Business Podcast celebrates milestone The Leeds Business Podcast is celebrating it's ‘half-birthday’ this week, being 6 months old, having launched at the beginning of August last year. Since its launch, the podcast, hosted by Leeds-based Business Sounding Board Phil Fraser has produced 32 episodes, featuring 27 guests, with Christine Yorath, local property By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Starbucks to open in The Springs, Leeds Global coffee brand, Starbucks is to become the latest offering at The Springs retail and leisure centre at Thorpe Park Leeds with its new store opening in the coming weeks. Starbucks has secured a 2,500 sq ft unit at The Springs as part of its continuing growth plans in By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Chadwick Lawrence celebrates its female real estate management team Chadwick Lawrence, Yorkshire's leading law firm, takes pride in acknowledging the accomplishments of its female-led Real Estate Management team and commending their exceptional contributions. The Real Estate team operates across multiple Chadwick Lawrence sites in Yorkshire, spanning Leeds, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Halifax, Morley, Horbury, Bradford, and Guiseley. Recently, the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Acting conference to take place with industry heads in Leeds Actors union Equity is hosting a special industry panel event in Leeds examining the viability of the screen acting career including two of the city’s leading film and TV companies, YAFTA International and Rollem Productions. The event is in the wake of a tumultuous year for the screen acting By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Budget comment from a lender Mel Hird, director and founder of Fresh Thinking Capital, said in regard to today's budget: "Churchhill said courage is rightly esteemed as the first of human qualities, and this was a budget without that quality. I mentor young people, and their biggest issue is confidence, which I By The Editor • 1 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
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
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
Business New senior appointment for Altitude PR Altitude, the dedicated PR brand of Yorkshire-based communications agency, Counter Context, is celebrating its 2nd anniversary with the hire of senior PR practitioner, Olivia Gourlay. Olivia joins Altitude as account director and brings a wealth of consumer PR experience across retail, food and drink, entertainment, health, and lifestyle, having worked By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Chair of R3 in Yorkshire appointed as King’s Counsel Eleanor Temple, chair of the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in Yorkshire, and a barrister at Kings Chambers in Leeds, is set to be appointed as King’s Counsel by His Majesty The King, based on the recommendation of The Lord Chancellor. Eleanor will officially take her By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Harlow Consulting grows its staff team Harlow Consulting, a leading provider of research and consulting services based in Harrogate, has announced two new hires. The agency has experienced rapid growth since it was founded by Jennifer Brennan and Clare Vokes in 2019, growing from its two directors to a 12-strong staff team. Its client list includes By The Editor • 3 min read
Business White Rose and Trinity Leeds further invest in community White Rose and Trinity Leeds shopping centres are continuing to invest in the community and support local people as they open their applications for grants for local not-for-profit organisations. The Landsec Futures Community Grant Scheme provides funding with grants between £1,000 and £3,000 to support local voluntary groups By The Editor • 2 min read
