Charity Kirklees charity trebles community response efforts following onset of COVID-19 Huddersfield-headquartered charity – Yorkshire Children’s Centre – has ramped up the level of support given to Kirklees residents, as demand reaches record levels. The organisation’s services helped almost 6,000 people in the initial 12 weeks of lockdown – three times more than in the whole of the 2019 calendar year. By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture German Christmas Market will not take place in Leeds The organisers of Leeds’s German Christmas market on Millennium Square have confirmed that the event will not take place this year due to ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19. Leeds City Council’s partners at Frankfurt City Council have this week taken the difficult decision to cancel this year’s event By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Acumen lead the way with cutting edge waste compliance technology from Dsposal Manchester-based waste tech company, Dsposal, have secured a 10-year contract with Acumen Waste Services for its waste compliance software. The deal also includes the launch of a new service for users of the Dsposal Directory allowing them to access waste management services directly from Acumen with the click of a By The Editor • 1 min read
Business QAA Commends Backstage Academy COVID-19 Safeguarding Backstage Academy affirms its commitment to safeguarding students entering the live events industry, following selection by the QAA (Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education) to take part in a series of best-practice COVID-19 case studies. The institution was recognised by the assurance agency for the measures put in place following By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Music and media stars launch search for song for Yorkshire Welcome to Yorkshire, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) and award-winning classical opera singer Lizzie Jones MBE have launched a brand-new music competition to help celebrate and promote the county as we all adapt to life with COVID-19. The LNER Song for Yorkshire contest is aimed at aspiring singers and songwriters By The Editor • 3 min read
Business New senior manager for SMH BullockWoodburn Buxton accountancy practice SMH BullockWoodburn has appointed Ross Jordan as the office’s new senior manager following the retirement of former partner and consultant Karen Woodburn. Since BullockWoodburn merged with Sutton McGrath Hartley (SMH), a South Yorkshire and Derbyshire based practice, in March 2018, Karen has been on a phased By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Azbil Telstar expands production capacity with move to Birstall Global pharmaceutical equipment manufacturer Azbil Telstar UK Ltd (Telstar) is relocating from Shaw Cross Business Park, Dewsbury to new premises on Dark Lane, Birstall close to the M62. The Spanish owned company who has operations in over 100 countries has signed the formal contract for Hawthorne House in a deal By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Yorkshire cycle retailer supports ‘virtual peleton’ for hospice Harrogate-based All Terrain Cycles, which has cycle stores in Wetherby and Bradford, is supporting the new ‘4 Hours or Bust’ virtual cycling event due to take place over the weekend of the 18th September, in support of the Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice in Keighley. All three of the annual cycling By The Editor • 2 min read
Businesswoman Three organisations launch a Global Women’s Empowerment Conference Thrive Law, Equal Talent and The Career Mum have come together to create a new conference under the banner of the ‘She Has No Limits’ movement that will bring together like-minded women to inspire, educate and support one another. Each one of these businesses/communities already works to coach, mentor By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Industrial let opens the door for further growth The largest manufacturers of electric roller garage doors in Europe is expanding after leasing two additional units, consisting of warehouse and office space, on Revie Road Industrial Estate in Leeds. Acting on behalf of Cordatus Real Estate, property consultancy, Gent Visick, let the 22,374 sq ft units to Garolla. By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Wakefield businesses given support to survive and thrive Entrepreneurs in Wakefield are being encouraged to join a programme of business support to help them survive and thrive in a post-Covid world. The series of online events and one-to-one mentoring is open to all Wakefield business under three-years-old and is being run by Wakefield Metropolitan District Council and AD: By The Editor • 2 min read
Business York's new residents urged to share views on new development Residents in the New Earswick area of York can now share their views about proposed plans to deliver more affordable housing in the area. The Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust plans to build 117 affordable homes, with residents benefitting from the garden village’s existing community facilities and having the option By The Editor • 2 min read
