Nexus at The University of Leeds has invested in mental health training to support its staff and hundreds of members. Nexus, a five-year-old innovation hub which has helped entrepreneurs gain access to research and facilities across the university since 2019, has extended its support to the community with mental health support. Teaming up with localRead more
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Three of Yorkshire’s most reputable and respected finance recruiters join forces to launch a new era of purpose-driven recruitment. Combining decades of experience, the trio aim to enhance and modernise the recruitment agency experience, while also placing social purpose at the heart of their business model. Joe Ingham, Rachel Frankland and Javed Bobat have partneredRead more
Harrogate’s Chloe McEwen, the reigning ‘Miss Yorkshire’ who narrowly missed out on Miss England glory, coming an impressive fifth out of 40 contestants, is one of the latest people to become a Suicide Prevention First Aider. Chloe recently attended a suicide prevention training course run by new Yorkshire-based Community Interest Company, HelloHope, to undertake theRead more
We’re delighted to be working with leading office and co-working space, 2-Work to help put on an event to showcase the best of business in Wakefield next month. 2-Work at Tileyard North is hosting the event dubbed ‘Ey Up Wakefield’ to highlight the variety of businesses the city is home to on Thursday 11th JulyRead more
Yorkshire TV favourites Duncan Wood and Christine Talbot have announced they will be re-uniting for a special cause this spring. The award-winning former ITV Calendar presenters developed a special rapport on screen which proved highly popular with TV audiences. Now they have agreed to present a national conference being organised by friend Mike McCarthy, aRead more
School children across Bradford and Leeds are invited to take part in a Christmas-inspired fundraising event to raise funds for local homelessness charity, Simon on the Streets. Throughout December, hundreds of pupils across several West Yorkshire schools will take part in an ‘Elf Run’ around their schools and local areas dressed as Christmas elves inRead more
The Leeds-based branding agency ALLGOOD is celebrating its twentieth year in business having overcome some huge challenges. Founder Paul Dodd established the business in 2003, originally a creative duo with his best friend James Robinson, to offer branding and design to companies in and around Leeds. The creative pair went their separate ways in 2009Read more
75 people braved Storm Babet to sleep out on the streets of Leeds for a local homelessness charity, helping to raise almost £25,000. Sponsored by British online homeware retailer, DUSK.com, West Yorkshire homelessness charity Simon on the Streets held its annual sleep-out event, ‘Simon’s Big Sleep Out’ on Thursday 19th October at Leeds Civic Hall.Read more
Yorkshire-based charity Simon on the Streets has announced a series of flagship events in October to shine a spotlight on homelessness in Leeds. The charity’s annual Big Sleepout, which aims to raise awareness of the increasing issues faced by those rough sleeping, sofa surfing and at risk of homelessness in our region returns to LeedsRead more
A start-up pet care app which launched in March this year has reached a milestone 50,000 registered pet owners committed to investing in the health and wellbeing of their dogs whilst earning rewards for doing so. Biscuit Pet Care, which has secured £3m in seed funding and is part of the Correlation One Holdings portfolioRead more
