Health & Wellbeing Yorkshire care staff get 8% pay rise Yorkshire social care employees are being given an 8% pay rise taking their pay to 14% above the living wage. Staff at West Park Care are on permanent salaried employment, not - as is often the case - on zero-hours contracts, so the carers are being given the pay rise By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing Young Yorkshire athlete takes on world record attempt Ellie Horrocks, a determined 19-year-old competitive athlete from Brighouse, is gearing up for a monumental challenge on World Health Day next month. Ellie, who is well-known known for her remarkable athletic achievements, is attempting to break the world record for the most chest-to-floor burpees in 24 hours, all in support By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing Leeds’ Evolve Medical returns smiles to breast cancer survivors’ faces A Leeds-based aesthetics clinic has helped to put smiles back on the faces of two breast cancer survivors by offering free medical tattooing to give them natural looking pigmentation following reconstruction. Evolve Medical, in Pudsey has a team made up of qualified consultants, GPs, nurses and beauty therapists, headed up By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Huddersfield woman’s determination to empower women in menopause A woman from Huddersfield has used her personal journey of menopause to help empower and support other women. Julia Lee, a former rugby league referee, began to see changes in her body both mentally and physically in her mid-40s. Initially, the hot flashes, anxiety, and panic attacks were minimised. The By The Editor • 3 min read
Health & Wellbeing Lunch and Learn How to make healthy food taste great is the key ingredient of intimate lunches being hosted by two North Yorkshire women in 2024. But that’s not all the diners will experience. The titles of each event – Eating for Metabolic Health, your Gut, the Brain, and to support Your Immune By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Why a lack of vegan labelling laws is a recipe for disaster The majority of people in the UK have an inaccurate idea of what vegan food can or cannot contain, which puts those with food allergies at risk, a survey by leading allergen awareness training provider High Speed Training reveals. The survey, which sampled 2,187 UK participants, aimed to reveal By The Editor • 4 min read
Health & Wellbeing Leeds’ Evolve Medical achieves CQC registration with half-million-pound investment A Leeds-based aesthetics clinic has made an initial six-figure investment of over £500,000 in new premises, staff and equipment to become the first CQC-registered practice in the area, with an ongoing annual commitment of over £400,000 to retain this highly respected medical standard. Evolve Medical, in Pudsey has By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Step away from the phone - national day to encourage ditching the phone National No Phones At Home Day is celebrated on Saturday 20th January Could you be without your mobile phone for the day? Would your children cope with no access to smart devices? Psychologist and psychotherapist, Dr Charlotte Armitage is putting forward the challenge with National No Phones at Home Day By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Nourish Winter Retreat Day Join yoga practitioner Lisa Middleton and nutritionist Faye Thompson for a winter day retreat this February. Date: Saturday 10th February 2024 Location: White Skye Fields, Sand Hutton Price: £95 During the day they will be guiding guests to explore ways to enable them to bring balance back into their lives By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing Quiz night raises £2,260 for two local hospices When local sisters and owners of X-Press Legal Services South and West Yorkshire, Helen Foster and Claire Ide join forces for good, they do it in style. Their most recent fundraising event was a fantastic charity quiz night to celebrate 30 years in business and which saw over 90 people By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Support Dogs’ inaugural female-only netball tournament raises thousands Thousands of pounds have been netted for a charity following a female-only event which combined networking with fundraising for a paw-some cause. Sheffield-based Support Dogs held its inaugural charity netball tournament at the city’s Canon Medical Arena, with more than 100 people in attendance. The day raised a fantastic By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing A Winter awakening from Harrogate Organics In its third year and second premises, Harrogate Organics Company’s’ is keen to show the local community exactly what they can do to help solve life’s health problems and to illustrate that there is an alternative to the prescription. In just a few weeks their Market Place store, By The Editor • 2 min read
