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August 18, 2020|Lifestyle

Yorkshire Wildlife Park to welcome new polar bear

A new polar bear will be arriving at the award-winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park in the autumn as the park continues its acclaimed animal conservation work. Hamish, the first polar bear cub born in the UK for 25 years, will be welcomed into the park’s five-strong family at the Project Polar, a twelve-acre network of lakes and reserves, in October. The 2.5-year-old will join Victor, Pixel, Nissan, Nobby and Rasputin at the park at the recommendation of the European Endangered Species Programme to

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August 18, 2020|Health & Wellbeing

Cooking with Tim

By Tim Bilton, our resident chef. Grilled Vegetable Salad 1 Red Pepper cheeks removed 1 Courgette sliced ½ Aubergine sliced ½ Sweet potato peeled and sliced into disks 1 Fennel bulb sliced into 4 4 Jersey Royal potatoes (boiled) cut in half-length ways 4 Cauliflower florets 2 Plum tomatoes sliced in half 8 Asparagus spears 4 Tender stem broccoli (blanched) 4 Runner Beans (blanched) and cut in half 4 small Red Onions peeled and halved with the root intact Balsamic Vinegar Extra v

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August 18, 2020|Lifestyle

Are you nervous about your return to work?

Thirty Five per cent of workers reported feeling anxious about commuting to work after lockdown, according to a CIPD report. As part of the E-scootability index, the team at Uswitch crunched the numbers to reveal how much those returning to work (using Newcastle as an example, as this is the most e-scooter friendly city, with Leeds having the most e-scooter friendly roads) will save on their electric scooter commute. Travelling to work on an electric scooter in Newcastle will save commuters £1

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August 17, 2020|Lifestyle

Yorkshire’s secret garden saved in £50,000 appeal

We’ve heard a lot about how lockdown affects mental health these past few months. The isolating effect of people being confined to their four walls was made worse for those lacking outdoor space. Appreciation for our gardens has increased hugely, and many of us fortunate to have one expressed sympathy for city flat dwellers with scant access to greenery. There’s no doubt that being outside in nature positively effects our wellbeing. It’s the premise behind Helmsley Walled Garden in North Yorksh

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August 17, 2020|Health & Wellbeing

We are in the height of season for quite a lot of crops

Gardening with Martin Blunn, Solutionize Global. With all the recent hot weather most of the fruit and vegetables will have needed extra water to help them produce their crops. Regular watering is essential for those with high water content such as courgettes, cucumbers and tomatoes. Also pick the time of day when you water either at the very start of the day or near the end of the day which ever best suits your commitments otherwise a lot of the water will evaporate before it can be absorbed.

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August 17, 2020|Business

Entrepreneurs in York offered extra help

Budding entrepreneurs in York are being given extra help with the appointment of a new business adviser - and a series of free online workshops. Alice Ingram, who has previously worked for Coca Cola and Nestle, is the new York-based adviser for AD:VENTURE, a support programme for new businesses with growth ambitions in North and West Yorkshire. Alice will work with pre-start and businesses who have been trading for up to three years by offering support, including mentoring, events, access to f

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August 17, 2020|Business

The Covid-19 Fallout

The Covid-19 Fallout: The Mental Health Impact By Sharon Pegg, Director Northern Powerhouse Consulting Before Covid-19, stress, anxiety, and depression were already the most common reasons for long-term absence from work, and as we slowly emerge from the pandemic and think about the post-Covid world, we can’t do so without thinking about the long-term effect it’s likely to have on employee mental health. The impact of Covid-19 on mental health The pandemic has been a ‘perfect storm’ of thi

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August 17, 2020|Entrepreneurs

The Flex Collective

When Jayne Adamson embarked on a journey to set up a rural co-working, meeting and training space in Denby Dale she did it for all the right reasons. Having worked at home for 12 months as a freelance marketer working with product led businesses, she found that home working, when you do it full time especially, can be isolating and whilst she loved the flexibility that she had created for herself and her clients she decided that having succeeded in her first year in business it was time to lo

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August 13, 2020|Lifestyle

Transformation work to start around the Corn Exchange

New visuals and plans have been released by Connecting Leeds showing how the area around the Corn Exchange could look after a £25million makeover. With over 100 buses passing through the area every hour, it is a key gateway for people visiting or working in the city. It is also home to one of the city’s most iconic buildings and is a lively vibrant hub for nightlife. The area no longer meets the transport and economic needs of the city – it is usually congested, particularly in rush hour and b

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August 13, 2020|Business

Stronger Together

"We’re Stronger Together" A "She Can Prosper Digital Event" to be held on 16th September from 8.45am. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has reported that women will be one of the groups most affected economically by Covid 19. They report that Covid will have a significant effect on women’s earnings with one researcher suggesting that society was regressing to a 1950s way of living. The economic and social impact of Covid 19 cannot be ignored, women need to be able to access channels of suppo

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August 13, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Why upskilling in marketing automation can empower your brand

Diana Rowatt, operations director at Leeds-based marketing automation platform Force24 For business leaders and their workforces, there are always opportunities to learn new tech skills – not least because of how rapidly it evolves. And for brands that are keen to simplify a customer’s purchasing experience, complete conversions quicker and free up employee time – to focus on innovation – marketing automation could be the answer. Why? Because the statistics evidence how this advanced technolog

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August 13, 2020|Health & Wellbeing

Award winning status

Harrogate’s Yorkshire Centre for Wellbeing receives deserved award-winning status This Summer has seen the Yorkshire Centre for Wellbeing, based on the Duchy Road in Harrogate receive the Corporate Live Wire Prestige Awards for being the Wellbeing Centre of the Year. This prestigious award comes at a time when the established centre of excellence is celebrating its 34th year of providing the community with an unparalleled wellbeing offering. “We are delighted on our recent award and would l

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