A Yorkshire-based mental health platform created to support employees has launched a crowdfunding campaign to keep its online training free of charge. Launched in 2018 by Sheffield-based entrepreneur Harry Bliss, Champion Health offers evidence-based workplace health programmes tailored to every organisation, offering a range of solutions from online employee health assessments and company reports toRead more
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A Leeds-based digital transformation agency has completed a website development project for a local homelessness charity. Parallax based in Leeds city centre selected Simon on the Streets to benefit from the company’s annual charitable initiative following its employees’ desire to help tackle rising homelessness. Celebrating ten years in business, Parallax which supports a local charitableRead more
-State-of-the-art occupancy management system regulates flow of customers into stores – A leading Leeds-based digital solutions provider has launched a state-of-the-art occupancy management system to help retailers faced with new Covid-19 requirements measure the number of customers in-store. Horsforth-based UX Global (UXG) has created Auto-Q, a bespoke digital signage solution which allows retailers to measureRead more
The UK’s largest organisation dedicated to the welfare of dogs, The Kennel Club, has announced a partnership with online vet, Joii, to ensure pet owners get access to veterinary care from home when they need it. Joii, who have vets and nurses across the country, has partnered with The Kennel Club to offer members theirRead more
With the UK events and hospitality industry taking the biggest battering from the Covid-19 pandemic, one man lost his new job and decided to set up a podcast to support the NHS. In mid-March, Mike Oldham (@NeuDad on Twitter) started a new role as Event Director for an international events company in South London. HeRead more
Yorkshire Magician Matthew Cope has been performing a series of online challenges during lockdown, to raise money for charity. As COVID-19 has brought the UK entertainment industry to a standstill, one Yorkshire magician and entertainer has adapted to offer online magic training as well as running a unique week-long challenge raising hundreds of pounds forRead more
A Leeds-based multi-national web development and digital marketing agency has selected three local businesses to benefit from completely free of charge e-commerce websites. GRM Digital launched the campaign after seeing local businesses struggling to trade offline during the Covid-19 pandemic. The initiative saw dozens of businesses without an e-commerce website apply with three worthy candidatesRead more
Call-out for owners to loan their car to frontline workers in grass-roots fightback against COVID-19 Inspired by the efforts in the Leeds community, a company has launched a brand new, free community car share scheme to help move essential services around Leeds as the crisis intensifies. Karshare aims to establish a fleet of 10,000 cars, on loan from members ofRead more
Friday 1st May saw residents and families pitch tents and make home dens in a major ‘sleep in’ raising almost £10,000 for Yorkshire homelessness charity, Simon on the Streets. Tasked with sleeping anywhere in the home or garden, the charity’s ’Little Sleep In’ saw dozens of adults and children bed down in dens, tents, sofasRead more
We’ve completed our first full month of Covid-induced lockdown. A strange and often tough time for many of us but there’s a lot to be grateful for, and positive about. Each week since lockdown, I’ve sourced the net, news pages and tapped into my contacts to find the most positive news stories from businesses inRead more
