Travel and Environment Vicar Lane in Leeds opens to two way traffic, first time in 50 years Vicar Lane in central Leeds will reopen to bus traffic going both ways on Sunday 21 February, improving reliability and journey times by removing a bottleneck on The Headrow at New Briggate. The reopening marks the first time buses will have travelled northbound on Vicar Lane since the road was By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Fighting the pandemic and the glass ceiling – all in a day's work Three covid scientists share their experience of battling the pandemic for International Day Of Women And Girls In Science From Lovelace’s mathematical genius, to Curie’s breakthroughs in radioactivity, women have undoubtedly played pivotal roles in pioneering scientific discoveries for centuries. And although the 20th Century brought with it By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Leeds families receive laptops through recycling initiative Families across Leeds are set to benefit from a pioneering project to equip them with recycled laptops. Laptops deposited at the eight household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) in the city are currently broken up to salvage any reusable components. But now through an innovative partnership between waste electrical and electronic By The Editor • 1 min read
Business New operations director at Orchard Care Homes Orchard Care Homes, a leading provider of senior living in the UK, with care homes in the North of England and the Midlands, has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Tracy Johnson as the operations director for the North West. Tracy brings over 30 years of experience By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Calling all business writers Page Turner Awards is inviting business writers to get involved in the Page Turner Awards 2021. The Page Turner Awards, sponsored by ProWritingAid, is an inclusive writing and book awards with one goal – to change the lives of as many writers as possible. The team at Page Turner Awards passionately By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Kirklees College helps build the future with apprenticeships Kirklees College is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week from 8 – 14 February by showcasing how its apprentices are using technical skills to help build the future workforce. Kirklees College offers the widest range of apprenticeships in West Yorkshire and trains approximately 1,000 apprentices over 30 occupational areas who are employed By The Editor • 1 min read
Business By the end of 2021, UK firms will have borrowed over £60bn through the pandemic UK firms borrowed £35.5bn (in net terms) last year, with a further £26bn forecast by the end of 2021, according to the latest EY ITEM Club for Financial Services Forecast. Last year’s figure was £25bn more than was borrowed on average over the previous five years, before the By The Editor • 8 min read
Business Harron Homes Yorkshire welcomes new sales and marketing director Housebuilder Harron Homes has welcomed a new sales and marketing director, Alison Taylor-Shaw, to its Yorkshire division based in Leeds. Alison, who lives in Wakefield and is originally from Barnsley, joined Harron Homes in November 2020. The appointment marks the conclusion of a successful year despite the challenging backdrop of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Socialsendr evolves tech platform to better support small businesses across the UK Yorkshire-based tech start up, socialsendr, has evolved the functionality of its platform introducing LinkedIn to its social portfolio to better support clients with their social media marketing. The web-based platform, which is the only app on the market to create, schedule and post content on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, transforms By The Editor • 1 min read
Business National Business Women's Awards are back After receiving many enquiries, organisers of the popular National Business Women's Awards have announced they are now open for entries. Organised by Events & PR, the awards were first launched in 2018 to raise the profile of enterprising Business Women across the UK. Over the last 12 months, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business 2021 is all about making your brand more authentic; here’s how No matter the industry in which your business – big or small – operates in, branding is one of the most important things when it comes to success and customer building. The right branding shapes how customers interact with you, how they think and feel about you. It’s all about creating By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Thrive continues its growth with another appointment Crystal Boyde has joined award winning Leeds-based legal practice, Thrive Law as an Associate Solicitor. Before joining Thrive, Crystal specialised in Employment Law for 7 years and provides advice on all aspects of employment and HR law. She has a particular interest in complex discrimination claims, especially sex, disability, maternity By The Editor • 1 min read
