Business Leeds company ramps up fight against coronavirus A Pudsey company has joined the fight to help keep people safe from coronavirus. Scientists at Vickers Laboratories in Pudsey, Leeds have pivoted to launch a range of sanitisation products to help businesses across multiple industries to combat the pandemic and get back to work. Their newly launched hand sanitiser By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Aquatics expert who took the plunge into entrepreneurship scales start up The prospect of running a business can make even the most aspirational entrepreneur feel like a fish out of water, but with a lifelong love of tropical fish, Rotherham-based Carl Goodman is setting his sights on scaling his ethical aquatics business after calling on help from the Sheffield City Region By The Editor • 4 min read
Arts&Culture Nile Rodgers & CHIC + Rebecca Ferguson Live at The Piece Hall, Halifax. Friday 18th June 2021 Disco is coming to the Dale! One of the world's greatest artists comes to Halifax for an unforgettable outdoor show at The Piece Hall. The Live at The Piece Hall Series continues to ascend to new heights for By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Kirsty makes an intuitive career move Leeds technology company, Intuitive Learning, which provides continuous digital learning, development and communication to employees across all industries, has appointed Kirsty Foster-Jennings as strategy director. Kirsty brings a wealth of experience to the role after spending the last four years working at another technology-based learning provider. Prior to that she By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Sheffield charity founder wins national nursing award The founder of a Sheffield-based rare disease charity has won a prestigious national nursing award. Dr Iain Armstrong, chair of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA UK) in Chapeltown, was named ‘Respiratory Nurse of the Year’ at the British Journal of Nursing (BJN) Awards. The award recognises his work with the By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Solicitor Jodie Hill appointed to Law Society's Employment Law Committee Leeds-based employment lawyer Jodie Hill, Managing Director and founder of specialist HR and employment law firm Thrive Law, has been selected by the Law Society to sit as a member of its Employment Law Committee. This pivotal role draws upon her strengths and wide ranging experience as a practitioner in By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Rise in Covid-19 concern prompts call for city wide effort in Leeds Civic leaders and public health officials in Leeds are calling for a city-wide effort to avoid further restrictions being put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Leeds is expected to be added to Public Health England’s weekly watch list of areas of concern tomorrow following a rise By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Tom enlists Bamboo Door for his hospitality Gin aid drive One of Sheffield city centre's most popular bars is putting its weight behind a scheme to raise money to help the beleaguered hospitality industry thanks to Sheffield-born Hospitality Gin. Leopold Square's Bamboo Door has signed a deal with the brand launched in lockdown by entrepreneur Tom By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Digital future beckons for manufacturing business Sheet metal firm Salamander Fabrications has partnered with Siemens Mobility and The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) to undergo an environmentally friendly project that will transform its operations to become entirely paperless. As well as committing to improving the company’s carbon footprint, the forward-thinking Slaithwaite-based manufacturer wants to provide an By The Editor • 2 min read
National HS2 heralds formal start of construction as a 22,000 jobs boost for Britain HS2 Ltd has announced the formal start of construction on the project, highlighting the large number of jobs the project will be recruiting for in the coming months and years. Earlier this year, on 15 April, the Department for Transport (DfT) gave approval for HS2 Ltd to issue Notice to By The Editor • 6 min read
Arts&Culture XPO Logistics discovers bird power with The Flock The Barnsley based Fulfilment Centre of XPO Logistics, which delivers ASOS fashion and accessories to 90 different countries around the world by plane, train and truck, is now embracing bird power! The Little Houghton-based division of XPO, a leading global provider of transport and logistics solutions, is joining The Flock, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Business group sees 10-year membership high during pandemic A group created just over 10 years ago to support traders and businesses in LS29 has seen a surge in membership during the Covid-19 pandemic. Founding member of the Ilkley Business Forum, David Lowe, who still serves on the committee, says membership has surged by 12% since March as more By The Editor • 2 min read
