Business More than one third of women do not think they get equal pay in their organisation More than one-third of women (36%) believe they do not get the same pay as men at their organisation, according to a new survey. Ahead of International Equal Pay Day (18th September), workplace expert Acas commissioned YouGov to survey perceptions of pay equality. The survey showed that more than one-third By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle New exhibition at Sunny Bank Mills features Yorkshire artists Sunny Bank Mills Gallery in Farsley is celebrating the lifetime’s work of two Yorkshire artists, ceramicist Loretta Braganza based in York and artist Sheila El-Hassani based in Leeds. Loretta Braganza was born in Mumbai, India and came to the UK in 1965. She began her practice as a ceramicist By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Dragons' Den star heading to The Yorkshire Business Awards 2024 Yorkshire Children’s Charity is excited to announce that Sara Davies MBE will be attending The Yorkshire Business Awards 2024 as a key speaker. The annual event celebrates all things excellent in the region’s business sector to raise money for Yorkshire Children’s Charity. Simply put, Sara Davies’ career By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Smart Works brings job fair to Bradford Women in Bradford who are looking for work are being encouraged to attend a free Jobs fair hosted by local charity Smart Works Leeds, in partnership with Ilkley-based High Speed Training. The event, which takes place on the 24th September from 10am to 2pm at Bradford City Football Club, will By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds City Council confirms new interim chief executive Leeds City Council has confirmed the appointment of Mariana Pexton as interim chief executive in a unanimous vote of its full council. Mariana, the council’s director of strategy and resources, will take up the position when current chief executive Tom Riordan leaves later this month. She will be the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business The great Bellway bake off! Bellway Homes marked the opening of two new show homes on its Penny Way development in Snaith in tastebud-tingling style with a bake-off competition that tested the culinary skills of local bakers (and gave the town’s Mayor and Deputy Mayor the arduous task of sampling and picking the winning By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Former PM announced for flagship literary festival Theresa May has joined a star-studded literary line-up for the renowned Ilkley Literature Festival this October. The north’s longest-running literary festival, now in its 51st year, sees the former Prime Minister discuss her new book, The Abuse of Power, at King’s Hall in Ilkley on Saturday 12 October, By The Editor • 2 min read
Events Join us for a special Yorkshire Businesswo'MAN' event with Toyota Leeds Join us for a very special Yorkshire Businesswo'MAN' event with our partners at Toyota Leeds. This event on Friday 20th September from 3pm to 5pm, is open to both ladies and men. Join us for great networking, test driving of the latest Toyota plus pop up stores By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Unveiling the Art of Wallpaper: Morris & Co. exhibition York Art Gallery showcases the archive of Morris & Co., the original home of the Arts & Crafts textile designer, William Morris, to celebrate the designer, his work, influence and legacy in UK wallpaper innovation. York is the first location to host this touring exhibition, presented by Dovecot Studios, the By The Editor • 3 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Northern Ballet's new triple-bill premieres in Leeds next week Northern Ballet’s sell-out series Three Short Ballets is returning to Leeds next week with a new programme of pieces, including two world premières and one northern première. Running from 6-14 September at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre in Quarry Hill, the mixed-bill has become a staple of the By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Miss Yorkshire latest person to become suicide prevention first aider Harrogate's Chloe McEwen, the reigning ‘Miss Yorkshire’ who narrowly missed out on Miss England glory, coming an impressive fifth out of 40 contestants, is one of the latest people to become a Suicide Prevention First Aider. Chloe (pictured left) recently attended a suicide prevention training course run by By The Editor • 2 min read
