Business Leeds creative marketing agency OTB gets innovation boost in exciting rebrand Leeds creative marketing agency OTB has revealed an exciting new rebrand, becoming ThinkOTB to reflect their decades of excelling in both creative marketing and innovation. Centred entirely around new perspectives, the new look and feel reinforces the message that challenges in business can be solved by thinking about things differently. By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Natalie Marrison named as a finalist in the Personal Injury Awards 2020 The Head of Personal Injury at Ramsdens Solicitors, Natalie Marrison, has been announced as a finalist at the Personal Injury Awards 2020, in the Claimant Lawyer of the Year Award. Natalie has been named alongside many other leading personal injury providers including; Amanda Jones at Thompsons Solicitors, David Burn at By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Continued growth for Social’s Leeds team as it appoints new Head of Strategy Integrated communications consultancy, Social, has appointed a new head of strategy in its Leeds team to continue its rapid growth since launching its Yorkshire-based office in 2016. Racheal Johnson was previously head of communications and engagement for the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP). She By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Harry Gration joins judging panel for the Glu Recruit Office Heroes Awards 2020 Glu Recruit, the South Yorkshire based specialist recruitment agency, has announced the judging panel for their 2020 Office Heroes Awards. The event, set up in 2018 by MD Rob Shaw, is now in its third year. It is designed to celebrate the regions unsung office heroes – those who go above By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Why it’s not too soon to think about Christmas Christmas in 2020 is looking likely to turn out like no other in recent memory. Even for the most organised among us, the pandemic has made it difficult to plan more than a few days in advance – let alone a season. But there are still ways you can start gearing By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Engineering firm supports creation of world-first ‘clean’ antimony and gold processing plant Wakefield-based thermal and metallurgical engineering firm Inprotec has completed a seven-figure project to support the creation of the world’s first ‘clean plant’ antimony and gold processing facility in Sohar, Oman. The facility, known as an antimony roaster, is the largest of its kind outside of China and the world’ By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Children hardest hit by COVID-19 pandemic are regressing in basic skills and learning * Ofsted’s second report into the impact of the pandemic finds that children who were hardest hit by school closures and restrictions have regressed in some basic skills and learning * Some young children, who were previously potty-trained, have lapsed back into nappies, particularly those whose parents were unable to work By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Insurance Broker Launches ‘Wish You Could Hear’ Campaign A Yorkshire-based insurance broker, McCarron Coates, has launched a campaign to seek to get more financial pandemic support for the in-crisis coach sector and which sends a clear message to the Government – ‘Wish You Could Hear’. McCarron Coates has produced a retro postcard, which carries the spin on the popular By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Cognito learning guides national charity towards an intelligent future Leeds based digital learning provider, Cognito Learning, has secured a prestigious contract with Guide Dogs. The company is helping the national charity improve knowledge retention among its employees and volunteers, while fostering a learning culture, reducing costs associated with retraining and creating a more self-sufficient workforce. Cognito Learning is a By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Housebuilder says farewell to site manager after almost 40 years Wakefield-based housebuilder Avant Homes Yorkshire has said farewell to a senior site manager who has retired after almost 40 years with the company. Paul Coates, who lives in Rotherham, has hung up his hard hat and high-vis jacket after spending his entire career with Avant Homes. He joined the business By The Editor • 2 min read
Business First 'Active Travel Neighbourhood' pilots across Leeds Leeds City Council has unveiled its first trial active travel neighbourhoods with a range of measures that have been designed to make these residential areas of the city much more child, pedestrian and cycle friendly. This month will see active travel neighbourhoods (also known as ‘low traffic neighbourhoods’) introduced initially By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Sponsors back manufacturing careers initiative Organisers of the Leeds Manufacturing Festival, launched this month to showcase the 1,600 manufacturing businesses in the city as a positive career choice for young people, have announced the line-up of sponsors backing this year’s initiative. Accountant RSM, Leeds City College and The Works Recruitment are all supporting By The Editor • 2 min read
