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Seacroft Community Diagnostic Centre set for £20 million expansion

The Community Diagnostic Centre at Seacroft Hospital is set for a major expansion, following £20 million of national funding to increase access to vital tests for patients across Leeds. The project will deliver new facilities including two MRI scanners, expanded phlebotomy services, and additional treatment rooms at the centre, which is run by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Construction is due to begin in January 2027 and services at the current Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) will be

Jun 29, 2026

02Business

Major new £15m sports hub to be given final green light

Final go-ahead is expected to be given for work to start on a major new £15million sports hub in Holbeck at Leeds City Council’s executive board meeting on 11 March. Senior councillors are expected to give approval to appoint an agreed contractor to complete the work which will deliver top-class sports pitches and a new community space. With work expected to start in August 2026, Holbeck Sports Hub will provide three full-size artificial grass football pitches, two multi-use games areas and

Mar 11, 2026

03Health

Yorkshire Hearing Company celebrates 5th anniversary

Since launching in Windsor House in 2020, the Yorkshire Hearing Clinic now has nearly 3k patients, and has delivered 10,854 appointments. MD Andy Armitage is delighted to have reached such an important milestone and said, “When we started out, I had no idea just how successful the clinic would be, and to know 82% of our patients have come through recommendation is even better. We have completed over 500 REM-verified fittings performed to ensure clinical precision, and every single patient has

Nov 26, 2025

04Health

work on stroke rehabilitation facility completed at Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals

EDGE, a leading multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy, has completed its scope of work on a pioneering new stroke rehabilitation facility, which opened at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (DBTH) this week. The Phoenix Therapy Suite, based at Montagu Hospital within the Fred and Ann Green Rehabilitation Centre, gives patients access to cutting-edge therapies previously unavailable on the NHS – designed to help stroke survivors regain independence and accel

Oct 16, 2025

05Health

Icy waters? University of Hull scientists believe Yorkshire seas to be the warmest ever

Seas off the Yorkshire coast are set to break records in 2025 according to scientists at the University of Hull, with average surface temperatures now at their highest since modern records began in 1982. Hull Marine Laboratory researchers have recorded higher than average temperatures off the coast of Scarborough every month from January this year. The North Sea may now be the warmest it has ever been, they believe. With temperatures two degrees warmer than in the 1980s, some key marine spec

Aug 14, 2025

06Health

Propaganda delivers in-depth rebrand and repositioning for Vitawell

Propaganda Brand Consultancy has delivered a strategic rebrand and repositioning for Vitawell – a leading vitamins and supplements (VMS) brand. Designed to simplify the wellness journey and energise the category, this brand transformation positions Vitawell for significant future growth while cutting through a market often criticised for complexity and confusion. Launched eight years ago by Principle Healthcare – a company with over 20 years’ experience as a trusted private label manufacturer

Jun 25, 2025

07Health

Show hosts fittest farmer as part of health & wellbeing focus

Being fit to farm will be in the spotlight at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show to highlight the importance of both physical and mental wellbeing. A series of events at the 166th Great Yorkshire Show (Tuesday 8 – Friday 11 July) will encourage visitors to consider how best to look after their health, from easy exercise tips and panel chats to free farmer health checks and gruelling tests of physical steel. Rachel Coates, farmer and show director said: “Farming is round the clock with lots of

Jun 23, 2025

08Health

Dense Hair Experts and Kiss Branding win Diamond Award for best visual identity at Transform Awards

Dense Hair Experts and creative agency Kiss Branding have won the prestigious Diamond Award for Best Visual Identity from the Lifestyle & Wellbeing Sector at the Transform Awards. The accolade recognises their bold and thoughtful approach to tackling the stigma surrounding hair loss through an empowering and authoritative brand identity. The Transform Awards, which celebrate excellence in rebranding and brand development, praised Kiss Branding for creating a “simple yet impactful visual identi

May 2, 2025

09Health

Itecho Health appoints Sir David Haslam as chair of the board

Itecho Health, a dynamic Leeds-based Medtech company created to develop digital health applications to support the treatment and management of long-term health conditions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sir David Haslam as the Chair of the Board. Sir David brings a wealth of experience to the role. He is a past chair of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), former president and past chairman of the Council for the Royal College of General Practitioners, past

Apr 9, 2025

10Health

Home Instead lead the way in wellbeing for employees

Home Instead York celebrates its 16th anniversary with the launch of its inaugural Care Professional Conference, an event focussed on prioritising and enhancing the wellbeing of its dedicated care professionals. This milestone also coincides with Home Instead Scarborough & Ryedale’s 5th anniversary, marking five years of exceptional care and unwavering commitment to the local community. The conference, held at St Aelred’s Community Centre last week, brought together a range of local wellbeing

Apr 9, 2025

11Health

Firm invests in the future of Yorkshire’s social care through apprenticeship scheme

Specialist wellbeing experts, Fenetic Wellbeing, has launched a new business administrator apprenticeship scheme in partnership with a local education provider, Craven College, as part of its ongoing commitment to invest in the future of social care and wellbeing talent. This strategic move will provide local talent with an alternative academic route to higher-level qualifications and support the skills shortages faced across the sector, which needs to recruit an estimated half a million worke

Feb 24, 2025

12Health

MP Katie White opens the £12m elective care Hub at Wharfedale Hospital

The new £12million Elective Care Unit at Wharfedale Hospital – which reduces the time patients wait for surgery and provides protected space for planned operations to take place – has been officially opened by Katie White, MP for North West Leeds. Katie joined Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s Chair Dame Linda Pollard, director of estates and facilities Craige Richardson and a range of other colleagues to officially open the facility. She also spoke with staff, toured the new facility and l

Jan 21, 2025