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
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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
Award-winning cast plasterer Ryedale Interiors Ltd has completed a large-scale cast plasterwork project as part of a £75m transformation of intu Trafford Centre’s Barton Square. The Leeds-based firm successfully designed, manufactured, and installed 8000 glass reinforced gypsum casts to support the restoration and redevelopment of the historic Manchester retail destination, led by global construction giant,Read more
Digital training experts have responded to the coronavirus pandemic by rapidly making new personal protective equipment (PPE) training for NHS staff. Experts in training and human performance from Cineon Training and the University of Exeter switched focus several weeks ago to help the NHS. The new online training is based on VR tuition which teachesRead more
We’re delighted to announce two new client wins which coincide with our fifth birthday! We have won contracts to manage the PR and social media management for leading signage specialist Widd Signs and pyrometallurgical firm Inprotec. MacComms is responsible for managing the public and media relations for both businesses, supporting Widd Signs with the promotionsRead more
