Business Event Anywhere brings the best of live and online events together A unique new technology platform developed and funded in Yorkshire brings the personality and engagement of live events to those held online. Event Anywhere (www.eventanywhere.com) can host a totally virtual event and combine a live and virtual audience for the post-pandemic world in which events will be attended By The Editor • 2 min read
Businesswoman History’s Hidden Sporting Stories to be Brought to Life Through Illustration Untold stories of women and disability in sport, along with unusual sporting objects and events will be captured and shared via a series of free illustrated online resources and activities thanks to an Arts Council England grant that will see Sporting Heritage work in partnership with freelance illustrator and education By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds Sixth Form College achieves MindMate Friendly status Leeds Sixth Form College is celebrating being the first post-16 provider in the city to be awarded MindMate Friendly status for its commitment to improving the wellbeing of students. To achieve MindMate Friendly status, the college completed an in-depth assessment, focusing on safe spaces, teacher training and tackling wellbeing concerns. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire agency urges businesses to consider accessibility Thursday 3rd December marks International Day of People with Disability (IDPD), originally created by the United Nations and designed to bring awareness and celebrate the diversity of the global community. This years’ theme is ‘not all disabilities are visible’, something Leeds-based behavioural research and UX consultancy, SimpleUsability, is keen to By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Social enterprise launches new digital growth strategy Tickets for Good, a Sheffield based company that focuses on combining social life with social good, has appointed The Curve to help scale its digital capacity in preparation for the return of venue-based events and a ‘rapid increase in demand’. The move will allow the firm to prepare for an By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Progressing plans for Halifax town centre scheme The progress of plans to transform Halifax town centre will be discussed at the meeting of Calderdale Council’s Cabinet on Monday 7 December. The A629 Phase 2, Halifax town centre project is fully funded by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and aims to improve pedestrian and cycle access into By The Editor • 3 min read
Businesswoman Business features on tonight’s BBC Panorama ‘Business on the Brink’ Liz Kemp, who owns shops Kemps General Store in Malton, and Kemps on the Coast in Whitby, is one of the business owners featured in tonight’s BBC Panorama. The programme Panorama, ‘Business on the Brink’, presented by BBC’s reporter Richard Bilton and produced by Matt Bardo, goes out By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture White Rose Awards are an online hit Over a thousand people tuned into Welcome to Yorkshire’s virtual White Rose Awards on Monday evening to celebrate the county’s tourism industry. The social event was a big hit online with 624,139 social media impressions and 11,896 social engagements for the night. Welcome to Yorkshire’s By The Editor • 4 min read
National Yorkshire businesses predict rapid recovery once vaccine rolls out * 90% of Yorkshire mid-sized businesses say they will fully recover from COVID-19 within six months from the point a vaccine is made available * 80% of companies have revised their business plans as a result of the positive vaccine news An overwhelming number of Yorkshire businesses predict a rapid recovery once By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Gormley sculpture to be revealed at new Kirklees College centre A new sculpture by world-renowned sculptor Antony Gormley will be revealed later this year at the new Kirklees College Pioneer Higher Skills Centre in Dewsbury. The sculpture, titled WORK, has been loaned to the college and will sit on the rooftop of the Victorian building, formerly known as Pioneer House, By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Hammond Homes announces latest new housing scheme following One Stop funding deal Work is under way on a bespoke new housing development by Hull-based Hammond Homes in the North Lincolnshire village of Barnetby le Wold after a £750,000 deal was secured with SME funding specialist One Stop Business Finance. The King’s Park development is the fourth scheme by Hammond Homes By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Keep Leeds warm The Leeds-based printing company, Awesome Merchandise, is launching a campaign to raise £50k to support local homeless charity, Simon on the Streets, after fearing the threat of closure due to the impact of the pandemic. To hit the target, Awesome Merchandise is introducing a number of initiatives throughout November and By The Editor • 2 min read
