Business Modo25 continues exceptional growth with senior appointment Leeds-based digital marketing agency, Modo25 has strengthened its senior leadership team by appointing Nicola Sharp as chief financial officer – bringing the team size to 35. With over 15 years of finance and CFO experience, Nicola has previously held roles as Group CFO at Smoothwall for 11 years, growing the business’ By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Bradford Green Street attracts funding from Hubbub and Starbucks to trial scheme Bradford’s Green Street has secured funding to trial a returnable cups and food packaging scheme in the city, working in partnership with local cafes and restaurants. One of the UK’s leading champions of sustainable retailing, Green Street was awarded a six-figure grant from the £1.4m Bring It By The Editor • 3 min read
Entrepreneurs Keighley-based baby brand wins prestigious global award Joining industry-leading brands like BMW, Philips and Bose, Keighley-based children’s product manufacturer Bababing has won the prestigious Red Dot Design Concept Award 2022 for its brand new hybrid side sleeper and travel crib. The crib, which has been celebrated for its unique and compact design, uniquely features no dismantling By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Calderdale College offers free mental health training in aid of World Mental Health Day Ahead of World Mental Health Day on October 10th, Calderdale College is offering free courses in Mental Health First Aid for SMEs in Calderdale and the surrounding areas, to support employee wellbeing and improve workplace culture. Until June 2023, new participants can enrol in a Level 2 qualification in Mental By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire based arts organisation showcases new talents from mentoring programme Dewsbury-based arts organisation Manasamitra is set to launch a digital showcase ‘Women to Watch: Manasamitra’s Mentoring Showcase 2022’ on Friday 7 October at 7pm. It will present this year’s mentees from its UK-wide Women Composer Mentoring Scheme and their compositions. The six women from minority backgrounds that are By The Editor • 3 min read
Travel and Environment New Light Night zone announced for 2022 Leading urban quarter Wellington Place has been announced as a new zone in Light Night Leeds, the first to be unveiled in the city in four years. The UK’s largest annual arts and light festival, Light Night Leeds has been running for 17 years, and transforms some of Leeds’ By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Ilkley Literature Festival 2022 Ian McMillan, Ruth Jones, Gyles Brandreth, Adrian Chiles, Gabby Logan and Melvyn Bragg amongst headliners at the 2022 Ilkley Literature Festival. Screen stars, poets, politicians, actors and adventurers will head to Ilkley for its famed literary festival this autumn. The festival opens with Yorkshire poet Ian McMillan on Friday 7 By The Editor • 3 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Huddersfield Literature Festival announces funding, theme and dates for 2023 The award-winning Huddersfield Literature Festival has secured Arts Council funding to present a diverse programme of venue-based, online and hybrid events in spring 2023. The festival will run from 23 March to 2 April 2023, with a theme of ‘Music’ to tie in with the Kirklees Year of Music 2023 By The Editor • 1 min read
Business 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 We are delighted to announce the 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 an accelerator and scale-up programme for 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞-𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗿. Supported by an ever-increasing range of both private and public sector partners organisers can assist and mentor women-led businesses to achieve their national and global ambitions. Principal event partners are: Squire Patton Boggs, Department for International By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Nominations for the Northern Power Women Awards 2023 are open! There are eleven categories plus the Future List & Power List you can nominate for... Whether you know an Outstanding Entrepreneur, a Levelling Up Leader or a Person with Purpose – these are just a few of the categories you can nominate for. What about someone who fits the description of By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Works complete at Moda Living's £150m New York Square neighbourhood The UK’s leading rental brand Moda Living has announced that works on its 515 home, £150m neighbourhood in Leeds, Moda, New York Square, are now complete. The new neighbourhood, which officially launches this week, comprises 515 build-to-rent apartments and state-of-the-art amenities, across two 16-storey blocks and is setting an By The Editor • 3 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Embracing positive ageing Yorkshire Businesswoman member and ex BBC reporter Siobhan Daniels set off last year on an epic life journey. She decided to sell her home, pack up everything she had and purchased a motor home that she names Dora The Explora and set off travelling the country in her new life! By The Editor • 1 min read
