Business Bradford Gift Card Launches New Design and Collaboration with Bradford2025 exciting milestone as it celebrates reaching £150,000 in gift card sales. In a By The Editor • 2 min read
News On Your Bikes! Yorkshire brothers raise £5,000 in epic ride for Leeds Utd Foundation Two brothers from York have handed over a cheque for £5,000 to the Leeds United Foundation after a completing an epic 220-mile charity cycle ride. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Independent toy shop nominated for national award Games Crusade in Ilkley has been nominated in a national UK’s Favourite Local Business competition. There are £1500 in Ilkley Town Centre Gift Cards as a possible prize. An independent toy shop in Ilkley says a focus on customer experience and spotting industry trends is key to them being By The Editor • 3 min read
Business All female consultancy swells support for Yorkshire Children’s Charity An all-female business consultancy has become the latest firm to support to Yorkshire families by becoming a patron of children’s charity, The Principle Trust. Craven Consultancy has pledged its support to the Skipton based charity, which provides respite breaks to children who are underprivileged, disadvantaged, disabled, have life-limiting conditions, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Business event aims to put spotlight on domestic abuse A pioneering business event is set to return to Yorkshire with the aim of raising awareness about domestic abuse. The event will feature speakers such as North Yorkshire Police’s first Domestic Abuse Inspector, Clare Crossan, and TV journalist and presenter, Christa Ackroyd. Created by Scarborough business coach and author By The Editor • 2 min read
Events Book now for the charity fundraising Masquerade Ball The Family Burns Club Masquerade Ball promises to be an evening full of entertainment, good food, drinks and dancing, whilst raising crucial funds for the charity. The ball will be held at the Village Hotel Leeds North on the 26th of October from 7pm – 1am, this new venue offers complimentary By The Editor • 1 min read
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
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
Business Leisure complex & iconic restaurant near York relaunches A popular leisure complex located in the village of Bishopthorpe, just outside York, has relaunched following a significant renovation and re-brand which has seen the transformation of the entire site and investment into its popular restaurant, Bosun’s. Occupying an idyllic location at the side of the River Ouse, the By The Editor • 2 min read