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February 8, 2022|Travel and Environment

Canal charity appoints new chair to Yorkshire and North East advisory board

Canal & River Trust, the waterways and wellbeing charity that cares for 316 miles of waterways in Yorkshire and the North East, has appointed Helen Grantham as the new chair of its Regional Advisory Board. The voluntary role, for an initial three-year term, will help the Trust connect people and communities with the region’s waterways – covering North, South and West Yorkshire, East Riding, and parts of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Helen, from Harrogate, will lead the Advisory Board to give

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February 8, 2022|Travel and Environment

Global manufacturing business demonstrates commitment to environment

Natural ingredients manufacturer, Stephenson, has appointed its first-ever dedicated sustainability manager. The appointment of Marie Maisonnette in the specially created role further illustrates the Leeds-based business’s ongoing commitment to sustainability in the personal care market. Last year Stephenson launched its first solid shampoo base, Syndopal, a product innovation designed to help reduce water use in the formulation and plastic packaging. The solid bar product has sold well across

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January 27, 2022|Travel and Environment

Bradford chosen for UK’s first green street sustainable high street pilot scheme

Bradford city centre has been chosen as the location for the UK’s first Green Street action research pilot that aims to help small and independent businesses go green. Led by successful Bradford retailer and businesswoman Victoria Robertshaw, with initial funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Green Street is supported by the Retail Sector Council (RSC), Bradford Council and West Yorkshire Combined Authority (with support from the European Regional Deve

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January 7, 2022|Travel and Environment

Grow a sustainable business for free

More businesses are trying to reduce their environmental impact for a variety of reasons, including wanting to make a positive impact on society and helping to secure the future of the planet. However, for many business owners, it can sometimes be difficult to know where to start. This is where fully-funded skills training across the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding regions, such as that offered by the Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) Programme, comes in. Sue Dawson, Programmes and R

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December 15, 2021|Travel and Environment

Morley Town Hall green and connected

A public consultation event as part of the £24.3m Morley Town Deal has been hailed 'a great success' by organisers. The 'Green and Connected' public drop-in held at Morley Town Hall on 25th November marked the launch of an online public consultation survey on aspects of the 'Town Investment Plan'. The event, run by the Morley Town Deal Board with Leeds City Council, was well attended, and offered the opportunity for people to learn more about the project, put questions to project officials and

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December 10, 2021|Travel and Environment

West Yorkshire has the highest number of rapid EV chargers across any county

West Yorkshire is now at the forefront of EV charging provisions as it boasts the highest number of rapid electric vehicle chargers across any county in the UK (excluding London), due to the partnership between EQUANS (the new name for ENGIE’s services-led activities), and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The partnership has helped tackle air pollution in the region through the installation of over 87 rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargers – helping to provide accessible EV charging facilit

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December 9, 2021|Health & Wellbeing

Leeds sets out tree-mendous ambition for parks and green spaces

Leeds City Council’s executive board will consider a 10-year strategy next week which will set out the ambition for the city to have the best parks and green spaces in the UK. The strategy, to be discussed at the meeting of senior councillors held at Leeds Civic Hall on Wednesday 15 December, will outline a commitment to provide good quality parks and green spaces across the city that are welcoming, accessible and enjoyable for everyone. A bold target of planting 50 hectares of woodland per ye

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June 7, 2021|Travel and Environment

Are you planning to travel?

Author: Philippa Kaye Those of us in the travel fraternity (or what’s left of it) together with most of the nation, waited with baited-breath for the Government to announce which countries we will be able to travel to after the 17th May 2021. They have, rather inventively, but probably for simplicity, stuck with the traffic light colour scheme with which we are all familiar. But is travel over the next few months really going to be all that simple, are the colour codes, individual country speci

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May 27, 2021|Travel and Environment

Wizz Air restarts flights from Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) is celebrating as Wizz Air UK has restarted flights from the UK’s favourite airport, following the UK Government’s lifting of the ban on international travel. With the first flight to the popular holiday destination, Faro taking off on 27 May, Wizz has restarted it’s DSA base which was launched in October 2020. For those looking to book a last-minute sunshine getaway this summer, customers in the Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire can once again take a

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April 29, 2021|Travel and Environment

Be ferry mindful when travelling this summer

Ferry bosses are encouraging holidaymakers to travel mindfully this year, enjoying time spent away whilst acting responsibly and appreciating the communities they are visiting. Three quarters of consumers plan to holiday in the UK, Common Travel Area (CTA) or Europe this summer* and the ferry industry expects more people to travel to destinations in and around British waters, with seasoned ferry travellers and first-timers stepping on board. With more than half (53%) of people aged 16-44 admit

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April 28, 2021|Travel and Environment

WTTC launches ground-breaking initiative to support women in Travel & Tourism

The world’s leading Travel & Tourism leaders pledged to work towards women’s equality and boost female representation in leadership roles in an announcement before the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The commitment came as WTTC, which represents the Travel & Tourism private sector, launched its Women Initiative, at its Global Summit in Cancun, with the help of 18 Grand Slam singles title winner, Martina Navratilova. WTTC President & CEO Gloria Guevara unveiled the public-private-academi

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April 8, 2021|Travel and Environment

Major Headrow scheme set to pave the way for city centre reopening

After 18 months of construction, a multi-million pound Connecting Leeds scheme which is set to transform one of the city’s busiest streets is close to completion as work to resurface the road starts. The Headrow scheme, once complete in May, aims to give people more appealing alternatives to the car by making bus services quicker and more reliable. Plus it will ensure that journeys on foot and by bike are more convenient, attractive and safer. The overall vision is to create easier connections

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