Business Bradford’s female manufacturing leaders to inspire pupils during 2021 event Bradford’s female manufacturing leaders are headlining a panel event to inspire school pupils as part of Bradford Manufacturing Weeks 2021. The district’s female manufacturing role models from some of Bradford’s most established blue chip manufacturers, are taking questions from Bradford Girls’ Grammar School pupils during the fortnight By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Double award win for Yorkshire funeral firm Yorkshire funeral firm Full Circle Funerals has scooped two awards at the National Good Funeral Awards, including the coveted title of Funeral Director of the Year. It also won Green Funeral Director of the Year in recognition of its efforts to support those choosing sustainable funeral options as well as By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Harron Homes Yorkshire expands sales team Following a successful sales year, Leeds-based Harron Homes Yorkshire has welcomed Vicki Armitage to its sales team as senior sales manager, along with four new sales executives. In the last year Harron has implemented a number of changes to improve the customer experience during the Coronavirus pandemic, including a 24/ By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Family law firm is promoting women’s football Lake Legal is the new shirt sponsor for the Thackley AFC ladies team. The club promotes football to all parts of the community and is currently fundraising to support NHS charities, mental health charities and food banks. Commenting on the move, Claire Glaister, partner at Lake Legal, said: “Supporting Thackley By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Yorkshire-based Scriba aims to raise £8k to support literacy in young people Yorkshire wordsmiths Scriba PR and not for profit Grimm & Co have joined forces to help young people bolster their literary skills around creativity and writing. Having named Grimm & Co as its ‘charity of the year’, a jampacked calendar of fundraising events is well underway as Scriba’s 13-strong By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Social media blackout leaves many brands voiceless At 4.50PM last night social media users across the globe were plunged into darkness as Whatsapp, Facebook and Instagram all suddenly froze. The facebook owned apps, which all run on shared infrastructure, had gone down. Inevitably, social media users turned to Twitter to share their reaction. The social giants, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Kickstarter Scheme success for Northern business collaboration firm Northern Powerhouse partner The Northern Affinity has expanded its team with the appointment of two further young professionals. Lydia Burton aged 21 and Maya Johnson aged 21 join as partner relationship manager and social media executive. They are the third and fourth people to join the firm in the last By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Inspirational Huddersfield nursery manager wins ‘Outstanding Contribution’ award There were celebrations at Huddersfield-based Portland Nurseries as manager Julie Lister scooped the prestigious ‘Outstanding Contribution’ Award at this year’s Nursery World Awards. Julie has worked at Portland House - one of four settings in the Portland Nurseries Group - for over 26 years and as manager for 20 By The Editor • 1 min read
Business North Yorkshire water park opens on-site meeting and function space The 251 Events Room is named after the troops stationed on the World War One airfield As part of its ongoing investment in facilities, North Yorkshire Water Park, located on the Dawnay Estate, has announced the opening of its new function space for hire, named after the World War One By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Fox Agency appoints chief financial officer Integrated B2B technology marketing agency, Fox Agency, has appointed Melissa Hull as chief financial officer (CFO) to navigate its significant growth and ambitious plans for FY22 and beyond. Melissa brings 15 years of financial expertise to Fox Agency, joining the team following her role as business and finance consultant at By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Sheffield workspace to tackle burnout increase Flexible workspace provider, Wizu Workspace, has launched a free massage room and recurring wellness day for it’s Sheffield members in response to the rising cases of workplace burnout, with Google searches for ‘burnout symptoms’ increasing by 100% in the last 90 days. Wizu, which offers shared workspace facilities like By The Editor • 1 min read
Business It's party time! Yorkshire Businesswoman members will be putting on their party frocks and joining us for our Christmas party at Dakota Hotel Leeds on 3 December 2021. We have the wonderful Liz Green from the BBC as our guest speaker and welcome perfumery Penhalighans who will bring us lots of samples to By The Editor • 1 min read
