Business Students win PR prize following successful virtual pitch Celebrations are in order for two final year Public Relations students from Leeds Beckett University who have been awarded the Grayling Prize 2021. Elettra Pomilio and Jack Snell scooped the top prize after pitching an integrated PR plan in response to a UK-wide brief for an outdoor toy brand as By The Editor • 3 min read
Business IoD North Yorkshire welcomes end of devolution uncertainty The Institute of Directors’ North Yorkshire branch has welcomed the statement by Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick that North Yorkshire's county and district councils are to be replaced with a single unitary authority for the entire county (excluding City of York). The IoD said the move ended the By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Leeds Heritage Theatres partners with LeedsBID for festival of ideas Leeds Heritage Theatres is delighted to be partnering with LeedsBID at this year’s Leeds International Festival of Ideas as City Varieties Music Hall is chosen as one of the host venues that will see renowned names, experts in their field, and some of the world’s most exciting thinkers By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Whitby Pavilion’s Theatre re-opens for the Summer season After the final lifting of restrictions across England on Monday, the Whitby Amateur Dramatics Society are looking forward to their grand return to Whitby Pavilion Theatre. After an 18 month limbo for theatre across the country, the local performers from Whitby Amateur Dramatics Society or WADS as they are more By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leeds based digital agency celebrates series of client wins Leeds based digital marketing agency, Search Laboratory, is celebrating a series of client wins in the first half of 2021. The agency, which recently opened an office in Austin, TX, has won over a dozen new accounts since January, with notable wins including Unite Students and Bloch. Over half of By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Company insolvencies surge as businesses urged to take action early Insolvency figures recently released for June 2021 by the Government’s Insolvency Service show a 63% increase in corporate insolvencies compared to the same month last year (741 in June 2020). However insolvencies are 18% lower than the number registered two years previously (pre-pandemic; 1,466 in June 2019). Corporate By The Editor • 3 min read
Business CDS names Adrian Odds as new marketing and innovation director Strategic communications agency CDS has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Adrian Odds – who takes on the newly-created role of marketing and innovation director. Under his new remit, Adrian will lead the marketing function for the Leeds-headquartered firm as well as ensuring the agency is perfectly positioned to By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Investor swoops for industrial units at Doncaster's Kestrel Court Two newly built industrial units next to Doncaster Sheffield Airport have been acquired by a private property company in a £3.125 million deal negotiated by the Leeds office of property consultancy, Gent Visick (GV). GV has negotiated the acquisition of units 1 and 3, which measure 13,654 sq By The Editor • 1 min read
National The essential guide to growing your business in Glasgow Whatever the size of your business, having the right structure and strategies in place will help you continue to grow in today's ever-changing markets. The best organisations are always looking to improve their business practices by offering better products or increasing the efficiency of their processes. With our By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Plans approved for historic mill complex to be transformed into homes A Grade-II listed mill complex close to Bradford city centre that has fallen into a state of disrepair will now be transformed into 117 new apartments after planning permission was granted by officials at Bradford Council. Barkerend Mills, which is less than half a mile from Little Germany, consists of By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Superb music festival at stunning Yorkshire venues One of the country's most outstanding music festivals is celebrating its 40th year with a superb range of performers in stunning North Yorkshire settings. With 40 concerts back to in-person audiences from July 17-31, Ryedale Festival also welcomes performers including Jess Gillam, Abel Selaocoe, Carolyn Sampson, Isata Kanneh-Mason, By The Editor • 3 min read
