Arts&Culture TALKING HEADS monologues to be performed in a double bill SHEFFIELD THEATRES 9 – 11 NOVEMBER LEEDS PLAYHOUSE 12 – 14 NOVEMBER Imelda Staunton in A Lady of Letters directed by Jonathan Kent Maxine Peake in Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet directed by Sarah Frankcom Following the television broadcast in June this year, and an upcoming run at the Bridge Theatre, two By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Software to revolutionise manufacturing launched in Yorkshire New software dubbed the ‘Fitbit for manufacturing’ has been developed by FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics, a new tech start-up that has grown out of the University of Sheffield’s globally recognised Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC). This new Manufacturing Execution System, which is now being tested with Yorkshire companies, will help By The Editor • 2 min read
National Harron Homes reveals web transformation Following a 75% rise in web traffic and a series of website updates to simplify the house shopping process from home, Harron Homes has introduced a new website with a sleek, modern design. Natalie Griffiths, sales and marketing director North Midlands explains what’s new. “The housing market isn’t By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Sheffield charity receives boost from Government The UK’s largest bereavement charity, Cruse Bereavement Care, has received a much needed financial boost from the Department of Health and Social Care to help it respond to an increase in demand for its services due to the pandemic. The charity, which has a local branch in Sheffield, was By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Culture, arts and heritage can help recovery from Covid-19 A report into the value of culture, arts and heritage in South Yorkshire has concluded the sector has an important role to play in the recovery from Covid-19. ‘Unlocking the potential of culture, arts and heritage in South Yorkshire’ concludes that the sector can respond quickly, bring communities together, support By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Specialist marketing agency launches covid-19 crisis comms whitepaper Halston Marketing has just launched a retrospective whitepaper that investigates the Covid-19 crisis from a comms perspective. The paper is in association with IABC UK & Ireland, which is the leading association for business communicators. For this research piece, they consulted with some of the UK's leading comms By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Training company on course for online success WHEN the lockdown announcement came back in March, training company directors Steve Bates and Sarah Brooks saw their busy diaries empty and Steve found himself working from his Darton home instead of offices at The Business Village in Wilthorpe. Steve, who runs Abbeydale Training with Sarah, recalls how all their By The Editor • 3 min read
Businesswoman New strategy director for technology and learning specialist Leeds technology and learning specialist, Cognito, has appointed Kirsty Foster-Jennings as strategy director. Cognito is a market disrupting product that is making major inroads into the workplace learning and people development space. Kirsty brings a wealth of experience, with previous roles at a leading learning provider as well as time By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Competition launched for the redevelopment of Leeds City Square Experienced design teams are being encouraged to enter a competition to transform Leeds City Square as part of plans to make the city centre more vibrant, dynamic and inclusive. The competition has been launched by The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) on behalf of Balfour Beatty and Leeds City By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Funeral service goes wild planting trees Yorkshire funeral service, Full Circle Funerals, is paying for a tree to be planted for every family it supports whilst off-setting the carbon of its funerals, after teaming up with Make It Wild, which is planting tens of thousands of trees across the local countryside. Families then also have the By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Experienced tech advisor joins hyper-growth digital services firm Technology solutions and services provider Solutionize Global has appointed a former Dell Technologies managing consultant as it gears up to more than double its turnover – with ambitions of eclipsing £100 million by the end of 2020. Mike Lewis has been brought in as solutions director following a 30-year career spanning By The Editor • 2 min read
£30m student accommodation scheme completed Work has been completed on a 407-bed student residential development in Leeds. Gregory Property Group confirmed it had finished work on The Refinery, a £30m plus scheme on the edge of the city centre. Despite many challenges posed by the pandemic, Leeds established contractor GMI Construction managed to finish the By The Editor • 1 min read
