Business Morley MP meets with ‘wish you could hear’ campaigners Morley and Outwood MP, Andrea Jenkyns, has met with Yorkshire-based specialist bus and coach insurance broker, McCarron Coates, to listen to the concerns of campaigners asking for support for the British coach sector. McCarron Coates welcomed Andrea Jenkyns to their offices, to provide a briefing about their high-impact ‘Wish You By The Editor • 2 min read
National Transport secretary meets Northern leaders to drive forward economic recovery * Transport Secretary to chair Northern Transport Acceleration Council after hosting a business roundtable * Series of meetings with political and business leaders to focus on driving forward the North’s economic recovery and building back better from the impacts of Covid-19 * Transport Secretary will also meet with Northern MPs to discuss By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Law firm donates 70 Christmas hampers to Age UK Yorkshire law firm Gordons has donated 70 festive hampers to annual charity partner Age UK Bradford District to further help local people in need over the Christmas period. This latest initiative follows soon after Gordons donated its £10,000 staff Christmas party budget to nationwide foodbank charity The Trussell Trust By The Editor • 1 min read
National New youth fellowship programme launched to help young people Aspiring young change makers across the North of England are being given the opportunity to develop their entrepreneurship to drive real change in their communities. The Young Change Makers Fellowship Programme has been launched by Virgin Money Foundation with the National Lottery Community Fund and Northern Soul to find change By The Editor • 3 min read
Charity Sports inclusion duo commit to supporting ‘forgotten’ youngsters of Covid-19 – disabled children Data from Activity Alliance revealed that nearly half (45%) of parents of disabled children have seen their child’s physical health decline since the onset of Covid-19, and child therapies have not restarted for more than 7 in 10 cases. A female duo passionate about inclusion in physical activity and By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Five resilient Yorkshire businesses win £3k boost to set them up for success in 2021 Five fledgling businesses which are all going places will get there a little quicker after winning £3,000-worth of business support. All five companies, which either launched or had to pivot or adapt during the Covid-19 pandemic, are set for a boost after winning a competition run by Leeds-based flexible By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Bradford's ready to sparkle and shine this winter Bradford’s winter campaign is officially underway with the focus firmly on the people and places that make the district sparkle. The Sparkling Bradford campaign, delivered by partners VisitBradford, The Broadway Bradford, Bradford Business improvement District (BID) and Bradford Council, will see the launch of two initiatives in December shining By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New contract for technology company As a well-established leader in technology for workplace pension provision, Yorkshire-based Financial Technology company, Clear Workplace Pensions, has won a contract to provide its innovative Workplace Pension technology to major provider Salvus Master Trust, which has already established itself as a leader in Workplace Pension provision. Under this contract, employers By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Firm shares simple LinkedIn hack to reduce bounce rate Yorkshire-based digital marketing agency Xpand has found a simple hack which business owners can implement now to reduce bounce rate, page views and average session times. After making one small change to their teams’ LinkedIn profiles six months ago, the firm saw astonishing repercussions to their website statistics and is By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Grow Youth charity responds to Covid-19 Grow: Nature based youth development charity launches walking mentoring programme in response to Covid-19. Grow, a Sheffield based youth development charity has launched a volunteer led walking mentoring programme in Sheffield. After being unable to deliver the charity's main programmes, the team thought creatively to develop new ways By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Materials Processing Institute leads £60,000 project The Materials Processing Institute has been awarded funding by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to develop techniques to recover lithium and graphite from used electric vehicle (EV) batteries. With the government announcing a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030, it is estimated there will By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Free laptop or tablet for new students at Pioneer Higher Skills Centre To celebrate the opening of the new Pioneer Higher Skills Centre and support students’ studies, Kirklees College is offering a free laptop or tablet to new students enrolling on one of its courses at Pioneer Higher Skills Centre in January 2021. The promotion applies to the first 100 new students By The Editor • 1 min read
