces plans for Stephen H Smith's Harden site The directors at a Bradford headquartered Garden Centre Group have announced plans for one of the sites that it acquired earlier in the year. YGC Group, the parent company of Tong and Tingley Garden Centres, bought the two Stephen H Smith's garden centres in Otley and Harden, near By The Editor • 1 min read
