Business Leeds United star Kalvin Phillips is charity foundation ambassador LEEDS United and England star Kalvin Phillips has been announced as the new children’s education ambassador for a major new oral health campaign. Town Hall Foundation is the charitable arm of leading West Yorkshire dental practice Town Hall Dental. The 26-year-old midfielder joins the foundation as it rolls out By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Good causes receive £15,000 donation The UK’s favourite squeezy cheese brand, Primula Cheese which donates all its profits to good causes, has surprised three local charities in Yorkshire with donations totaling £15,000 this month. The funding will support charities and good causes across the region during this challenging period as cost-of-living rises are By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Four-legged friends help Leeds Building Society raise £9,000 for Dementia UK Colleagues from Leeds Building Society and their pooches have raised £9,008 by taking part in a dog walking challenge for the Society’s charity partner Dementia UK – the specialist dementia nurse charity. Throughout March, colleagues together with their canine companions, walked 110km to raise money for Dementia UK’s By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Skipton Properties become patrons of The Principle Trust Children’s Charity One of the county’s leading independent house builders is to support families across the region by becoming a patron of a Yorkshire children’s charity. Skipton Properties has become a patron of The Principle Trust Children’s Charity which provides free respite holidays to children who are underprivileged, disadvantaged, By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Smart Repairs supports mercy dashes to Ukraine Leeds-based Smart Repairs, the country’s largest independent cosmetic vehicle repairer, has helped to support mercy dashes of crucial supplies to Ukraine. Dan Besau, the company’s founder and co-owner, has worked closely with the Leeds Ukrainian Community Centre to provide clothing, food and medical equipment for the embattled country. By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity ITP sponsors truck to transport aid to Ukraine Easingwold-based manufacturer, ITP Ltd, is supporting war-torn Ukraine with the sponsorship of a 40ft articulated lorry transporting aid to those in need. The company, which specialises in protective membranes for the construction industry, has teamed up with a Thirsk-based aid and fundraising initiative, Yorkshire to Ukraine, to organise a cargo By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Community centre named as ‘Charity of the Year’ The Cherry Tree Community Centre has always been a popular base for Beverley’s residents, pensioners and those in need, and now it is set to benefit from a full year of support from a local building society. Beverley Building Society, which is based in the town’s Saturday Market, By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Leading Yorkshire law firms back charity’s Make a Will Month Three leading Yorkshire law firms are supporting a Sheffield charity by offering people the chance to write or update their Will for a suggested donation of just £100. Paces, the leading specialist centre, charity and school for individuals with Cerebral Palsy and motor disorders, is organising Make a Will Month By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Ossett firms come together donating mattresses to Ukrainians Two Ossett-based firms have come together to donate mattresses to Ukrainian refugees in Poland. Health and safety specialists, OJ Health and Safety, and mattress manufacturer, The Sleep People, teamed up to produce, donate and arrange the transportation of 100 mattresses to Poland. With millions of people displaced from their homes By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Epilepsy Action launch striking new film to support awareness and fundraising work. Leading charity Epilepsy Action has launched a striking new film to support awareness and fundraising work. The video is called In the Dark and depicts the journey of one person’s experience of epilepsy. The film tackles a complex message with a dramatic approach. The film was produced by Leeds-based By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity PPG plans colourful communities project at children’s hospice PPG (NYSE:PPG) has announced that it will carry out a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® project to help revitalize part of the Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice in Huddersfield. The project will bring together more than 40 PPG volunteers, who will spend three days starting March 30 beautifying children’s bedrooms By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Events company rebrands to help raise more for charity See It Now Sports has rebranded as See It Now Group in a bid to deliver greater value to charities and events companies. Founded in 2009, See it Now Group is a market-leading provider of fundraising auction services & event management solutions to the Charity, The Huddersfield-based company helps charitable By The Editor • 1 min read
