Over half of young people in Leeds believe they lack skills or qualifications for...

74% of respondents from Leeds in new UK-wide research reported finding it hard to get into tech due to lack of experience or contacts More than half (52%) of young people in Leeds are put...

Over £5,500 raised for educational charity, Run With It, to Help Fund Future Growth

A charity which focuses on raising the levels of literacy and numeracy across Hull and East Yorkshire has raised over £5,500 to help fund its expansion. It comes after Run With It held a hugely...

Major award for Leeds Jewish Housing Association in anniversary year

The 70th anniversary celebrations of Leeds Jewish Housing Association (LJHA) have received a huge boost after it won the trophy for Supported / Sheltered Housing Scheme of the Year at the Northern Housing Awards...

Spencer Group using innovative Hapstar app to support employee wellbeing

Leading engineering company Spencer Group is using an innovative new app to help support its employees’ wellbeing. Hull-based Spencer Group is using the Hapstar app to enable employees to track their mental and physical health,...

New Play ‘Helen’ Explores Grief, Joy and Trauma of Life After Loss

Terrain Theatre and Theatre503 are thrilled to announce their upcoming co-production of Helen by Maureen Lennon. Helen is forty when she loses her husband. Becca is fifteen when her dad dies. Then it’s just the...

Afternoon tea fit for a king among highlights as popular North Yorkshire restaurant prepares...

A popular North Yorkshire restaurant is to launch a range of Coronation specials to celebrate the crowning of King Charles III. The G&Tea House, based at Angrove Country Park, will also host a royal afternoon...

Boroughbridge-based UNTHA UK helps firm divert over 24 tonnes of wooden pallets from landfill

MC Refrigeration Ltd has diverted over 24 tonnes of wood waste from landfill just three months after investing in a PS1300 pallet shredder from UNTHA UK — saving thousands in off-site disposal fees in...

Brownlee brothers and Quickline team up to leave no rural community behind

Celebrated triathletes the Brownlee brothers have teamed up with Quickline Communications to promote its game-changing rural broadband. Alistair and Jonny Brownlee are working with the East Yorkshire-based broadband provider to spread the word about the...

Belmayne launches charity sunflower competition

Dronfield-based financial planners, Belmayne, are sowing the seeds of a new charity fundraiser, by inviting local children’s nurseries to join their Summer of Sunflowers. The independent firm’s Belmayne Foundation is organising a sunflower growing competition,...

‘Run With It’ Charity Announces New Chair

A charity which provides educational support for young people across East Yorkshire is delighted to announce the appointment of Shaun Watts as its new Chair. Shaun, who is Chairman of Hull-based Chameleon Business Interiors, succeeds...

Business leaders to share expertise with social enterprises and charities at Leeds summit

Renowned business adviser to social entrepreneurs Karen Leigh Anderson will headline a special summit in Leeds later this month aimed at boosting the profit margins of social enterprises and small charities. Hosted at Unity Business...

Newly qualified solicitor embraces new role within highly regarded property team

A University of Hull graduate who couldn’t speak English when she arrived from her native Poland at the age of 12 has now qualified as a solicitor with leading law firm Rollits LLP. The firm...