Business A sweet future for North Yorkshire marketing firm Northallerton-based marketing agency, Peachy Digital celebrated its second birthday last week with an open-house party, with food and drink sourced from its foodie clients and freshly made peach bellinis to tempt party-goers. Unable to mark the occasion of its first birthday due to lockdown restrictions, the company welcomed clients, suppliers By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Free tool launched to help business owners be more balanced A Yorkshire business coach has developed a free tool to help business owners review how balanced they are in their business and life in her mission to help encourage a kinder, more balanced way of doing business. Ros Jones, an NLP qualified business leadership and wellbeing coach and former corporate By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Your chance to volunteer. Heritage project celebrates women in rugby A unique heritage project, which celebrates 25 years of women’s international Rugby League, is looking for volunteers to help with archiving and fact finding. ‘Life with the Lionesses’ is led by Julia Lee from Huddersfield, one of the first women to referee men’s Rugby League in the 1980s. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire’s got talent Yorkshire trailblazers from all sectors have been shortlisted for the Northern Power Women Awards 2022 sponsored by EY. With a near two-year gap between the last round of nominations, the North certainly hasn’t disappointed with its triumphant celebration of Northern talent as this year's awards saw 1400 By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Work commences on Marks & Spencer relocation at White Rose Shopping Centre Work has commenced to relocate Marks & Spencer into a new 80,000sq ft anchor store within the White Rose Centre, Leeds. The project, which will include a new full height glazed entrance has been designed by The Harris Partnership for Landsec. ESH Construction have been appointed as Main Contractor. By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Huddersfield crafter stars in Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas finale A crafter from Huddersfield - who turned a lost paper folding art into a thriving online business and a means to support people during lockdown - will feature in the finale of Channel 4’s Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas. Bethan Aspland has 43k followers on her Instagram channel where she By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Apprenticeship success for Leeds cloud migration firm Cloud migration firm Cloud Nexus is reaping the rewards after employing its first ever apprentice and witnessing impressive growth as a result. Kayleigh Pyner aged 22 and a Southampton Solent University photography graduate, joined the Leeds-based firm in November 2020 and has since transformed its marketing. As the firm’s By The Editor • 2 min read
Business The answer to levelling up: Northern Power Women will get the nation mentoring Northern Power Women’s Levelling Up Progress report, published on 7 December, outlines how the Northern Power Women (NPW) community has found the solution to the Levelling Up agenda. The report will be launched virtually by CEO and Founder of Northern Power Women, Simone Roche MBE. This progress report follows By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Barristers accept offer of tenancy at Parklane Plowden Chambers Parklane Plowden Chambers has announced that two new barristers have accepted an offer of tenancy after successfully completing their pupillages. Holly Challenger and May Martin have joined chambers as tenants having initially been called in 2019, and will sit within the set’s chancery and commercial and personal injury and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Sad loss of a special lady It is with sadness that we have to share this news with you. Our dear friend and colleague Mandy Taylor sadly passed away late last night following her courageous battle with cancer. Mandy has battled with the disease for many years, diagnosed firstly with breast cancer which she bravely battled By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Acting academy put in the spotlight with new accreditation A leading Leeds based acting academy has been recognized for its quality of teaching and graduate success, by being awarded accreditation by a prestigious industry body. The Yorkshire Academy of Film and Television Acting (YAFTA) is now Spotlight Accredited for its renowned 18 month Acting for Screen Diploma programme, meaning By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Finance firm strengthens team with new appointment East Yorkshire based SME funding specialist One Stop Business Finance (OSBF) has further strengthened its finance brokering and operations management expertise with the appointment of Emma Harris. Emma brings extensive experience to the dual Finance Broker and Operations Manager role at OSBF, particularly through her work as an asset and By The Editor • 1 min read
