Health & Wellbeing Law firm raises £11,000 for Smart Works Leeds Law firm Gordons has donated £11,000 to its annual charity partner Smart Works Leeds, which helps women across the city secure employment and change the trajectory of their lives In addition to fundraising, over the course of 12 months Gordons’ staff donated clothes and provided the charity with volunteering By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing New ‘Coronation Gardens for Food and Nature’ launches Celebration of The King’s vision for treasuring nature and living sustainably A new initiative has launched which pays tribute to His Majesty, King Charles III’s long-standing commitment to the natural world and the environment – Coronation Gardens for Food and Nature. Organised by The Wildlife Trusts in partnership with By The Editor • 4 min read
Health & Wellbeing All is Good sustainable store aims to be bigger and better An eco-friendly retail business is calling on customers and supporters to help it upgrade its popular refill and zero waste shop. All is Good, based in Penistone, South Yorkshire, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise the investment it needs to expand the refill section of its community store, making By The Editor • 3 min read
Health & Wellbeing Leeds City Council urges women to have their say on safety Women who live, work and visit Leeds City centre are being encouraged to have their say in a survey which has been created to ensure that Leeds is a safer and more comfortable place. The survey is an opportunity for women and girls to talk about their experiences and the By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing MFS partners with WaterAid to deliver over 129,000 feminine hygiene products to charity Charity support services specialist, Mosaic Fulfilment Solutions (MFS), is proud to have distributed 129,000 feminine hygiene products to seven charities across the York and Leeds area in a donation made possible by the generosity of international charity WaterAid. The donation aligned with this year’s Menstrual Hygiene Day in By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Gough & Kelly joins forces to provide safe space in the city Security firm Gough & Kelly is supporting a project to promote women’s safety at night in Leeds city centre. Following a successful pilot in March 2022, the Women’s Night Safe Space is running from 10pm to 3am every Saturday night and other key dates. Funded by Safer Streets, By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Yorkshire Wolds rapeseed oil business wins gold at food awards The team at a Thixendale-based rapeseed oil business is celebrating after two of its products won gold awards in a prestigious national competition. Charlie & Ivy's Garlic, Oregano and Balsamic Bread Dipper and Garlic and Thyme Plant-Based Mayonnaise won the awards in the Farm Shop & Deli Product By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing Striking new art mural sparks conversation about violence against women A striking new art mural, designed to spark conversations about the Violence Against Women and Girls agenda, has been installed in the city centre this week. Situated on the wall of the St Anne’s Resource Centre (a day service for individuals who are homeless or vulnerably house) and based By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Clinical aromatherapist to scale up growing product business A massage therapist who trained in Thailand, has given up full-time therapy to focus on scaling up her growing aromatherapy product-based business, which exploded during lockdown. Sam Clarke, who has 30 years’ experience in aromatherapy, massage and skincare, is the founder of Bliss Therapies, which was founded as a holistic By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Online menopause clinic, LIVVE selected to support women in the workplace Yorkshire house builder, Strata has joined forces with LIVVE, an online menopause clinic founded by Leeds-entrepreneur and qualified prescribing pharmacist, Melissa Sookia. Strata has collaborated with LIVVE in a bid to normalise the conversation surrounding menopause within the workplace and provide access to affordable treatment and support for its team By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Harrogate duo serve up 'food to help your mood' If your first instinct is to reach for a bar of chocolate, packet of biscuits or bag of crisps when your mood is low, you aren’t alone. Yet these foods could be causing mood swings, anxiety and fatigue so Harrogate-based nutritionist, Georgina Hickman, and private chef, Michaela Hanna, have By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing The North’s largest independent menopause conference announced The North’s largest independent conference dedicated to all things menopause and perimenopause is coming to Halifax this spring. The Menopause Live event is being held at the Victoria Theatre on Thursday 27 April between 9.30am – 3.30pm and will be headlined by Diane Danzebrink, the founder of Menopause By The Editor • 3 min read
