Business Here’s to strong women. May we know them, be them and raise them York City Knights are no strangers to strong women, both on and off the field, and we are delighted to be hosting our first-ever Women’s Day on Sunday 5th June in partnership with local charity Kyra Women’s Project. Our next double-header will see the Knights Ladies kick off By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Harrogate Scrubbers celebrate memory quilts Earlier this week, the Harrogate Scrubbers met up at Pavilions of Harrogate, 2 years after responding to Harrogate hospitals appeal for PPE and scrubs. Not only were the core team there, but dozens of volunteers who had cut fabric, delivered packs and sewn the scrubs. The first time since the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Marketing consultancy celebrates a raft of new clients Huddersfield-based marketing consultancy, We Are Circle, are celebrating a raft of new business wins and have been appointed by Sheards Accountancy and the Walker Singleton Group to help them both with marketing strategy, brand transformation and growth. The strategic marketing company was set up in 2009 by Laura Pegg who By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Law partner named outstanding business leader at Yorkshire Hero Awards Asma Iqbal, a partner at Yorkshire law firm Chadwick Lawrence has won the Outstanding Business Leader Award at the Yorkshire Hero Awards, part of the FB Fashion Ball. The awards celebrate businesses and individuals for outstanding achievement and contribution, recognising those that are doing good work in the region through By The Editor • 1 min read
Business IoD offers free memberships for businesses in the Harrogate district The Institute of Directors is offering fully-funded memberships for local businesses, with support from Harrogate Borough Council using Government Covid-19 business recovery funding. IoD members receive a wide range of benefits including events, access to UK business hubs, expert advice, discounted professional development and an influential lobbying voice on policy By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Solicitor marks three decades at Calderdale Legal Practice Solicitor Maureen Cawthorn is celebrating after marking thirty years’ service at law firm Wilkinson Woodward. After studying at Manchester University and the College of Law in Chester, Maureen qualified as a solicitor in 1989, specialising in litigation and employment law. Following short spells at legal practices in Manchester and Leeds, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Property search company awarded with bespoke property search portal licence Property search provider, X-Press Legal Services South and West Yorkshire has recently been awarded a National Land Information Service (NLIS) channel licence – a government approved and regulated, electronic land and property searches portal, the only one of its kind in the property searches market. The new license gives the company, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Claire shortlisted for Salesperson of the Year Award Claire Beatson, general manager of York’s ethical jeweller Nightingale, has been announced as one of a handful of shortlisted finalists in the Salesperson of the Year category at the National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) Awards 2022. The NAJ Awards, supported by headline sponsor, Nivoda, champion extraordinary talent within the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Scriba PR marks growth with rebrand and trio of appointments Technical B2B communications firm Scriba PR has undergone a brand overhaul and appointed three new recruits, as the company celebrates its ninth year of trading and exceeding £750,000 turnover. Hot on the heels of announcing its office expansion at the beginning of March – seeing the business add an additional By The Editor • 2 min read
Business York business highlights the power of local gift cards to drive retail recovery Two years on from the onset of pandemic restrictions, a York business has highlighted the power of local gift cards to drive retail recovery In York, 58% of redemptions of the York Gift Card were at retail businesses, 32% at food and drink businesses, and 4% at both accommodation and By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Blossom Training & Development shortlisted for StartUp Awards National Series Yorkshire based Blossom Training & Development has been named one of the most exciting new businesses in the region after being shortlisted as part of a brand new awards programme. The StartUp Awards National Series has been launched to recognise the booming startup scene across the UK which has accelerated By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Award winning Provenance Inns set to launch North Yorkshire’s biggest Easter egg hunt * The Provenance Inns & Hotels group will be hiding chocolate eggs in the areas spanning all seven venues, including The West Park in Harrogate and The Punch Bowl in Marton-Cum-Grafton. * Winners of best food offering at The Publican Awards 2022 * The hunt will commence on Good Friday and run until By The Editor • 3 min read
