Health Councillor Lynn Petrini opens £2.9m specialist nursing home The Lord Mayor of Kington Upon Hull, Councillor Lynn Petrini, has visited Exemplar Health Care’s £2.9 million specialist nursing home in Hull, to officially mark the opening. Councillor Lynn Petrini, was invited to cut the ribbon and unveil a plaque to mark the official opening of the home By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Countdown to Leeds Digital Festival 2021 Leeds Digital Festival, returning from Monday 20th September – Friday 1st October 2021, has been endorsed by the UK government as an important agenda setting event. For the first time in its six-year history, the Festival will play host to government bodies including the DCMS, the G7 and the Centre for By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Media Displays becomes recruitment lifeline Media Displays, the company responsible for digital marketing display screens throughout the UK, has become a lifeline for businesses that are experiencing staff shortages. In the last three months the business has taken commissions from Amazon, Wayfair, HSL and even West Yorkshire Police, assisting with the marketing of jobs from By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Why balance is the key to business success Workshops held at Co-Working spaces in Leeds in support of National Work Life Week Personal and business wellbeing is the focus of a series of workshops being held for the region’s business community in support of National Work Life Week (October 11-October 15). Launched by Yorkshire business coach and By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Staff safety becomes key concern amid growing global insecurity Vismo, a York-based developer whose software helps employers to locate and protect their mobile workforces globally, has reported a significant increase in demand for its technology in the face of recent catastrophic world events, especially from the US. Scale-up company Vismo has seen an increase of over 50% in sales By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Circus of Horrors comes to Holmfirth When the Circus of Horrors started in Glastonbury '95 people thought it would not run for 25 weeks let alone 25 years, yet here we are a quarter of a century later and The Circus of Horrors is still touring all over the World and still getting rave reviews By The Editor • 1 min read
Health Feel Electric launched in Leeds Feel Electric Wellness studios in Leeds, celebrates its opening with ex-professional rugby player Keith Mason and his inspirational wife Riona Kelly cutting the ribbon after the tremendous success of its Harrogate-based studio earlier this summer, where clients are already experiencing A-list style results with this brand new electrifying work out By The Editor • 5 min read
Whats On Workplace wellbeing must be inclusive to improve employees’ mental health New workplace wellbeing start-up launches free Wellbeing Day * Free Wellbeing Day taking place Tuesday 12 October 2021 * All sessions are delivered by diverse wellbeing professionals * Free wellbeing sessions focusing on diversity, inclusion, confidence + joy Employers must make workplace wellbeing more inclusive to tackle poor mental health among workforce, a new By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Stair lift specialist reaches new level of growth A Yorkshire-based stairlift manufacturer, which specialises in producing bespoke designs for curved or complicated staircases, is targeting significant growth after securing £100,000 in loan funding from Finance For Enterprise and the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). Bespoke Stairlifts will use the loan funding to create four senior roles in By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Dewsbury former Wetherspoons to go up for auction The Time Piece pub on Northgate in Dewsbury town centre is to be put up for auction as an investment opportunity. The popular former Wetherspoons pub, which has been given a £450,000 guide price, is let on a seven-year lease running until 2027 to Pickles Pubs, at a rent By The Editor • 1 min read
Business New sales manager for Sweet Cures Natural health industry veteran Gary Torbuck has been appointed as sales manager for supplement manufacturer and retailer Sweet Cures as part of the company’s plans for growth. He joins from his role as UK and Republic of Ireland sales manager for OptiBac Probiotics where he spent almost seven years. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Associate director joins growing recruitment consultancy iSource Group, the IT, digital and change management recruitment specialist based in Leeds, has announced the appointment of associate director, Matt Kirk just weeks after promoting two internal candidates to the position. With more than 10 years’ experience in recruitment, Matt has the complementary skills and transferable experience to win By The Editor • 1 min read
