Businesswoman Headhunter makes lynchpin appointment Red Diamond Executive Headhunters has placed a procurement director with an innovative healthcare solutions provider. Executive headhunter Carol Mosby, who heads up appointments within the health and beauty, pharmaceutical and chemical sectors for Red Diamond, worked with Wakefield-based Toiletry Sales Limited (TSL) Healthcare on the appointment of James Booker. James By The Editor • 1 min read
Business The Broadway, Bradford makes donation to local food bank The Broadway, Bradford has made a donation to the value of £750 to Inn Churches food bank, a charity organisation providing practical support to those who need it most across Bradford. The generous donation, which will be distributed between the charities’ two locations in Bradford, The Storehouse and twenty two By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Cabot Properties acquires Sheffield distribution warehouse Specialist real estate consultants CPP brokered a deal resulting in Cabot Properties acquiring a 96,000 sq ft distribution warehouse with vacant possession and simultaneously completed a new 10-year lease on the building to Ancient Wisdom. The property is located on Shepcote Business Park within a short drive to Sheffield By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Yorkshire to see slower post-Covid recovery than rest of the country Yorkshire and the Humber is forecast to be the country’s region with the slowest economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from EY has revealed. EY’s latest Regional Economic Forecast says that the region’s economy will be one of four not expected return to its By The Editor • 6 min read
Business Ad:Venture programme becomes latest sponsor of One Yorkshire AD:VENTURE, the business support programme that has been delivering across North and West Yorkshire for four years, has become the latest organisation to show its support for One Yorkshire, a collaborative platform for networking groups throughout the region. Becoming a headline sponsor, AD:VENTURE has given its backing to By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Home cooks given chance to be crowned Great British Virtual Chef of the Year People across the UK are being invited to compete for the title of Great British Virtual Chef of the Year in a cooking competition designed to spread cheer this Christmas. After a tough year which saw COVID-19 completely shut down some areas in the world, bars, restaurants, hotels and holiday By The Editor • 3 min read
Food&Drink Raisthorpe Distillery partners with Browns With the cancellation of York’s St Nicholas’ Fair this year, award-winning drinks distiller Raisthorpe is partnering with another family-owned firm to bring its Christmas gins to the city centre. Independent department store group Browns is hosting Raisthorpe among its array of big name brands during the festive shopping period. By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture University seeks applications for film, TV hair and makeup course University Centre Leeds is calling for applications to an industry-recognised hair and makeup course. The part-time training programme is running for the second year as part of Centre of Screen Excellence: Yorkshire, an initiative designed to provide trainees with a clear pathway to working in the film and TV industry. By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Christmas Day with Nomadic Beers On Christmas Day, Nomadic Beers will be opening the doors to their online virtual taproom for people to come and spend some time and celebrate the festive season with others, on what will likely be an especially difficult day for many. Katie Marriott and Mike Hampshire, part of team Nomadic By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Enabling unemployed to create their own careers Wakefield's long term unemployed are being encouraged to overcome barriers to employment by creating their own careers. Sustain Wakefield, part of Yorkshire charity Turning Lives Around which works to prevent homelessness, has secured £20,000 from the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s Community Grants Programme to roll By The Editor • 2 min read
National Jewellery theft warning for Yorkshire and Humber homeowners An insurance expert is warning Yorkshire and Humber homeowners who own expensive jewellery that they risk losing thousands of pounds if they fall victim to burglars – as the pandemic pushes up the price of gold. Gerard Salvin, of Yorkshire-based high net worth insurance broker Lycetts, fears homeowners may face significant By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Music lives on at Leeds Town Hall Despite two lockdowns and stringent restrictions between and since, Leeds Town Hall has enabled professional musicians, school children and audiences to rehearse, perform and enjoy live music throughout the pandemic, all within the COVID-safe environment of its magnificent and naturally airy surroundings. It is the only major venue in the By The Editor • 3 min read
