Charity Yorkshire businesses come together to raise funds for children’s heart charity A Leeds-based technology company is encouraging businesses to join its challenge to raise funds for Children's Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF). The SPG Group is leading the 10 for 24 Challenge, where participants will run, walk, and jog with a 10kg weight for 24 hours, keeping it moving the By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Yorkshire Agricultural Society honoured as King named patron The Yorkshire Agricultural Society is honoured to announce that King Charles III will continue to be Patron of the charity. The announcement follows a review of more than 1,000 Royal Patronages and charity Presidencies by the Royal Household, following His Majesty The King’s Accession. Queen Elizabeth II was By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Mayor kickstarts ‘region of learning’ with £10m investment People facing barriers to employment will benefit from over £9.5 million to help them get the skills they need to secure well-paid work. Fresh from her re-election as the Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin has announced the £10 million package to “make life easier for those who find By The Editor • 2 min read
Business 3M BIC welcomes several new businesses The 3M Buckley Innovation Centre (3M BIC) in Huddersfield has welcomed new businesses from a range of sectors including packaging, property finance, vet diagnostics and formulation testing. Urolith, ECO PACK, Crafted and the Charlesworth Family Group have taken offices and labs at the 3M BIC leaving only a few remaining By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Children’s charity team proudly attend Palace Garden Party Yorkshire children's cancer charity Candlelighters are celebrating following the attendance of two of their leaders at a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. Emily Wragg, chief executive officer, and Keith Hardcastle, Chair of Trustees, were invited in recognition of the work of the charity, and were amongst specially By The Editor • 3 min read
Charity Yorkshire brothers to embark on epic ride for charity Two brothers from York are embarking on an epic 340km charity cycle ride from Leeds United’s Elland Road football ground in Leeds to Harrow School in Middlesex. Tianyi and Jinyi Zhou are raising money to tackle educational inequality in the UK. The proceeds of this marathon three-day ride will By The Editor • 2 min read
Whats On Beverley Gin festival is back at the Minster this June With live bands, street food, a wide selection of gins, gin tasting sessions, and much more, Beverley Gin Festival is back this June at Beverley Minster. The fourth annual Beverley Gin Festival will run over Friday and Saturday June 14th and 15th, said organiser and festival director, Rob Snaith. " By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Bellway Homes offers ‘sneak peek’ into Kirk Ella site Bellway Homes hosted a ‘Dusty Boots’ day at its Parson’s Croft development in Kirk Ella recently - allowing potential home buyers to look around the development during the build process. This day offered visitors the chance to see areas of the site that are not normally open to the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business First flights to Marrakesh and Bucharest take off from Leeds! Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has celebrated the inaugural flights of two new routes to Marrakesh, Morrocco, and Bucharest, Romania, expanding its partnership with low-cost airline Ryanair. Expanding the airport’s direct offering to Africa, the first flight to Marrakesh (RAK) departed on Friday 3rd May and will operate twice weekly By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Heroine averts flooding catastrophe at Harrogate charity The quick-thinking of a dedicated member of staff prevented a major flooding disaster at the headquarters of the mental health charity Wellspring Therapy & Training in Harrogate. As the rain poured down over the May Bank Holiday weekend, Elaine Wright decided it would be wise to check on Wellspring’s By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds City Council chief executive to leave at the end of 2024 Leeds City Council’s Chief Executive Tom Riordan today announced his intention to leave at the end of the year to explore new opportunities. After 14 years at the helm of the second-biggest local authority in the country, Tom has decided the time is right to try fresh challenges. As By The Editor • 3 min read
Business New managing director and COO take the helm at Northern A new managing director and chief operating officer have taken the helm at Northern this week. As managing director, Tricia Williams now leads the UK’s second largest train operator, an organisation that makes an annual contribution to the national economy of £1.25bn. Tricia has been with Northern since By The Editor • 1 min read
