Business Leading York architects transforming St Peter's School Award-winning architects brown + company are playing a pivotal role in the transformation of St Peter’s School in York. St Peter’s, which was founded in AD627 and is one of the oldest schools in the UK, is switching from a three to a two-school model. This structural change requires By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Professional studio base as podcast room launches in Leeds Podcast Room Leeds, a purpose-built podcast and video recording studio, has opened in Leeds city centre, providing a fully managed production environment for businesses and creators across Yorkshire and the wider North of England. The launch responds to a significant and sustained rise in demand for professionally produced audio and By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leeds Business School launches Impact and Growth programme to empower women in business The Business School at Leeds Beckett University has launched WECAN – Impact and Growth, a new leadership and development programme designed to empower women to create impact in their businesses, organisations and wider communities. Building on the success of a previous programme, this initiative helps develop leadership capability, confidence and emotional By The Editor • 2 min read
Business York Garden Centre raises its fundraising target for Wetherby children’s hospice With two months of the charity year still to go, a Bradford-based garden centre group with a site in York has smashed its fundraising target and extended its commitment to a local children’s hospice. In April 2025, the teams at Yorkshire Garden Centres’ sites in West and North Yorkshire By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds law firm strengthens team with 12 new appointments Ward Hadaway has appointed 12 new legal specialists to its Leeds office, strengthening teams in response to sustained client demand across Yorkshire. The new starters include directors, solicitors, trainee solicitors and paralegals, adding capacity across teams that advise public sector bodies, housing providers, private individuals and mid-market businesses. The Leeds By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Women of Courage podcast Maureen Greeves is a deeply religious woman. Yet her faith was tested to the full when her husband Alan’s life was ended by an act of senseless violence as he walked to midnight mass on Christmas Eve. He suffered catastrophic injuries after being battered with a pickaxe handle. At By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Indian food entrepreneur returns with new Ripon production kitchen Award-winning entrepreneur Monalisa Fathima has announced the opening of a new, expanded production facility in Ripon for her latest venture, Monalisa’s Kitchen. The move to the new unit at Sycamore Business Park in Copt Hewick marks an exciting new chapter for Monalisa, whose journey into the World Foods category By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds marketing agency strengthens team after securing major public sector brief Leeds-based digital marketing specialists, The Marketing Optimist has kicked off 2026 on a high after appointing a key new team member and seeing steady growth predicted for the remainder of the year, following successfully securing a trio of big client wins at the start of Q1 – including a large, revived By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Nifty Fox Creative achieves 30% growth Barnsley-based Nifty Fox Creative, an award-winning research and data visualisation communications agency, has achieved 30% year-on-year growth, increasing turnover from £970,000 to £1.25 million in 2025, and has set an ambitious target of £1.65 million for 2026 as it continues to expand its impact across the education By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Nifty Fox Creative appoints growth manager Nifty Fox Creative, an award-winning research and data visualisation communications agency, has appointed Kate Wightman as Growth Manager as the business targets £1.65 million turnover in 2026, a 32% increase on 2025’s £1.25 million revenue. With more than 14 years’ experience across client growth and partnership roles, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Menodivorce or menopause? : Feeling out of control at Christmas By Sarah Barr-Young, Head of Jones Myers’ Financial Remedies Department in Harrogate A series of studies has highlighted a connection between menopause and divorce - with many women attributing the menopause as a key factor in their relationship breakdown. The New Year can be a particularly stressful time for married By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Bradford Garden Centre to host pruning masterclass with leading rose grower A Bradford garden centre is hosting a rose pruning masterclass with one of the country’s leading names in roses later this month. On Tuesday, 24th February, an expert from the long-established, family-owned rose breeder David Austin Roses will be in The Mezzanine at Tong Garden Centre at 10 am By The Editor • 1 min read
