Business IHG and Caffè Nero deliver communications advice for UK’s independent marketing agency sector * Presentations hosted by virtual marketing agency, Pimento * 450 delegates have attended six hour-long presentations * Speakers included Karin Sheppard - SVP & Managing Director Europe at IHG (InterContinental Hotels and Will Stratton-Morris Chief Executive Officer Caffè Nero UK. Pimento, the UK’s leading independent agency network, has teamed up with leading By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds cast plasterer completes work on £75m Barton Square transformation project Award-winning cast plasterer Ryedale Interiors Ltd has completed a large-scale cast plasterwork project as part of a £75m transformation of intu Trafford Centre’s Barton Square. The Leeds-based firm successfully designed, manufactured, and installed 8000 glass reinforced gypsum casts to support the restoration and redevelopment of the historic Manchester retail By The Editor • 2 min read
Business CityFibre breaks ground on Doncaster’s digital transformation Doncaster is celebrating a major milestone in its digital transformation as work begins to extend its full fibre network to reach almost every home and business in the town, as part of a £25m private investment from CityFibre. Full fibre is currently available to around 13 percent of premises across By The Editor • 2 min read
Business York-based SpeedQuizzing sees demand for quizzes soar York-based SpeedQuizzing has seen a 108% increase in demand for its quizzes in April, with 10,000 virtual SpeedQuizzing events hosted over the last four weeks. Prior to the lockdown beginning, the company’s online quiz platform and app was used by hosts to run an average of 1,200 By The Editor • 2 min read
Mandys Blog So many hashtags As we continue to navigate our way through the current lockdown, my "PMA" has been somewhat challenged. Did Easter really happen? Every day seems to blur into the next! My daily routine has most certainly been shaken, not stirred and so many new hashtags introduced into my social By The Editor • 3 min read
Businesswoman Forward Ladies regional awards go online Due to the current situation Forward Ladies have decided to reimagine their regional awards. They want to not only put the well-being of our community first but also take the opportunity to create something different by transforming their regional awards into a full digital experience. They are also extending the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leading digital marketing firm upskills brands to empower their marketing during COVID-19 The team behind marketing automation platform Force24 has donated over 100 man-hours of consultancy expertise for free to help marketers leverage a 180% uplift in digital engagement across B2B and B2C sectors during the UK lockdown. As billions of people work from home to tackle the Coronavirus outbreak, the Yorkshire By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Yorkshire online grocery store donates delivery charges to UK charity Yorkshire speciality food supplier, Delifresh, who recently transformed their business overnight from supplying top chefs and restaurants in the region to providing a fully stocked online grocery store for the Yorkshire public, are donating all their delivery charges to UK charity, TLG (Transforming Lives For Good). Delifresh, who have had By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink White Rose supports Leeds South and East foodbank White Rose Shopping Centre has announced its new charity partner for 2020 – Leeds South and East Foodbank. The Foodbank has been supporting South and East Leeds since 2013, and now has 11 distribution centres. In just one year from April 2019 to March 2020, more than 14,000 people used By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Tune into Nature music prize A competition for musicians and singer/songwriters aged 16-29 whose work fosters a stronger relationship with nature through contemporary popular music. To mark World Earth Day, Yorkshire Sculpture Park has teamed up with the Nature Connectedness Research Group at the University of Derby, musician Sam Lee, Selfridges, and Tileyard London By The Editor • 2 min read
Business North Yorkshire dental business secures funding from Barclays CBIL Scheme Ripon based business Ambridge Ceramics Limited today announced it has received support from Barclays through the Government backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) in order to maintain the ability to trade through the COVID-19 crisis. Ambridge Ceramics Limited was established in 1986 and is headquartered at Premier House. College By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Local business leaders to quiz Ed Miliband This week, Yorkshire’s business leaders will have the opportunity to participate in a live Q&A session with newly appointed shadow business secretary, Ed Miliband. Mr Miliband will participate in the live video Q&A session on the Coronavirus Yorkshire Business Support Group’s Facebook page at By The Editor • 1 min read
