Business Kirklees College release new Adult Course Guide Kirklees College has launched its Adult course guide for the 2020/21 academic year. The guide showcases the wide range of courses on offer, from one day courses through to evening classes and professional recognised certificates, to support learners in returning to education, self-improvement or a career change. The adult By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Solicitors celebrates growth of Commercial Dispute Resolution team Leeds-based Blacks Solicitors LLP is marking a successful year for its Commercial Dispute Resolution team with a number of new hires and promotions. The 15 strong team has experienced significant success over the past year, leading to the recruitment of three new team members. Paula Moses has been appointed as By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Folklore Distillery creates 'thank you' Gin for mental health charity Leeds-based Folklore Society Gin has released a special edition charity bottle to raise funds for mental health charities Mind and Blurt Foundation. The limited-edition bottle – ‘Essentially Amazing Thank You Gin’ - has been created in collaboration with Leeds art collective In Good Company (IGC) and illustrator, Rebecca Strickson. It follows By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Self storage company beats lockdown thanks to tech A family-run self-storage company that opened in York just nine months ago has kept ahead of the competition, thanks to investing in online resources. Go Store self storage was set up by Rory Windham, his uncle Norman Galbraith and his cousin Jamie Galbraith, and offers storage space for people and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business £3m of marcomms projects shared between 29 agencies and consultants Independent agency network Pimento has harnessed the power of 29 specialists from across the communications space to create six, completely new marcomms teams – which are collaborating on projects worth more than £3million. The first – established during the height of lockdown – saw Pimento assemble an entire virtual marketing department for Safe By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Nomadic Beers launch new beer and Food Fridays Nomadic Beers is delighted to announce a new beer and a new taproom concept called Food Fridays, both of which will be launching on Friday 14th August at the brewery taproom in Leeds. Reacting to trade and consumer demand, this week sees the launch of Always Bitter, a traditional British By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Glu Recruit launches new graduate recruitment division Glu Recruit, the South Yorkshire based recruitment agency, has set out its latest plans for growth by introducing a new graduate recruitment division. Developed during the lock-down period by MD, Rob Shaw, the new division is now being introduced to businesses around the Sheffield City Region. Headed up by a By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Leeds Cares expands Board of Trustees Leeds Cares has announced three new trustees to the charity’s board with the appointments of Dean Hoyle, the founder of Card Factory; Heather Jackson, the Founder of Believe Corporate Relations - the home of Balanced Business; and Jasbir Singh Athwal DL, a business consultant and property developer. Hugely succeccessful By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Leeds Building Society raise over £31,000 for dementia support Inspired by the daily challenges those caring for people with dementia are facing during the pandemic, colleagues at Leeds Building Society have raised over £31,000. Throughout July colleagues set themselves a daily task to complete; with challenges including everything from hula hooping to studying Italian to raise money for By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Taylors of Harrogate partners with Engage to showcase its sustainability credentials Leeds-based digital agency Engage has collaborated with Taylors of Harrogate to develop an online content hub and report to showcase its work in sustainability and drive awareness of how brands can become more sustainable. Engage has collaborated with the Harrogate-based independent tea and coffee company for over five years on By The Editor • 2 min read
Business IoD names new North Yorkshire ambassador IoD Yorkshire and North East has appointed a new Digital Ambassador to represent North Yorkshire. David Spillane will support IoD members to connect with one another, develop professionally and influence policy and decision-makers at the highest levels. David has over 12 years’ experience in orchestrating and leading digital transformation initiatives By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Wakefield salon nominated for Entrepreneur Award by Barclays Wakefield-based Room 97 Creative has been nominated for the Barclays Entrepreneur Icon Award. The nomination, by his local Barclays branch, comes after the three-salon company received support from Barclays through the Government-backed Bounce Back Scheme (BBL) in order to maintain the ability to trade through the COVID-19 crisis. Established in By The Editor • 1 min read
