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Trio of finance recruitment specialists launch purpose-driven business

By Ellie MacDonald | Client news, Positive news | Comments are Closed | 24 September, 2024 | 0

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

L-R Miss Yorkshire Chloe with HelloHope founder Ellie at HelloHope's launch event

Miss Yorkshire latest person to become Suicide Prevention First Aider

By Ellie MacDonald | Positive news | Comments are Closed | 19 August, 2024 | 0

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

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‘Ey Up Wakefield’ event to showcase best of business in the city

By Ellie MacDonald | Client news, Positive news | Comments are Closed | 27 June, 2024 | 0

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

Image of Christine Talbot and Duncan Wood reuniting for Baton of Hope suicide prevention. Featured with the Baton during the Sheffield leg of Baton of Hope's inaugural tour

Yorkshire TV duo reunite to champion suicide prevention

By Ellie MacDonald | Positive news | Comments are Closed | 2 April, 2024 | 0

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

Five Lanes Primary School previously took part in Simon on the Streets' Elf Run

School children encouraged to take part in festive fundraiser to support West Yorkshire’s homeless

By Ellie MacDonald | Client news, Positive news | Comments are Closed | 29 November, 2023 | 0

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 ALLGOOD team celebrating 20 years in business

Leeds branding agency ALLGOOD celebrates 20-year milestone

By Ellie MacDonald | Positive news | Comments are Closed | 27 November, 2023 | 0

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

The DUSK team taking part at Simon on the Streets Big SleepOut 2023. Photo by Sam Toolsie

£25,000 raised as 75 people bed down on Leeds street for charity sleep-out

By Ellie MacDonald | Client news, Positive news | Comments are Closed | 26 October, 2023 | 0

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

Participants at Simon on the Streets last Big Sleep Out at Leeds Civic Hall. Photo by Sam Toolsie

Yorkshire charity encourages people to ‘walk in their shoes’ as homelessness is highlighted this October

By Ellie MacDonald | Client news, Positive news | Comments are Closed | 27 September, 2023 | 0

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

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

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Recent posts

  • Trio of finance recruitment specialists launch purpose-driven business 24th September 2024
  • Our sister company HelloHope creates guide of hope to mark World Suicide Prevention Day 6th September 2024
  • Miss Yorkshire latest person to become Suicide Prevention First Aider 19th August 2024
  • 2-Work’s business event showcases best of business in Wakefield 18th July 2024
  • ‘Ey Up Wakefield’ event to showcase best of business in the city 27th June 2024

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