Business Nuffield Farming scholar appointed to drive delivery of BNG Specialist biodiversity restoration firm Environment Bank has appointed an accomplished business development director to head up the new sales team as part of its substantial recruitment drive following increasing enquiries from landowners and developers to establish Habitat Banks. Helen Wyman has taken on the role to establish a strong team By The Editor • 2 min read
Business PR will be turned on its head in 2023 Author: Katie Mallinson, founder and MD at Scriba There’s headline after headline, predicting and tracking the impact of the economic climate, on marketing spend. You don’t have to work in comms to know many budgets will be affected. But this is just one of the reasons PR will By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Good Morning Britain's one million minutes awards 2022 Today saw the third 1 Million Minutes award revealed live on air with hosts Ranvir Singh and Ed Balls. The 1 Million Minutes Awards surprise deserving loneliness heroes up and down the country. And they awarded this year’s Animal Loneliness Champion award to Jo Foster from Ilkley in West By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Business coach launches new retreat to inspire SME owners Yorkshire business and personal development coach Ros Jones hopes to give SME owners the opportunity to tap into the ‘right-brain approach’ and unlock lost creativity from the busyness of business with the launch of a unique two-day retreat. Held at Highcliffe Manor, on the North Yorkshire coast on the 25th By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Bellway sponsorship puts Garforth Villa girls on track Bellway Homes has ensured Garforth Villa girls under 13s will look the part when they go on tour to Barcelona at the end of the season by sponsoring their tour kits. The 11-a-side team, which competes in the West Riding League, will be going on a post-season tour of Barcelona By The Editor • 1 min read
Business City Square enters next phase of construction from 8 January Major changes are taking place to vehicle movement in the city centre, as King Street and Thirsk Row are becoming two-way, starting on Sunday 8 January 2023. These form part of Leeds City Council plans to make City Square people-first by removing general through-traffic away from the area. This next By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Don’t make Christmas presents a gift for thieves, warns insurance expert Homeowners in Yorkshire and The Humber are being urged to think twice about where they store their Christmas gifts this year. “People should not be hiding presents in garages and sheds, even if it is only temporary or overnight,” said Harry Appleton-Metcalfe, of rural insurance broker Lycetts. “It has never By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Design Tonic completes stunning office refurb for Claritas Solutions A Leeds-based commercial interior designer has completed a stunning office design and fit-out for Claritas Solutions in a prestigious location in Alderley Park. Design Tonic completed the interior design scheme for the IT solutions company at Glasshouse, a haven for innovative hi-tech companies at Alderley Park, near Manchester. Glasshouse opened By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Dynamic leader brings wealth of experience to Unity Sharon Jandu, managing director of the Northern Asian Power policy think tank, has been appointed as Chair of Unity Enterprise and a Board Member of Unity Housing Association. Amongst other leadership positions, Sharon, a co-founder of Yorkshire Asian Business Association, also serves as the Federation of Small Businesses Area Leader By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire Garden Centre group announces plans for Stephen H Smith's Harden site The directors at a Bradford headquartered Garden Centre Group have announced plans for one of the sites that it acquired earlier in the year. YGC Group, the parent company of Tong and Tingley Garden Centres, bought the two Stephen H Smith's garden centres in Otley and Harden, near By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Axiologik makes 3 senior appointments A leading digital transformation consultancy, Axiologik, based in Leeds, recently appointed three new senior members of staff as the company continues to expand both client side and internally. Joining the Yorkshire technology firm are Maya Mort, enterprise architect, Arifa Chakera, engagement and programme director and Kate Appleby, (pictured) delivery lead. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds translation agency looks towards 2023 with new staff and promotions Leeds language services provider Andiamo! is looking forward to a very healthy 2023 with the appointment of Hannah Burton as vendor controller and the promotion of two key staff, Lauren Tandy and Sarah Place to senior project managers within the translation agency. Managing director Miranda Sambidge said “I’m delighted By The Editor • 1 min read
