Business ACD&B supports local creative design talent Cleckheaton-based creative design agency, ACD&B, is supporting the next generation of graphic designers by launching a competition for Kirklees College students. ACD&B, which specialises in providing clients with branding, artworking, creative and web design was founded by Chris Parkinson, a former graphic design student at Dewsbury By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds-based Collective expands its offering Leeds-based food and lifestyle collective, Chapter 81, has recently moved into a new city centre office where they now have the capacity to bring more services in-house, offering new and existing clients additional support. The move to Cross York Street comes after a successful few months where the collective won By The Editor • 3 min read
Businesswoman Synergos Consultancy appoint apprentice office administrator Following a period of growth in 2020, Synergos Consultancy Ltd have appointed an Office Administrator, Abigail Kilburn. Abigail is currently in her second year at a local college, studying business at level 3 and has achieved a merit-merit in business at level 2 in her first year at college. Since By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Hat-trick of corporate supporters latest to back homelessness charity A West Yorkshire homelessness charity has signed up three supporters to its corporate partnership scheme. Simon on the Streets welcomed Leeds-based IT support firm, Everon and Huddersfield-based Inspired Kitchens to its 5 for 5 scheme at the end of 2020 with the charity’s newest member, Leeds-based independent bottlers, Peg By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Traffic changes in Leeds City centre The layout of two major roads in the city centre will change from Sunday 24 January as Infirmary Street and Vicar Lane open in both directions to motorised traffic and cycles. The roads are currently being transformed as part of a multi-million pound project being carried out by Connecting Leeds By The Editor • 2 min read
National Award winning local delivery firm YDL, records 35% growth YDL, part of The APC network - the largest independent parcel delivery network in the UK - has today reported significant, continued growth, spurred by a huge surge in online shopping across Yorkshire. The company, which through The APC network, specialises in parcel solutions for SMEs, has today announced 35% By The Editor • 3 min read
Editors Blog A better year ahead? Is it too late to wish everyone a happy new year? I hope not. following a short break over Christmas, January has got off to a really busy start for us as we work on the next edition of TopicUK and Yorkshire Businesswoman magazines. As we have entered another lockdown, By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Food4Heroes providing nutritious meals to those most in need Food4Heroes is back. The charity, which was founded in March 2020 to provide nutritious meals to NHS and key worker staff, is now providing meals to families in the local community who are affected by food poverty. Following a successful pilot, the charity is working with food banks enabling them By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds City College calls for unused laptops to help students learn from home Leeds City College, which is part of Luminate Education Group, is calling for donations to its student laptop initiative, following the reinstatement of remote learning due to the current lockdown. Last week, the government pledged to provide a further one million laptops to disadvantaged students across the country to support By The Editor • 1 min read
Business BDO has announced a new partner in business restructuring Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has announced the promotion of 20 new partners across the firm with Mark Thornton named partner in Yorkshire. The promotions, delayed from June 2020 as a result of COVID-19, are effective from 1st January 2021. Mark joined BDO in 2007 at manager level By The Editor • 2 min read
Health Plans approved for major extra care development in Kirklees Plans have been approved for a major new extra care scheme at Cleckheaton that will provide 80 apartments for local people over the age of 55, who have a connection to the local area. The scheme, located on Kenmore Drive, will be developed by Housing 21, in partnership with Kirklees By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Widd Signs reaches new heights with eye-catching student accommodation Leeds-headquartered Widd Signs has completed a five-figure project to design and install external and internal signage at the impressive UNINN Parkside development in Coventry. The project has seen Widd Signs, which has bases in Leeds and St Helens, install eye-catching UNINN branding at the top of each of the developments’ By The Editor • 1 min read
