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Milestone 50,000 users registered and £3million investment gained in pet care app’s first nine months

By Ellie MacDonald | Client news, Positive news | Comments are Closed | 15 December, 2022 | 0

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

Photo by Samantha Toolsie of Big Sleep Out sponsors DUSK

£26,000 raised as 100 bed down on Leeds street for charity sleep-out

By Ellie MacDonald | Client news, Positive news | Comments are Closed | 26 October, 2022 | 0

More than 100 people have taken to the streets of Leeds to sleep out for a local homelessness charity, helping to raise over £26,000. Sponsored by British online homeware retailer, DUSK, West Yorkshire homelessness charity Simon on the Streets held its annual sleep out event, ‘Simon’s Big Sleep Out’ on Thursday 20th October at LeedsRead more

Widd Signs announces eleven appointments

By Ellie MacDonald | Client news, Positive news | Comments are Closed | 23 September, 2022 | 0

Leeds-headquartered signage manufacturer Widd Signs has made eleven appointments to its team following a host of new business wins. The traditional and digital signage specialist has hired four people to its installation team including three former employees. Gavin Taylor, Kevin Miller, and Paul Wilkin have returned to the business with new recruit Konnor Oldfield joining for theRead more

Yorkshire homelessness charity announces events including return of its ‘Big Sleepout’ for first time since pandemic

By Ellie MacDonald | Client news, Positive news | Comments are Closed | 17 August, 2022 | 0

Yorkshire-based homelessness charity Simon on the Streets has announced a programme of events for businesses and the public to get involved in and support rough sleepers across the region. The events include the charity’s annual Big Sleepout, which aims to raise awareness of the increasing issues faced by those rough sleeping, sofa surfing and atRead more

Leeds boxing event in support of hospitality workers set to raise thousands for charity

By Ellie MacDonald | Client news, Positive news | Comments are Closed | 26 July, 2022 | 0

A charity and mental health-focused boxing event is set to take place for Leeds hospitality workers next week. Industry Boxing Events run by Ricky Burwell and Ben Randm will see 20 hospitality workers from bars and restaurants across Leeds compete with each other in a boxing match on Tuesday 2nd August in Leeds Corn Exchange.Read more

Homelessness charity secures raft of new business supporters

By Ellie MacDonald | Client news, Positive news | Comments are Closed | 28 June, 2022 | 0

A West Yorkshire homelessness charity has signed up six business supporters as charity partners of the year. Simon on the Streets has welcomed West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Sky, accounting giant PwC’s Leeds and Bradford offices, Leeds-based marketing agency Let’s Market, Tom Maxwell Furniture and Cabinets and strategic creative agency, McCann Leeds. Each business has committedRead more

Female homelessness highlighted ahead of International Women’s Day

By Ellie MacDonald | Positive news | Comments are Closed | 2 March, 2022 | 0

Simon on the Streets, a West-Yorkshire homelessness charity has changed its name to Simone on the Streets to raise awareness of female rough sleepers ahead of International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day is a global day held on 8th March each year and the theme for 2022’s campaign is #BreakTheBias. Simon on the Streets advisesRead more

Children raise over £10,000 to support West Yorkshire’s homeless

By Ellie MacDonald | Client news, Positive news | Comments are Closed | 28 January, 2022 | 0

Primary school children across Leeds schools have raised £10,393.74 for local homelessness charity, Simon on the Streets by taking part in a fundraising event with a difference. Almost 3,000 pupils aged 3-10 years old took part in an ‘Elf Run’ around their schools and local areas dressed as Christmas elves in support of the charityRead more

International client win for digital marketing agency

By Ellie MacDonald | Client news, Positive news | Comments are Closed | 7 December, 2021 | 0

A Leeds-based multi-national web development and digital marketing agency has secured a new client in a six-figure deal with American-based golf buggy manufacturer, Club Car. GRM Digital, founded in 2009 by Nej Gakenyi has been appointed to support the 63-year-old manufacturing giant as its dedicated digital marketing agency and IT infrastructure partner. GRM Digital willRead more

Thousands of children set to run distance of Leeds to North Pole to support city’s homeless

By Ellie MacDonald | Client news, Positive news | Comments are Closed | 3 December, 2021 | 0

Thousands of primary school children across ten Leeds schools are set to take part in a Christmas inspired fundraising event to raise funds for local homelessness charity, Simon on the Streets. From 6th December almost 3,000 pupils will take part in an ‘Elf Run’ around their schools and local areas dressed as Christmas elves inRead more

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