Entrepreneurs 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 By The Editor • 4 min read
Entrepreneurs 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 By The Editor • 2 min read
Business 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 By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing 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 By The Editor • 2 min read
Business 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 By The Editor • 3 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Larger-than-life portrait of artistic director on display to mark International Women’s Day A portrait of a theatre founder and artistic director, captured after a chance meeting with well-known US artist Kehinde Wiley, is set to go on display to celebrate International Women’s Day 2024. Kehinde Wiley’s vibrant portrait of CEO and artistic director of Utopia Theatre, Mojisola Kareem, was created By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Celebrating success and the Women of Yorkshire Leeds Marriot Hotel, the leading hospitality destination known for its excellence and customer experience in the heart of Leeds City Centre, are thrilled to be the chosen destination to host the upcoming Yorkshire Businesswoman Awards on International Women's Day next month. Set against their recently renovated and reimagined By The Editor • 1 min read
Travel and Environment Mulgrave Estate to discuss plans to plant over 300,000 trees The award-winning Mulgrave Estate in the North York Moors is holding a public meeting to discuss Phase One of plans to plant 300,000 trees over 550 acres in a pioneering woodland project. The Phase One planting area will cover the parishes of Glaisdale & Egton (Egton Grange). Robert Childerhouse, By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle WORLD PREMIERE OF KAY MELLOR’S FINAL STAGE PLAY COMES TO LEEDS Based on the smash-hit, critically acclaimed BBC One drama that entertained millions of viewers over four series, the world premiere of Kay Mellor’s final stage play, The Syndicate, comes to her hometown of Leeds, playing at Leeds Grand Theatre from Thursday 18 – Sunday 28 April 2024. TV, stage star By The Editor • 2 min read
EditorsBlog The Yorkshire Businesswoman Awards are almost here! We are so excited here in the Yorkshire Businesswoman office as our first ever awards are just around the corner. In the planning for more than a year, we are now finalising all the details and as you read this, the awards will either be about to take place. I By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs A coffee with Katie McShera Sometimes, it can seem that everyone has their entire life and career planned out. Rather than stumbling on opportunities, people meticulously hunted them down. But with refreshing honesty, Katie McShera – sustainability lead at Leeds-based Bailie Group – shares how, for her, that wasn’t the case. Instead, she trusted her experiences, By The Editor • 5 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Stay warm and green: A guide to sustainable fashion for winter When you’re battling the wind and rain in the sudden reminder that winter is still very much upon us, it can be tempting to want to reinvent your entire wardrobe to cope with the weather. Whether you’re looking for a new coat to beat the chill or a By The Editor • 3 min read
