Charity School uniform charity launches ‘Winter Coat’ campaign Huddersfield charity, Uniform Exchange, has issued a plea for the donation of warm winter coats to support vulnerable children across Kirklees as the impact of the pandemic continues to take its toll on local families. With 15,000 children in education in Kirklees living in poverty, the equivalent of 1 By The Editor • 2 min read
Businesswoman Beanie Media wins trio of local clients in eCommerce boom Huddersfield web design agency, Beanie Media has boosted its client roster with a trio of new account wins from local companies looking to deliver eCommerce platforms as they digitally transform and adapt their businesses in light of the pandemic. Beanie Media’s new clients include Bloomingdale Florist, The Beauty Shop, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leeds technology company recognised as a rising star Leeds based Cognito Learning has been named as a regional winner in this year’s prestigious Rising Stars 3.0 competition, which showcases the UK’s best and most innovative technology companies. Cognito Learning was founded in 2017 and is a unique digital learning app that uses the power of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Ex-offenders win Ministry of Justice contract to help prisoners find employment * 300+ people with convictions set to be supported into employment through Offploy * Social enterprise counts 62% of its own personnel as former offenders * Reoffending rates – which cost the UK £15 billion annually* – can be reduced by 9% if work is found * An organisation run by former inmates has been awarded By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Testing times for Yorkshire's students to get them home for Christmas Backstage Academy, the Wakefield-based higher educational facility in the live events industry, offered asymptomatic students PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) tests this week. Delivering greater efficacy then the LFD (Lateral Flow Device) test, the results will be received within days, and will provide a travel-safe window for students to return home By The Editor • 1 min read
Whats On Make it independent and support Leeds Kirkgate Market this Christmas Whilst Leeds Kirkgate Market has remained open during both lockdowns for essential traders only we are excited that our independents will be back open for Christmas. Supporting our small businesses after the year everyone has had would be the best Christmas present for independents who have, like lots of small By The Editor • 2 min read
Business The Piece Hall announces flexible retail reopening for Christmas The Piece Hall’s vibrant independent retail community has reopened for business, enabling valued customers to shop local and support independent businesses in the lead-up to Christmas. Throughout December, the iconic destination for retail, leisure and culture will offer both in-store and online retail services to enable businesses to operate By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Raisthorpe opens its ‘secret garden’ to Gin lovers Artisan drinks producer Raisthorpe Distillery has launched three new ‘Secret Garden’ gins, featuring fruits and flavours perfect for this time of year. Award-winning Raisthorpe has handcrafted the small batch gins using traditional methods at its distillery in Thixendale on the Yorkshire Wolds. Production of the Secret Garden branded gins started By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Energy business CEO joins IoD team The Institute of Directors has appointed Paul Stanley, CEO of Harrogate based energy business CNG, as a new Ambassador to its North Yorkshire committee. Paul is a Fellow of the IoD and has been leading public and private technology and services businesses globally for over 25 years. As an Ambassador, By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture An illuminating addition for the festive season A new light installation will be an illuminating addition to the high street as people look to return to Leeds city centre this Christmas. Making an entrance for Christmas 2020, the “Dear Leeds” installation brings more than the spirit of the season to Briggate as it delivers a series of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Ex-Dell Technologies senior figurehead joins rapid-growth tech firm Solutionize Global Dell Technologies’ former executive, Riaan de Klerk, has been appointed as chief digital officer for technology solutions and services provider, Solutionize Global. Following a career spanning more than 25 years in the tech industry – 15 of which have been as a senior figure for Dell Technologies – Riaan brings business transformation, By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Lighthouse Futures creates first-of-its-kind further education college in Headingley Pioneering Leeds-based education charity Lighthouse Futures Trust (Lighthouse Futures) is moving to Moorfield House, Alma Road, Headingley, Leeds in a deal negotiated by chartered surveyors Carter Towler. The property’s owner, Illuminating Investments, has agreed to let an initial 9000 sq ft of the imposing Grade II building to the By The Editor • 2 min read
