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April 7, 2022|Fashion and Lifestyle

Award winning restaurant celebrates twenty years in Leeds

Cast your mind back to early 2002, when Leeds was a very different place to the city it is today. Back then, the cool kids went shopping at the Corn Exchange, clubbers headed to Majestyk and Townhouse, and diners flocked to the likes of Cuban Heels and Maxi’s Chinese Restaurant for a taste of global cuisine. There were very few Thai restaurants in the UK at that time, never mind Leeds, but one woman seized the opportunity to fill the gap and hasn’t looked back since. Ban Kaewkraikhot opened her

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April 6, 2022|Business

Blossom Training & Development shortlisted for StartUp Awards National Series

Yorkshire based Blossom Training & Development has been named one of the most exciting new businesses in the region after being shortlisted as part of a brand new awards programme. The StartUp Awards National Series has been launched to recognise the booming startup scene across the UK which has accelerated since the pandemic began. In 2020, when most of the world was shutting down, more than 400,000 startups were set up in Britain, with similar increases seen in other European countries. Ther

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April 6, 2022|Entrepreneurs

Law firm Gordons partner with Fund Her North

Law firm Gordons has been chosen by funding connector Fund Her North as its legal partner following a competitive selection process. Fund Her North is a group of more than 25 women in venture capital organisations who collectively have a combined investment power of £650m. The funding connector is believed to be the only organisation of its kind in the UK that brings together women in the investment industry in this way to support female founders. As exclusive legal partner, Gordons will prov

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April 6, 2022|Fashion and Lifestyle

Andermatt - Switzerland’s hidden gem

Maria Boyle enjoys a return to the slopes with a Swisstainable twist Ski holidays are back and with eco conscious teens in tow, Maria Boyle discovered that Andermatt, in the heart of the Swiss Alps, offers the perfect sustainable destination to visit As a family, we have been lucky to ski each year for the last decade in Italy, Austria and France so there was much excitement to return to the slopes following two years of no snow action given the pandemic. We spent hours studying a number of d

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April 5, 2022|Business

Award winning Provenance Inns set to launch North Yorkshire’s biggest Easter egg hunt

* The Provenance Inns & Hotels group will be hiding chocolate eggs in the areas spanning all seven venues, including The West Park in Harrogate and The Punch Bowl in Marton-Cum-Grafton. * Winners of best food offering at The Publican Awards 2022 * The hunt will commence on Good Friday and run until Easter Sunday, with clues dropped across Provenance Inns social media pages * Lucky hunters who seek out the eggs will be able to enjoy a free drink at any Provenance site * Guests ca

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April 5, 2022|Business

BBC Radio 2’s presenter Scott Mills congratulates Halifax fundraiser

Fundraiser, Christine Gow made 250 cream teas for family and friends recently and has raised over £3,500 smashing her target to raise money for children’s charity Mothershare. Lord David Shutt of Greetland, OBE PC founded the Community Foundation for Calderdale (CFFC) over 30 years ago and sadly passed away in 2019. Last year, his daughter, Christine Gow decided to raise fund for the CFFC in his memory and made cream teas for friends and family raising money to buy laptops and internet access f

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April 4, 2022|Business

New growth phase for Leeds marketing agency

Leeds marketing agency, The Marketing Optimist, has hired Courtney West to expand the agency’s skill base as they continue to grow. She joins as the business moves to the new 2-Work offices at the grade II-listed Bank House in the centre of Leeds at the beginning of April. Managing director Richard Michie said, “I’m really excited to have Courtney join the team. She’s very driven and creative so I’m sure she’ll add lots of value to our clients’ campaigns and to the agency on the whole, as we mo

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April 1, 2022|Business

Students across Leeds inspired by successful women in technology

Recently digital employers from across Leeds meet with 120 young women from 8 schools in the city, at an event designed to raise awareness of careers in digital and technology and break down barriers of perception, prejudice and unconscious bias around the sector. Taking place at the Asda Merchandising Centre of Excellence and Exhibition Centre, #GirlTechLeeds was delivered by Ahead Partnership and saw 12-14 year-old students meet face-to-face with female role models working at organisations th

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March 31, 2022|Health & Wellbeing

How to relax and take time for ourselves

These days we all lead busy lives which can result in us becoming stressed and feeling overwhelmed, but there are a few simple ways we can become more calm and relaxed. * Learning to breathe deeply is a simple and effecive way to calm the body and mind. * Releasing tension held in the body can help you relax. * Connecting with nature can help you feel less stressed. It is easy to become stressed in day-to-day life with our busy schedules and it is easy to forget to prioritise ourselves a

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March 30, 2022|Entrepreneurs

TikTok has transformed the life of a Bradford businesswoman

Abigayle Andre, 29, started sharing her motoring knowledge in the second Lockdown and has since accelerated to success, landing a deal with the UK’s largest leasing company after going viral on a popular social media platform. Abigayle said: “I have always had a love of cars and would read every motoring magazine and newspaper as a child. I started working for the Volkswagen Group in customer relations which sowed the seeds to where I am today.” Entrepreneur Abigayle quickly understood that wo

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March 29, 2022|Entrepreneurs

Leading voice for micro business to launch exclusive Club

Tina Boden, one of the leading voices for micro business in the UK, who co-founded the #MicroBizMatters movement with Tony Robinson OBE and spent 10 years working to make life in micro business better, is set to launch an exclusive online club for micro business owners. While working on how micro business owners can improve their wellbeing and the wellbeing of their businesses, become more resilient and thrive in a ‘post-covid’ environment, Tina came up with The Micro Business Mentor Club, an on

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March 28, 2022|Entrepreneurs

New ownership at Leeds language services specialist

Leeds-based language service provider Andiamo! has a new owner. The translation and interpreting business is now fully owned by managing director Miranda Sambidge, who has been with the business since 1996 when she joined as a project manager. The buyout from original owners Anne and Marc Woolmer aided by Azets, means that Miranda now has full control over the 33-year-old business, which translates material of all kinds into over 140 languages for a wide range of industries. Commenting Miranda

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