Entrepreneurs BigChange launches outstanding women in field service award Leeds tech company BigChange has announced an ‘Outstanding Women in Field Service’ award for UK businesses. Showcasing its commitment to honouring and uplifting the vital role that women play in the field service workforce, the awards serve as a timely reminder that more women are needed in these industries. The By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Fantastic Media unveils new website for Manchester City’s Steph Houghton Leeds-based strategic marketing agency Fantastic Media has revealed a new website for Manchester City captain Steph Houghton. The agency has worked closely with the professional footballer and former England captain to develop her new brand, as she looks to showcase her background and knowledge both inside and outside of football. By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs People of Leeds call for city's inspirational women to be etched in history The names of trailblazing women who made historic contributions to Leeds will be officially put forward to be etched on the walls of Leeds Civic Hall, it was announced today. The people of Leeds were asked to help decide which women from an initial list of six should become the By The Editor • 3 min read
Entrepreneurs York Biotech Campus celebrates Women in STEM this International Women’s Day The leading hub for bioscience in Yorkshire, York Biotech Campus (YBC), is celebrating women in STEM this International Women’s Day (IWD). With the theme of ‘Inspire Inclusion’ for this year’s IWD, YBC is promoting some of the incredible, and successful women, that work onsite at the science park By The Editor • 3 min read
Entrepreneurs Women at Northern urge others to consider a career in rail ahead of International Women's Day To celebrate International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March, Northern is turning the spotlight on the women who work for one of the UK’s biggest train operators. While the industry has been historically dominated by men, Northern has taken a different approach to recruitment in recent years to By The Editor • 4 min read
Entrepreneurs New arts director appointed at Sunny Bank Mills Anna Turzynski has been appointed as the new arts director at Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley. Anna was a senior producer at LEEDS 2023: Year of Culture and responsible for some of the year’s most successful events, including The Awakening, The WOW Barn and The Gifting. Anna, who was By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs A coffee with Katie McShera Sometimes, it can seem that everyone has their entire life and career planned out. Rather than stumbling on opportunities, people meticulously hunted them down. But with refreshing honesty, Katie McShera – sustainability lead at Leeds-based Bailie Group – shares how, for her, that wasn’t the case. Instead, she trusted her experiences, By The Editor • 5 min read
Entrepreneurs Lawyer receives entrepreneurial accolade Hannah Strawbridge, Founder and CEO of Han Law Co has been crowned ‘Entrepreneurial Businesswoman of the Year’, at the third annual Great British Businesswoman Awards. She was the only lawyer to take home an accolade. The awards recognise and celebrate the inspiring women innovating and leading the way in their By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs City's inspiring women set for Leeds Civic Hall tribute Inspirational women who have made their mark on Leeds are set to have their names etched in history at Leeds Civic Hall. People across the city are being asked to help decide which remarkable women from history will have their names inscribed on the walls of the building’s prestigious By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Yorkshire writer announced as recipient of the Kay Mellor Fellowship with Leeds Playhouse Bradford poet and spoken word artist Kirsty Taylor has been announced as the new Kay Mellor Fellow. The Fellowship was created in partnership with the award-winning Leeds writer Kay Mellor in 2019 and was first awarded to Bradford writer Kat Rose Martin in 2020. It continues in memory of Kay, By The Editor • 3 min read
Entrepreneurs Cooper King Distillery launches England’s first net zero energy whisky Yorkshire’s Cooper King Distillery has produced the first whisky in England distilled using net zero energy. The trailblazing distillery’s inaugural whisky, First Edition – Fruit + Spice, is the first release in its Expedition Series and every energy-related greenhouse gas emission from its production has been removed from the atmosphere. By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Leeds business named U.K. and Europe’s most innovative company Georgina Fairhall, Founder and CEO of WAC, a forward-thinking worker-tech company based in Leeds, has been named as TechRound’s number one 29Under29 Winner. The annual list was judged by Kat Wellum-Kent (Fractional Finance), Namrata Sandhu (Vaayu), and Kimberley Waldron (SkyParlour) and celebrates the UK and Europe’s most innovative By The Editor • 2 min read
