Health Selby optician invests £45,000 into 3D eye scanning equipment Specsavers Selby has announced a £45,000 investment into an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) 3D scanner, which will allow the store’s optometrists to undertake Specsavers’ most advanced eye test for customers. The installation marks the 900th Specsavers store location in the UK and Ireland to have the technology and By The Editor • 2 min read
Health Law firm and Suicide Prevention Organisation team up to improve mental health Leeds based Thrive Law and The Jordan Legacy CIC have come together to help Yorkshire based companies create 100 new Mental Health First Aiders during 2021. Thrive's Founder and Managing Partner, Jodie Hill and The Jordan Legacy's Steve Phillip, came together following the loss of Steve& By The Editor • 1 min read
Health Students are lifeline for those receiving care in the community Five students from Keighley College have been providing tailored support to members of the community during the pandemic, as part of their health and social care work placement. Taking on the role of complex care support workers, the students have been working part-time at community-centered organisation, Personalized Care Services, to By The Editor • 2 min read
Health David’s career switch from music teacher to funeral director Before becoming a funeral director with Full Circle Funerals in Harrogate, David Moon was a music teacher in South West London. He moved to Yorkshire with his wife and two young children to be closer to family. We caught up with him to find out more about his career change By The Editor • 3 min read
Health How to stay COVID safe when reopening your barbershop/hair salon As we come out of what is hopefully the UK’s final lockdown, it’s safe to say that the whole country is going to be in need of a haircut. Providing that COVID numbers continue to drop, hair salons and barber shops could reopen from 12th April [http://inews. By The Editor • 2 min read
Health New testing programme to halt Covid-19 A major new testing programme has been launched for workers in Leeds in a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19. Around one in three people with COVID-19 have no symptoms and will spread it without realising. Now, to stop this risk, Leeds City Council has opened three testing stations By The Editor • 1 min read
Health More than half of Britons say UK businesses could do more to keep them safe from covid-19 More than half (53 per cent) of Britons believe UK businesses could be doing more to improve the hygiene of their premises and keep people safe from Covid-19, according to a new survey*. Commissioned by Knaresborough-based hygiene and pest control technology company Pelsis Group, the survey of 2,007 people By The Editor • 2 min read
Health Treading carefully! Muddy Boots offers safe path out of lockdown for eager tourists Many people's pent-up desire to resume travel will be tempered by lingering concerns about the spread of coronavirus, but a family-run Yorkshire business is offering a safe path out of lockdown with covid-friendly walking holidays and guided ‘Discovery Walks’ designed and planned to avoid the crowds. Founded by By The Editor • 2 min read
Health York health supplement company Sweet Cures launch new probiotic range York-based natural health food supplement manufacturer and retailer Sweet Cures has launched an all-new range of probiotics including up to 17 live strains of bacteria backed by clinical studies. Building on the success of Sweet Cures Probiotic Blend Capsules and in collaboration with market leader DuPont, the new UniBac range By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Occupation health specialist secures five-year lease on new Brighouse HQ Peritus Health Management Limited has signed a five-year lease on Oak House, Woodvale Office Park in Brighouse – owned and managed by commercial lettings specialist and landlord, Towngate PLC. Peritus Health Management Limited is a family-owned business of qualified occupational health and hygiene specialists who work alongside organisations — large or small By The Editor • 1 min read
Health Barnsley company secures national funding to tackle spread of Covid in workspaces A Barnsley business developing smart technology to help prevent coughs and sneezes spreading diseases in the workplace has gained a funding boost. Twin Dynamics, based at Barnsley’s Digital Media Centre, has received a £91,633 grant from Innovate UK to invest in an intelligent airflow analysis system which will By The Editor • 3 min read
Health Sustainable and responsible investing There has been a lot of talk and momentum about Environmental, Sustainable and Responsible investing over the last two months. In a forthcoming event (date to be announced) organised by Jonathan Kattenberg about benefiting the consumer/investor and on how collectively we can all make a difference, it will also By The Editor • 3 min read
