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February 8, 2021|Business

Harron Homes Yorkshire welcomes new sales and marketing director

Housebuilder Harron Homes has welcomed a new sales and marketing director, Alison Taylor-Shaw, to its Yorkshire division based in Leeds. Alison, who lives in Wakefield and is originally from Barnsley, joined Harron Homes in November 2020. The appointment marks the conclusion of a successful year despite the challenging backdrop of the pandemic, having launched a new website, several new developments, secured new land opportunities, moved offices and become a member of the National House Buildi

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February 5, 2021|Business

Socialsendr evolves tech platform to better support small businesses across the UK

Yorkshire-based tech start up, socialsendr, has evolved the functionality of its platform introducing LinkedIn to its social portfolio to better support clients with their social media marketing. The web-based platform, which is the only app on the market to create, schedule and post content on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, transforms the way in which sole traders and freelancers deliver their social media, eliminating the need to invest in additional staff resource, saving precious working h

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February 5, 2021|Yorkshire-Kitchen

Leeds agency chosen to manage social for UK’s favourite blue cheese brand

Leeds-based agency, Brilliant, has been chosen by the UK’s favourite blue cheese brand, Saint Agur, as its sole social media agency following a competitive pitching process. The agency began work in December with content launching across platforms at the start of the new year. Savencia Fromage & Dairy, a global supplier of premium cheese and dairy brands, including Saint Agur, put the callout for an agency that could support in its efforts to attract a younger audience demographic through excit

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February 4, 2021|Lifestyle

Boost to local economy and tourism as Channel 5 comes to Yorkshire

First ever ‘5 on the farm’, festival AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND 2021 "With many brilliant businesses from the county being involved, this will be a welcome boost for the local economy and will showcase this great part of Yorkshire far and wide.” - Welcome to Yorkshire Chief Executive James Mason "Event will put region on the map” - South Yorks Mayor Dan Jarvis MP Channel 5 has revealed it is bringing one of the biggest festivals of rural life in the UK to Yorkshire this summer, boosting the

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February 3, 2021|Business

National Business Women's Awards are back

After receiving many enquiries, organisers of the popular National Business Women's Awards have announced they are now open for entries. Organised by Events & PR, the awards were first launched in 2018 to raise the profile of enterprising Business Women across the UK. Over the last 12 months, many female business owners and managers have had to work even harder to keep their businesses going through a pandemic whilst facing personal challenges such as home schooling or caring for their parents

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February 2, 2021|Business

2021 is all about making your brand more authentic; here’s how

No matter the industry in which your business – big or small – operates in, branding is one of the most important things when it comes to success and customer building. The right branding shapes how customers interact with you, how they think and feel about you. It’s all about creating an emotional response with your audience by creating a brand that resonates, generates loyalty and tells your brand story. Let’s explore. Your brand is more than just a logo A logo is just one component of your

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February 2, 2021|Health & Wellbeing

Mental health first aid

Thrive are proud to offer their first Mental Health First FA course for 2021 to help businesses tackles these issues in the workplace This will be delivered virtually and has elements of both fully facilitated sessions and individual learning. When: 13-14 March Where: online How much: £300 plus VAT Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a training course which teaches people how to identify, understand and help someone who may be experiencing a mental health issue.MHFA won’t teach you to be a ther

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February 2, 2021|Health & Wellbeing

Gritting pro’s five top tips for driving in the snow

Paul Dyson, owner of private gritting company Gritting Direct has experienced his busiest period to date due to extensive snowfall throughout the past month. His work helps keep essential public sector and private businesses continue to operate safely and provide their essential services in adverse weather conditions. The private gritting firm has contracts with several primary schools, doctors surgeries, manufacturing firms and HSBC. 64-year-old Paul – known as Mr Grit by his friends and fami

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February 2, 2021|Business

Thrive continues its growth with another appointment

Crystal Boyde has joined award winning Leeds-based legal practice, Thrive Law as an Associate Solicitor. Before joining Thrive, Crystal specialised in Employment Law for 7 years and provides advice on all aspects of employment and HR law. She has a particular interest in complex discrimination claims, especially sex, disability, maternity and family friendly rights. Jodie Hill, founder and managing partner says “ I am really excited to welcome Crystal to the team, she is passionate about diver

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February 1, 2021|Health & Wellbeing

Flowers in the office

If you’re not entirely satisfied with your work environment and you feel like some changes should be done to make your office (whether it be at home or work) prettier and calmer, perhaps bringing and adding some flowers in it could make things better. Flowers and plants aren’t there just to make your work environment prettier they can also improve your mood and boost your productivity. Besides, it’s shown that flowers and indoor plants in the office can increase your memory and more important

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February 1, 2021|Yorkshire-Kitchen

Super easy stew

Juggling working from home with a multitude of other tasks and looking for inspiration for a quick and easy dinner? Look no further! Zesty Green Chicken Stew Ingredients 1 tbsp.olive oil 3 medium skinless chicken breasts, cut into finger-sized strips 750 ml chicken stock 200 g small broccoli florets 2 g tins butter beans, drained and rinsed 200 g frozen peas finely grated zest 1 lemon 100 g half-fat crème fraîche small handful tarragon, finely chopped Directions 1 Heat oil in a large deep

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January 29, 2021|Business

Zoom, a success story

Zoom is the pandemic’s success story. As lockdowns around the world closed offices and made working from home compulsory for vast sections of the working population, businesses and individuals grasped for a way to carry on at a distance. Zoom meetings are now the norm and its likely that after such a long period of time, we may need to brush up on proper Zoom call etiquette. Here’s some top tips to consider. Meeting Etiquette There are some general rules of courtesy for virtual business meet

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