Acting conference to take place with industry heads in Leeds

Actors union Equity is hosting a special industry panel event in Leeds examining the viability of the screen acting career including two of the city’s leading film and TV companies, YAFTA International and Rollem Productions. The event is in the wake of a tumultuous year for the screen acting

Budget comment from a lender

Mel Hird, director and founder of Fresh Thinking Capital, said in regard to today's budget: "Churchhill said courage is rightly esteemed as the first of human qualities, and this was a budget without that quality. I mentor young people, and their biggest issue is confidence, which I

Women at Northern urge others to consider a career in rail ahead of International Women's Day

To celebrate International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March, Northern is turning the spotlight on the women who work for one of the UK’s biggest train operators. While the industry has been historically dominated by men, Northern has taken a different approach to recruitment in recent years to

New arts director appointed at Sunny Bank Mills

Anna Turzynski has been appointed as the new arts director at Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley. Anna was a senior producer at LEEDS 2023: Year of Culture and responsible for some of the year’s most successful events, including The Awakening, The WOW Barn and The Gifting. Anna, who was

The awards are almost upon us

We are excited that it's almost time for the inaugural Yorkshire Businesswoman Awards at the Leeds Marriott Hotel on 8th March. All tickets are now sold out and we are making final preparations. On the night, we will have a bank of professional photographers and videographers capturing the

Leeds’ Evolve Medical returns smiles to breast cancer survivors’ faces

A Leeds-based aesthetics clinic has helped to put smiles back on the faces of two breast cancer survivors by offering free medical tattooing to give them natural looking pigmentation following reconstruction. Evolve Medical, in Pudsey has a team made up of qualified consultants, GPs, nurses and beauty therapists, headed up

Visionary growth for optician thanks to £50,000 NPIF - BEF loan

A Leeds-based optician and eyewear business has invested in stock and people following a £50,000 loan from NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance, which is managed by BEF and FFE Microfinance, and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. Established in 2017, Eye Room has been a beacon of eye
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