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October 13, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Yorkshire mum launches child-friendly holiday business

A mother-of-two from West Yorkshire has used her own experiences to launch a child-friendly holiday business. Jo Addison’s website Kiddieholidays is designed to help families with pre-school children find suitable accommodation and activities in the UK and Europe. Jo, who lives in Gomersal and runs her business from a base at Hub 26 in Cleckheaton, said the idea first came to her when she was on maternity leave with her first child. “My son was only little and we wanted to go to Wales on holi

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October 13, 2020|Lifestyle

New album for Paloma Faith

From gaining number one album success, through to battling her way to becoming a mother, Paloma Faith’s remarkable career continues in setting her sights on a return to the charts with her ambitious new album. Amid a global pandemic, this year has been one to forget for many, but as Paloma Faith reveals, she feels notably blessed by news of her second child’s imminent arrival. After a hugely testing trial of repeated rounds of IVF treatment, the Brit Award winning singer announced the latest ad

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October 13, 2020|Lifestyle

Let’s support our cinemas

By Anna Mason. Sympathy is not usually dished out for global corporations with huge turnovers, but you’ve got to feel for Cineworld. The big chain only opened its new York cinema last December, a few months before the pandemic hit. Situated at the community stadium next to Vangarde Shopping Park, it has 13 screens and created 80 jobs. This October, Cineworld announced an international shutdown since opening is simply not financially viable. Several of the year’s blockbuster movies, including

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October 13, 2020|Business

Double celebration for Leeds social enterprise

Leeds based social enterprise Sporting Heritage is celebrating receiving a funding grant as part of the government’s #HereforCulture campaign, alongside announcing Paralympian and World champion, Dame Sarah Storey DBE as the keynote speaker for their annual conference. The Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage has awarded Sporting Heritage £97,000 to support them to continue their work following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The grant will be used to support the growth of the organisation

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October 12, 2020|Fashion and Lifestyle

Capsule Wardrobe

By Sara Anson, Yorkshire based Personal Stylist, Style Coach and Fashion Stylist What is a Capsule Wardrobe? Capsule wardrobe is a term coined by Susie Faux, the owner of a London boutique called "Wardrobe" in the 1970s. According to Faux, a capsule wardrobe is a collection of a few essential items of clothing that do not go out of fashion, such as skirts, trousers, and coats, which can then be augmented with seasonal pieces. I like to think of it as a well-thought-out wardrobe, it’s about ch

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October 12, 2020|Entrepreneurs

IoD appoints new head of branches for England

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has appointed Natalie Sykes as its new Head of English Branches. Natalie takes up the role after being regional director of the IoD’s Yorkshire and North East and East Midlands regions. The role is part of a new structure for the IoD which has been developed to create a more member-led organisation. As Head of Branches, Natalie will be responsible for ensuring the success and growth of the IoD’s membership and professional development across England. IoD Direc

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October 9, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Leeds Teaching Hospitals chair receives Damehood

The Chair of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours for her outstanding services to healthcare. Linda Pollard, CBE DL Hon. LLD, has been awarded the honour of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her services to healthcare, which span almost 30 years, and in recognition of her unbroken contribution to the community. This honour also recognises her tireless commitment to address the under representation of women in senior r

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October 9, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Technical PR agency targets biggest year yet – with 17 client wins and key hire

PR agency wins 32 days of additional client work per month Appoints Kirstie Wilson as newest account manager Recruiting for additional digital-focused role Technical communications agency, Scriba PR is targeting its strongest year of growth yet, as 17 new project wins contribute to 255 additional hours of communications work each month. Equating to over 32 working days of additional content creation, the B2B specialist has appointed a new account manager and is recruiting for an executive level

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October 9, 2020|Business

Central Networks and Technologies appoints sales director to build on growth

IT support provider and cloud solutions specialist Central Networks and Technologies (Central) has appointed Nicola Brown as sales director. The hire is intended to build upon the firm’s sustained growth as it has supported its clients’ business continuity throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by bolstering IT infrastructure. Having amassed over 20 years’ experience selling IT solutions into the social housing sector, Nicola has held a range of senior sales roles including regional director at socia

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October 8, 2020|Business

Mirroring the same workplace success in your finances

Are women approaching long-term financial planning with the same intensity as their careers? With lots in the news about the economy, money management and the pension gender gap, chartered financial adviser, Louise Woollard – principal of Louise Woollard Financial – explores how female business professionals can adopt a mindset and approach that help them to thrive both in the workplace and in their personal lives. Climbing up the corporate ladder It was recently announced that for the first t

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October 8, 2020|Lifestyle

Opera North and Northern Ballet set to return to The Grand Theatre

Leeds Heritage Theatres is thrilled to announce that resident, Leeds-based companies, Opera North and Northern Ballet, will make a welcome return to Leeds Grand Theatre in 2021, almost a year after the theatre was forced to close due to the pandemic. The only venue outside of London to house both an opera and ballet company, The Grand will play host to Opera North from January to February 2021 (season of work yet to be announced), followed by Northern Ballet from Thursday 4 to Saturday 13 March

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October 8, 2020|Health & Wellbeing

Giving it up: A year without alcohol

This title is probably a little too optimistic (so far it’s been months), but I’m trying to manifest myself some willpower and you know what they say: go big or go home. To be honest, it’s not willpower to stay sober that I struggle with, it’s the willpower to go against the ‘norm’ that’s the problem. Sometimes having a drink seems like the easier option when it comes to the disbelieving laughs and the chorus of ‘oh come on, don’t be boring’s that usually accompany a 22 year old’s admission of

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