Business Grant schemes reopen to support businesses Leeds City Council is reopening two grant schemes as part of its ongoing drive to stand shoulder to shoulder with local businesses during the nationwide effort to control the COVID-19 pandemic. The first fund is designed to provide assistance to people with businesses that have not received other pandemic-related support By The Editor • 2 min read
Businesswoman Harron Homes Yorkshire welcomes new sales and marketing director Housebuilder Harron Homes has welcomed a new sales and marketing director, Alison Taylor-Shaw, to its Yorkshire division based in Leeds. Alison, who lives in Wakefield and is originally from Barnsley, joined Harron Homes in November 2020. The appointment marks the conclusion of a successful year despite the challenging backdrop of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Sutton McGrath Hartley sets up new commercial finance division Yorkshire and Derbyshire based Chartered Accountants, Sutton McGrath Hartley (SMH) have launched a new division, Principle Finance, to further enhance the group’s offering. Principle Finance has been set up to offer commercial finance, complementing its sister company Principle Mortgages, which focuses on the residential mortgage market. Commercial financier, James By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Our Agency relocates to Leeds and appoints two new board directors Our Agency, which was founded in 2007 by Ian Winterbottom, has appointed two new board directors as the organisation sharpens its digital focus to meet increasing client demand. It has also relocated its offices from Wakefield to Leeds, to harness its strong digital sector. The boutique full-service agency, has promoted By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Walking With My Bear to support those most in need In the coming months, TopicUK partner Jonathan Kattenberg from Walking with my Bear, will be conducting an unsupported 1,040 mile fundraising campaign, originally planned for the arctic but now in the UK, to raise funds for a charity close to his heart, Focus4Hope. Focus4Hope is a charity that provides By The Editor • 3 min read
Legal Matters Lupton Fawcett promotes seven to associate Yorkshire law firm Lupton Fawcett has promoted seven members of its team to Associate. The promotions are across the firm’s three offices in Leeds, York and Sheffield. Sarah Webster has been made an Associate in Lupton Fawcett’s corporate team while Sandie Robinson, legal accounts manager, and Mike Lees, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Modo25 wins government investment for new retail AdTech platform Leeds-based digital marketing provider, Modo25, has won a six-figure government investment to support its new retail AdTech platform, BOSCO™. Modo25 was successful in securing The Sustainable Innovation Fund: round 3 (temporary framework) grant for a single research and development project. The Innovate UK competition was to support projects that will By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Leeds agency chosen to manage social for UK’s favourite blue cheese brand Leeds-based agency, Brilliant, has been chosen by the UK’s favourite blue cheese brand, Saint Agur, as its sole social media agency following a competitive pitching process. The agency began work in December with content launching across platforms at the start of the new year. Savencia Fromage & Dairy, a By The Editor • 2 min read
Business 3 reasons you should never underestimate the corporate car park in winter The corporate car park is often merely thought of as a blob of tarmac, a space where people spend a measly few seconds of their lives. However, the area is much more important than that, particularly come winter. The chills of early 2021 have brought alongside stark weather warnings also, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business The three things to look for when you’re hiring a new employee If you’re a business manager, then we don’t need to tell you about how difficult the past year has been. From furloughs to office closures, the past twelve months have been full of surprises, and very few good ones at that. But in spite of everything, work marches By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Stretch of Yorkshire Dales countryside and fishing rights will hook buyers A magnificent and considerable stretch of Yorkshire Dales countryside and fishing rights, over 1.3 miles of the River Aire, close to Malham, is for sale and will appeal to a wide range of buyers. Located in the village of Hanlith, which is seven miles from Gargrave and two miles By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Architects bring competition back to Yorkshire roots Award winning art & architecture studio Wignall & Moore, have launched a competition to seek out the most innovative client briefs and architectural proposals, judged by an expert panel including: The Guardian’s architecture and design critic - Oliver Wainwright; Leeds City Council’s executive board member for Inclusive Growth By The Editor • 2 min read
