Business Stay connected this Christmas with CityFibre In a year that has been anything but normal, the likelihood of a conventional Christmas may feel like a pipe dream for many of us. Nevertheless, as plucky Brits it’s in our hands to make the most of a difficult situation and find ways to stay connected, unwind and By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Sheards Accountancy shortlisted for two Yorkshire Accountancy Awards Huddersfield Chartered Accountancy practice, Sheards Accountancy have been named as finalists for two award categories. They have been shortlisted for “The best employer” and the “Independent firm of the year” categories at the Yorkshire Accountancy Awards. The Yorkshire Accountancy Awards celebrates the achievements and successes from the region’s best By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Brave seven-year-old girl who survived meningitis features in calming Christmas storybook A courageous little girl who fought back after losing all her limbs to meningitis is to feature in a children’s storybook designed to provide comfort this Christmas. Seven-year-old Harmonie-Rose Allen, of Bath, contracted meningococcal septicaemia as a baby and was given only a 10% chance of survival. Her arms By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Brilliant Agency Pioneer UK launch of Fitch & Leedes’ premium bespoke mixers Brilliant Agency, specialists in marketing for food and drink, pioneer first UK campaign for leading South African premium mixer brand, Fitch & Leedes. The Leeds based creative agency already has an extensive portfolio of food and drink brands, adding Fitch & Leedes to their client roster alongside other FMCG brands By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds City Council delivers extra support for businesses affected by Covid-19 Businesses struggling to cope with the effects of COVID-19 restrictions have been handed new sources of funding support by Leeds City Council. The council has already awarded more than 2,100 grants worth a combined £3.39m to businesses in the city forced to close due to the latest national By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity The Big Variety Christmas Appeal 2020 2020 has been a strange and turbulent year for everyone, but the impact on charities has been devastating. Variety, the Children’s Charity provides vital and tangible support to some of the UK’s most vulnerable children. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Yorkshire region of Variety has had By The Editor • 5 min read
Business Statement following Government announcement that Leeds will be in tier 3 from 2 December Councillor Judith Blake, leader of Leeds City Council, said: “The government has today (Nov 26) announced that Leeds will move into Tier 3 restrictions after the current lockdown ends. The new restrictions will come into force on December 2. “Whilst local councils have not been involved in discussions around which By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Store celebrates a year of business growth Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic and high-street difficulties, Specsavers in Wombwell is looking back on and celebrating a bumper year of business, a year on from its opening in Autumn last year. Over the past twelve months, the Wombwell High Street opticians has invested more than £500,000 By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire firm's flooring product secures first UK stockist The UK’s largest distributor of building materials, Travis Perkins has become the first UK stockist of Composite Prime’s new interior flooring product, Touchstone Flooring. The first interiors product designed and developed by Composite Prime, Touchstone Flooring launched in August this year and is a luxurious, waterproof flooring system By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Working from home: How to create the PERFECT home office based on the sun * Experts say natural lighting is essential for a productive and healthy home office * New insight reveals where in your house you should set up your home office according to your work style and profession Following the COVID-19 crisis, home working has become the norm, but setting up an ideal working By The Editor • 4 min read
Arts&Culture Sarah Millican announces Scarborough Spa show The hilarious Sarah Millican is back on tour and is heading to Scarborough Spa with a Bobby Dazzler of a new stand-up show. The Bobby Dazzler tour will call into the South Bay venue’s Grand Hall on Thursday 14 July 2022- her visit to the Scarborough Spa in eleven By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leeds-headquartered Widd Signs takes signage to another level Leeds-headquartered Widd Signs has completed a five-figure project to install internal and external signage at the soon to open Kings Dock multi-storey car park in Liverpool, which replaces the one destroyed in a high-profile fire on New Year’s Eve 2017. Over a four-month project, which began in June, Widd By The Editor • 2 min read
