Health & Wellbeing Why a lack of vegan labelling laws is a recipe for disaster The majority of people in the UK have an inaccurate idea of what vegan food can or cannot contain, which puts those with food allergies at risk, a survey by leading allergen awareness training provider High Speed Training reveals. The survey, which sampled 2,187 UK participants, aimed to reveal By The Editor • 4 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle New 4 bed family showroom open at Skelton Lakes Avant Homes North Yorkshire has opened a four-bedroom family showhome at its £60m, 215-home Greenlock Place development at Skelton Lakes in Leeds. Located just off Pontefract Lane five miles from Leeds city centre, the development forms part of the wider Skelton Lakes regeneration project. Situated only minutes away from the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Business members club expands as food venue for pop-up restaurants Empire House, the business members club established three years ago, has announced an expansion as it transforms into a unique food venue on Thursday and Friday evenings, starting in 2024. The club is opening its doors, for free, to aspiring and fledgling food businesses, providing them with an opportunity to By The Editor • 2 min read
Julia Harris Photography Promoting a positive mindset in Yorkshire Yorkshire Wellness Day is returning to Halifax this month, bringing individuals and small businesses together from the region’s wellbeing community. The event is a celebration of self-care, wellbeing, and relaxation. Organisers Nicola Winrow and Alexis Blincoe are inviting attendees to beat the January blues with health-enhancing activities including yoga, By The Editor • 3 min read
Health & Wellbeing Leeds’ Evolve Medical achieves CQC registration with half-million-pound investment A Leeds-based aesthetics clinic has made an initial six-figure investment of over £500,000 in new premises, staff and equipment to become the first CQC-registered practice in the area, with an ongoing annual commitment of over £400,000 to retain this highly respected medical standard. Evolve Medical, in Pudsey has By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Dean Clough sets precedent for Calderdale's year of culture Dean Clough, the 22-acre mixed use destination in Halifax, has reported a successful year in business as it prepares to play a key role in Calderdale’s 2024 Year of Culture celebrations. The historic venue has enjoyed a period of evolution with new flexible working and wellbeing initiatives that have By The Editor • 3 min read
Entrepreneurs Yorkshire writer announced as recipient of the Kay Mellor Fellowship with Leeds Playhouse Bradford poet and spoken word artist Kirsty Taylor has been announced as the new Kay Mellor Fellow. The Fellowship was created in partnership with the award-winning Leeds writer Kay Mellor in 2019 and was first awarded to Bradford writer Kat Rose Martin in 2020. It continues in memory of Kay, By The Editor • 3 min read
Health & Wellbeing Step away from the phone - national day to encourage ditching the phone National No Phones At Home Day is celebrated on Saturday 20th January Could you be without your mobile phone for the day? Would your children cope with no access to smart devices? Psychologist and psychotherapist, Dr Charlotte Armitage is putting forward the challenge with National No Phones at Home Day By The Editor • 2 min read
Events Book your Yorkshire Businesswoman Awards tickets now Yorkshire Businesswomen are celebrating and honouring the businesswomen of Yorkshire on International Women’s Day with a black-tie dinner at The Marriott Hotel Leeds on 8th March 2024. Entries for the awards are now closed, with a fantastic 300 nominations, but tickets for the event are now on sale and By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Event management agency appoints head of sales Louise Gee has joined the First Event team from YES (Your Event Solutions) as head of sales. Throughout previous senior leadership positions in sales and marketing, Louise has helped sales teams apply a dynamic and strategic approach, and is looking forward to bringing this experience to the exciting opportunities on By The Editor • 1 min read
Events February networking event Our February networking event, the first of 2024, takes place on Friday 2nd February at Banyan Bar & Kitchen in Leeds City Square from 3pm to 5pm. We have two fabulous speakers, writer Claire Kenny, and Jowita Penkala. This is not one to be missed and guests are welcome alongside By The Editor • 1 min read
What's on January workshops ‘a must’ for UK crime writers Highly experienced criminal psychologist, guest lecturer, radio host, podcaster, and blogger Linda Sage is teaming up with family-run business Writers Retreat UK in Beal, North Yorkshire, to host two workshops on 20 and 21 January. Linda has spent forty years working with some of the UK’s most notorious criminals, By The Editor • 1 min read
