Lifestyle Yorkshire’s secret garden saved in £50,000 appeal We’ve heard a lot about how lockdown affects mental health these past few months. The isolating effect of people being confined to their four walls was made worse for those lacking outdoor space. Appreciation for our gardens has increased hugely, and many of us fortunate to have one expressed By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing We are in the height of season for quite a lot of crops Gardening with Martin Blunn, Solutionize Global. With all the recent hot weather most of the fruit and vegetables will have needed extra water to help them produce their crops. Regular watering is essential for those with high water content such as courgettes, cucumbers and tomatoes. Also pick the time of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Entrepreneurs in York offered extra help Budding entrepreneurs in York are being given extra help with the appointment of a new business adviser - and a series of free online workshops. Alice Ingram, who has previously worked for Coca Cola and Nestle, is the new York-based adviser for AD:VENTURE, a support programme for new businesses By The Editor • 2 min read
Business The Covid-19 Fallout The Covid-19 Fallout: The Mental Health Impact By Sharon Pegg, Director Northern Powerhouse Consulting Before Covid-19, stress, anxiety, and depression were already the most common reasons for long-term absence from work, and as we slowly emerge from the pandemic and think about the post-Covid world, we can’t do so By The Editor • 4 min read
Entrepreneurs The Flex Collective When Jayne Adamson embarked on a journey to set up a rural co-working, meeting and training space in Denby Dale she did it for all the right reasons. Having worked at home for 12 months as a freelance marketer working with product led businesses, she found that home working, when By The Editor • 3 min read
Lifestyle Transformation work to start around the Corn Exchange New visuals and plans have been released by Connecting Leeds showing how the area around the Corn Exchange could look after a £25million makeover. With over 100 buses passing through the area every hour, it is a key gateway for people visiting or working in the city. It is also By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Stronger Together "We’re Stronger Together" A "She Can Prosper Digital Event" to be held on 16th September from 8.45am. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has reported that women will be one of the groups most affected economically by Covid 19. They report that Covid will have By The Editor • 1 min read
Entrepreneurs Why upskilling in marketing automation can empower your brand Diana Rowatt, operations director at Leeds-based marketing automation platform Force24 For business leaders and their workforces, there are always opportunities to learn new tech skills – not least because of how rapidly it evolves. And for brands that are keen to simplify a customer’s purchasing experience, complete conversions quicker and By The Editor • 3 min read
Health & Wellbeing Award winning status Harrogate’s Yorkshire Centre for Wellbeing receives deserved award-winning status This Summer has seen the Yorkshire Centre for Wellbeing, based on the Duchy Road in Harrogate receive the Corporate Live Wire Prestige Awards for being the Wellbeing Centre of the Year. This prestigious award comes at a time when the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Kirklees College release new Adult Course Guide Kirklees College has launched its Adult course guide for the 2020/21 academic year. The guide showcases the wide range of courses on offer, from one day courses through to evening classes and professional recognised certificates, to support learners in returning to education, self-improvement or a career change. The adult By The Editor • 1 min read
Lifestyle Healthy Skin from the inside out By Marjorie Grice DipION mBANT mCNHC Healthy Skin from the inside out It has been said that your skin is a mirror of your health, but healthy skin from the inside out means taking a holistic approach. Let’s face it, pun intended what you nourish your body with is By The Editor • 7 min read
Yorkshire-Kitchen Folklore Distillery creates 'thank you' Gin for mental health charity Leeds-based Folklore Society Gin has released a special edition charity bottle to raise funds for mental health charities Mind and Blurt Foundation. The limited-edition bottle – ‘Essentially Amazing Thank You Gin’ - has been created in collaboration with Leeds art collective In Good Company (IGC) and illustrator, Rebecca Strickson. It follows By The Editor • 1 min read
