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Schofield Sweeney appoints contentious probate partner
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Schofield Sweeney appoints contentious probate partner

Nazia Nawaz has joined leading Yorkshire law firm Schofield Sweeney as a partner. Based in Huddersfield, Nazia will lead the firm’s contentious trusts and probate team. She brings with her over 20 years of experience of advising and representing clients in disputes relating to inheritance, probate and wills as well as trust disputes. She is a full member of the Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS) and an affiliate member of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practi

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Yorkshire businesses urged to support new domestic abuse charter
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Yorkshire businesses urged to support new domestic abuse charter

A new charter for Yorkshire businesses has been created as part of a groundbreaking event planned to encourage more organisations to take a proactive stand against domestic abuse. The Yorkshire Businesses Against Domestic Abuse Charter has been developed by domestic abuse charity IDAS in support of the Speaking Out: Domestic Abuse and the Workplace event created by Yorkshire businesswoman, and author Ros Jones. The new charter is being supported by a range of other organisations supporting v

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Firm expands with French International account manager
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Firm expands with French International account manager

Award-winning B2B marketing agency PHD Marketing (‘PHD’) has further strengthened its international footprint with the appointment of Noura Moussa as international account manager. Noura’s arrival brings a wealth of pan-European experience to PHD at a time when the agency is enjoying a period of exciting international expansion across the global print and packaging sectors. Her career has seen her hold senior marketing roles within these industries for over seven years including a Head of Mark

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Growth and national recognition for Leeds family law firm
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Growth and national recognition for Leeds family law firm

Specialist family law firm Lake Legal has marked 15 years in business with a record turnover and a brace of award nominations. The firm also saw an increase in the number of divorce cases it managed for high-net-worth individuals. Commenting on the results, Claire Glaister, managing partner, said: “Lake Legal continues to go from strength to strength. Our team is recognised for excellence across the industry, and our reputation is driving our growth. We look forward to the coming year and cont

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Visitor numbers add up to success for Leeds Kirkgate Market
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Visitor numbers add up to success for Leeds Kirkgate Market

Leeds Kirkgate Market has half-a-million very good reasons to celebrate its status as one of the city’s best-loved shopping spots. Leeds City Council’s latest monthly footfall figures for the market show that it received more than 500,000 visits in both July and August. The figures – 507,129 for July and 503,687 for August – are the highest of the year so far, and were in part driven by a busy summer programme of free family-friendly events and activities. By running the programme, the mar

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Leeds Kirkgate Market hotel scheme takes a step forward
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Leeds Kirkgate Market hotel scheme takes a step forward

Plans for a new hotel development at Leeds Kirkgate Market have reached another important milestone. Leeds City Council confirmed initial details of the proposed development on the George Street side of the market complex earlier this year. Now, following a well-received community consultation process, a full planning application has been submitted for the scheme. If the application is approved, then work could start next year on a development that would add even more vibrancy and vitality

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Empowering woman unheard during menopause
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Empowering woman unheard during menopause

In this week’s podcast, food writer, author and award-winning entrepreneur Freda Shafi talks about her work raising awareness of menopause, and recording the experiences in the Pakistani community in West Yorkshire. Freda shares her own menopause story, and she and Dr Louise discuss key barriers women face accessing care, and ways to improve knowledge to empower women to advocate for themselves. ‘I'm a South Asian woman, I'm a Pakistani, I'm a British Pakistani woman, and I know I represent

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Bob & Berts expands UK footprint into Yorkshire
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Bob & Berts expands UK footprint into Yorkshire

Independent coffee and food chain Bob & Berts has expanded its footprint into Yorkshire as it prepares to open its 28th UK store in Wakefield on Monday 25th September, creating over 30 new jobs. Situated in the city’s open-air Trinity Walk Shopping Centre, the company has transformed a 3,000 sq. ft unit into a relaxed family-friendly coffee shop. The store’s 120-cover layout delivers a bright interior style that the brand has become known for, with 92 internal covers and a further 28 external

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Awards now open!
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Awards now open!

The Yorkshire Businesswoman awards are now open! To vote for the business lady you think deserves one of our prestigious awards click on the YBW Awards link on the menu bar and get voting!

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Inspirational female entrepreneur moves into Sunny Bank Mills
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Inspirational female entrepreneur moves into Sunny Bank Mills

Michelle Hands, the founder of the inspirational female content and clothing company She Who Dares Wins, has moved into a state-of-the-art studio at Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley, near Leeds. Michelle has taken space in the beautifully refurbished 10 Old Combing building in the heart of the mill complex. Michelle, who has spent 17 years in the male-dominated property, construction and civil engineering sectors, set up She Who Dares Wins to inspire and empower women to take up careers in these

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A new all-female event discuss women’s sports and tech
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A new all-female event discuss women’s sports and tech

An exciting new networking event - featuring an all-female panel discussing women in sports and the leveraging of digital tech for industry growth - is to be held on September 19th at The Wardrobe in Leeds. This unique and free event has been arranged by Leeds-based Digital Sport North - an organisation which aims to bring together and grow a thriving community of individuals and businesses within the sports and digital technology sectors - and is titled ‘Can Tech be the Catalyst for Growth in

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Only 5% of funding rounds in Leeds go to female-led businesses
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Only 5% of funding rounds in Leeds go to female-led businesses

Leading scale-up data consultancy, The Data City has partnered with Panintelligence, a provider of embedded SaaS analytics, to produce and implement an Inclusive Growth Dashboard on behalf of the government’s women-led high-growth enterprise taskforce. Data insight from the Inclusive Growth Dashboard indicates that in Leeds, women-led businesses (where more than half of the directors associated with the business are female) receive significantly less investment than male-led ones. Only 5% of f

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