Arts&Culture The Warehouse relaunches as a new edition to the Leeds live music scene Legendary Leeds music venue, The Warehouse, has undergone a massive refurbishment and is set to re-launch as a brand-new live events space for the city later this month. Having played host to legendary club nights for over 40 years, the iconic space on Somers Street, will now cater for live By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Chow Down: in Leeds to stay! The food festival and pop-up space, once limited to several annual dates touring around the country, has announced that it is in Leeds to stay! Chow Down at Temple Arches launched for ten pop-up weekends during the summer of 2020, as the pandemic put the kibosh on their 12 planned By The Editor • 4 min read
Arts&Culture Thought Bubble festival and LeedsBID reveal ‘The Trail for Hope’ Thought Bubble and LeedsBID (Leeds Business Improvement District) have come together to curate an exciting and innovative comic art installation project across Leeds City Centre. Starting on the 20th July 2021 and running for six weeks, The Trail For Hope features a brand new story created by world-renowned comic artist By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Family business win the Yorkshire Choice Awards Husband and wife team, James and Melanie Thompson, owners of the Pride & Provenance café, wine bar, restaurant in Halifax were delighted to find they had won this year’s Yorkshire Choice Awards for Customer Service after also having been in one of the finalist positions at the 2019 awards. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Fetera Donates 3D printer to Gateways School Keighley based 3D print filament manufacturer Fetera has donated a 3D printer to Gateways School, Harewood to promote the benefits of a career in science and technology to its students. Used with the school’s CAD modelling software and filament supplied by Fetera, the printer will enable students to design By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Lupton Fawcett secures STEP accreditation Yorkshire law firm Lupton Fawcett has achieved Platinum Employer Partner accreditation for the second time from STEP – the worldwide body for professionals specialising in private client work. STEP members are lawyers, accountants, financial advisors and other professionals. The organisation has more than 20,000 members around the world. Platinum Employer By The Editor • 1 min read
Business BDO North strengthens corporate governance proposition with senior hire Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has appointed senior advisory specialist, Michael Stallard, as UK SOx and Controls Advisory National Lead. Michael (pictured), who will be based across the North, joins from Deloitte where he helped businesses to modernise their controls in line with broader digital strategies. At BDO, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Widd Signs announces two major contract wins Leeds-headquartered Widd Signs has won five-figure contracts to support on two flagship developments, 5,000 miles apart. The digital and traditional signage specialist, which has bases in both Leeds and St Helens, has been appointed to work on both The Plaza building in Liverpool and an exclusive, luxury fitness and By The Editor • 1 min read
Business KC Communications launches Summer work experience program Huddersfield based PR and marketing agency KC Communications has announced that it will be running a summer work experience program aimed at 14 - 18-year-olds as it seeks to fill in the gaps left as a result of the pandemic. The firm, which was named Yorkshire SME Apprenticeship Employer of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Work completes on pioneering new homes development in Leeds Work is now complete on an innovative new homes development in Leeds, built for people in uncertain housing situations, which makes it the first of its kind in the city. Developed by longstanding Leeds homeless charity, St George’s Crypt, and designed by Brewster Bye Architects, the development consists of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Further expansion at Doncaster Sheffield Airport brings more choice for customers Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) and TUI, the world’s leading tourism business, reveal their ambitious bounce-back plan with more seats on sale than ever before. With two new Summer destinations also on offer, there’s even more choice for passengers from Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. Yorkshire’s award-winning airport already By The Editor • 2 min read
Business AYRE Events NHS Foundation Trust to deliver annual awards Leeds based events specialist AYRE Event Solutions has strengthened its relationship with The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust after being asked to deliver it’s annual Proud Awards ceremony in Rotherham this November. The awards ceremony will be a fully in person event set to take place at Magna, Rotherham. With By The Editor • 1 min read
