Business Digital agency launches e-commerce initiative A Leeds-based multi-national web development and digital marketing agency has launched a campaign to provide three local businesses the chance to benefit from a completely free e-commerce website. GRM Digital launched the campaign after seeing local businesses struggling to trade offline during the Covid-19 pandemic. Calling on neighbouring firms to By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Jublo creates global job opportunities for workers affected by COVID-19 International translations and software company Jublo is recruiting native speakers in Spain, Germany, Argentina, Japan and China – in order to provide temporary work for those affected by COVID-19. The Leeds-based tech enterprise, which employs over 130 people globally, has been connecting with community groups in those areas worst-hit by regional By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Digital agency donate care packages to show NHS support Leeds based Search Laboratory has continued its support of local charity Leeds Cares by donating much needed care packages for NHS staff working across sites in Leeds. Over £1,000 worth of care packages have been donated to support doctors, nurses and other NHS staff during the COVID-19 pandemic The By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Heathcotes launches recruitment drive Care provider, Heathcotes Group, has launched a major recruitment drive to assist its frontline teams in meeting the challenge of the ongoing Coronavirus crisis, with new positions available at various locations across Yorkshire. With many sectors in lockdown and staff shortages likely as COVID-19 forces many people into isolation, the By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Wensleydale Creamery expands ‘online deli’ offering The Wensleydale Creamery, based in Hawes at the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, is adapting to current circumstances and supporting local businesses by developing its online mail order offering so that customers can get their favourite cheeses, local produce and gifts delivered direct to their door. Recognising that customers are By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Media specialists team up to encourage the nation to #StopPanicBuying Scriba PR and One Minute Briefs have harnessed the power of social media – along with a healthy dose of creativity – to try and tackle the UK’s panic buying problem. After Labour called upon Britain’s advertising and PR industries to mobilise in the fight against panic-buying – these two northern By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Thirty jobs created as Wetherby business park scheme is fully let Harrogate-based developer Marrtree has reported that its 20,000 sq ft business park next to Thorp Arch Estate near Wetherby is now fully let, less than 12 months after construction was completed. The £1.6m development of 2,000 sq ft - 4,000 sq ft units is now let By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Exemplar Healthcare creates up to 500 new jobs To meet the growing demand for social care in the coming months, Exemplar Health Care is currently recruiting a total of 1000 Associate Carer roles in Yorkshire and Humber, the North West and North East and Midlands, with 500 jobs just in Yorkshire and the Humber. Created as a new By The Editor • 2 min read
Businesswoman Top 10 Podcasts by Inspiring Women to download Rachel Peru, Fashion Correspondent. www.rachelperumodel.com Instagram @rachelperu1 How’s everyone coping with being at home? I’m trying to keep busy and plan each day with some structure to help keep me motivated. I’m a huge fan of listening to podcasts and now is the perfect time By The Editor • 4 min read
Charity The Scott Creative Arts Foundation Founder Trustee of the Scott Creative Arts Foundation Sue Armstrong is delighted to announce the appointment of their new Chairman Canon Keith D Madeley MBE. The Scott Creative Arts Foundation (SCAF) was founded in 2016 to preserve, collate and present the life’s work of Michael and Eileen Scott, to By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Barclays: supporting customers and clients impacted by Coronavirus New measures for Personal Banking customers Barclays UK is announcing two new measures to help customers manage their money through these challenging times: Overdrafts: Waiving all interest from 27th March until the end of April 2020, meaning no charges for customers to use their agreed overdraft. Customers don’t need By The Editor • 3 min read
Charity Appeal: Forget Me Not ready to support NHS but needs urgent help Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice has launched an appeal to raise urgent funds so it can be ready to support the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic. With its nursing expertise and specialised facilities, Forget Me Not is preparing to support the NHS during the outbreak. However, the coronavirus and By The Editor • 1 min read