Business New solicitor for Irwin Mitchell in the North A new solicitor has joined leading national law firm Irwin Mitchell’s Tax, Trusts and Estates teams in Leeds. Helen Webster (pictured) joins the team as a solicitor from Ridley and Hall. Bringing 15 years of experience to the team, Helen is an expert in protecting people’s assets through By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Agency growth sees promotion to director and shareholder opportunity Brilliant, Leeds-based Marketing agency, has announced an addition to its director board with Lynne Ella Pearson stepping up from her role as head of client services to studio director. The promotion will also see Lynne become a shareholder in the company as it continues to build on its previous growth. By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Carter Jonas announces new appointment in Leeds Office Harriet Frank has joined the Leeds office of national property consultancy Carter Jonas, as a senior planner. Harriet joins from Stone + Associates and previously Nineteen47, where she was a senior planner and planner respectively. Prior to that, she was a planning officer at the North York Moors National Park Authority. By The Editor • 1 min read
Business IoD appoints North Yorkshire ambassador The IoD has appointed marketing expert Angela Brown as an ambassador in its North Yorkshire team. Angela is the founder of Meteoric Marketing and has more than 25 years of B2B marketing experience. She works with founders and directors of SMEs to help them build their brand profile, drive sales By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Sky opens largest shop to date at Trinity Leeds Trinity Leeds, the Landsec retail and leisure destination in the heart of Leeds, has announced the opening of a new permanent shop for Sky, Europe’s leading media and entertainment company. The new shop forms part of Sky’s strategy to move into bricks and mortar retail, to deliver an By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Biggest issues faced by women in the workplace and how remote working has changed them Research from Yoppie, the pioneers of personalised, organic period care delivered through your letterbox, has found that while remote working has improved pressures around appearance and PMS for women within the workplace, issues of fair representation and equal pay remain prevalent. When surveyed by Yoppie, nearly a quarter of the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Newport Land and Law supports young talent Newport Land and Law is supporting young talent with the launch of an internship programme for young lawyers and a Kickstart scheme for administrative roles. The first intern is 20-year-old law student Georgia Beckett from Wakefield. She is studying law at the University of Sheffield and will graduate next year. By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Modo25 adds House of Baukjen to their growing collection of fashion clients Leeds-based global digital marketing provider and MarTech SaaS firm, Modo25, adds another new growth client to its portfolio with a new brief from sustainable fashion retailer, House of Baukjen. Modo25 are providing ongoing PPC management and SEO strategy to support House of Baukjen’s existing inhouse team. As part of By The Editor • 1 min read
Business SME bank appoints regional relationship manager Katie Roberts has joined challenger business bank, Allica Bank, to spearhead the launch of its direct-to-SME offering in the Yorkshire region. Her principal focus will be in supporting established SMEs in Yorkshire, where she has spent most of her 16 years’ banking and finance working life, and more specifically the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business The Artist’s Window at Wellington Place Developer and Asset Manager, MEPC has announced the launch of ‘The Artist’s Window’ at Wellington Place, with the installation of the first winning design. The latest community initiative, working alongside Leeds Arts University, was set up to help support the creative talent in Leeds by showcasing art installations on By The Editor • 2 min read
Business ‘Law in Practice’ placement leads to full-time role for Sheffield graduate A law graduate has become the first of what law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, hopes is “a new wave of lawyers”, following a placement as part of a recent partnership with Sheffield Hallam University. Lucy Etheridge, joined the social justice law firm last October on a part-time basis as part of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Join our unique members club Following the successful launch of Yorkshire Businesswoman magazine last year, we have launched our special members club and are amazed at the response received. Members will receive invitations to exclusive events where you will have the opportunity to network and socialise with likeminded businesswomen and receive special offers, discounts and By The Editor • 2 min read
