Business Zoom, a success story Zoom is the pandemic’s success story. As lockdowns around the world closed offices and made working from home compulsory for vast sections of the working population, businesses and individuals grasped for a way to carry on at a distance. Zoom meetings are now the norm and its likely that By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Can you sponsor a £20 backpack? We are supporting an initiative by WomenCentre to create emergency back packs for women arriving at refuges in Calderdale and Kirklees. Pressure on services supporting victims of domestic violence has never been greater and those first few hours and days away from home can be daunting. We are coordinating a By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing Tips for home-schooling parents Jayne Little - CEO, Skills 4 Ltd As a single parent, I know what a challenge it can be to strike a good balance between work and parenting at the best of times; homeschooling has taken that challenge to a whole new level! Here are my sanity tips for working By The Editor • 3 min read
Business IoD appoints education and skills ambassador for Yorkshire and North East The Institute of Directors (IoD) has appointed Suzanne Withrington to the role of education and skills ambassador for Yorkshire and the North East. Suzanne is principal lecturer for enterprise and business engagement at Teesside University Business School. As education and skills ambassador, she will connect directors with education providers and By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing An ancient practice What is Aromatherapy? Aromatherapy is an ancient practice that uses fragrance oils to engage your sense of smell and promote overall good health. It derives its fragrances from natural sources such as plants, flowers, barks, leaves, and even roots; and its effects are dependent on the ingredients or compounds used. By The Editor • 2 min read
Lifestyle The only thing we have to fear is fear itself Author: Beth Brown I’ve been thinking a lot about being scared recently. When I experienced anxiety in late 2019 and early 2020, my biggest fear became falling back into that state. It seemed to come from nowhere and it hit me like a truck. Suddenly, my greatest fear was By The Editor • 4 min read
Business NatWest doubles Female Entrepreneurship Funding to £2bn to support UK’s recovery NatWest has announced an additional £1 billion in funding to help support female-led businesses in the UK recover from the coronavirus. The aim is to ultimately help female entrepreneurs scale and grow, and builds on the £1bn announced last January, which was the largest intervention by a UK lender focused By The Editor • 4 min read
Lifestyle Garden jobs for February Author: Martin Blunn February is the month hopefully were the weather changes and as a result is the time for pruning the tree fruits other than those soft fruit with stones. Cane fruit and bush fruit like raspberries, blackberries. Blackcurrants and redcurrants should also be pruned at the same time. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Internal promotion at Multitask Personnel as technical team grows Multitask Personnel, the Rotherham based specialist recruitment consultancy, have expanded their technical division with an internal promotion. Kimberley Earl, who has been with the business since 2019 has moved over from a resourcing position into a recruitment consultant role within the firms growing technical sector, which is still thriving despite By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Yorkshire interior business celebrates prestigious appointment Leeds-based business joins Ralph Lauren as handpicked stockist to global interiors company Yorkshire-based luxury homewares brand, Adriana Homewares, is celebrating its appointment as stockist to prestigious global interior lifestyle company ‘LuxDeco’ this January. LuxDeco is the go-to online interiors company for highly curated, luxury leading brands that provide the world’ By The Editor • 1 min read
EditorsBlog Second issue launches I am excited to announce that the second edition of Yorkshire Businesswoman launches this weekend and once again the response has been phenominal. Our cover features Dame Linda Pollard who is chair of the NHS Trust in Leeds, this is a must read article as Linda has had a career By The Editor • 2 min read
Yorkshire-Kitchen A simple, healthy lunch Looking for a recipe for a quick and healthy lunch whilst working from home today? Why not try this one out - it is packed full nutrients, simple to prepare and appealing to the eye. Stuffed vegetarian peppers Ingredients Serves: 4 • 100g rice (long grain or basmati) • 4 peppers, any By The Editor • 1 min read
