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April 5, 2022|Business

BBC Radio 2’s presenter Scott Mills congratulates Halifax fundraiser

Fundraiser, Christine Gow made 250 cream teas for family and friends recently and has raised over £3,500 smashing her target to raise money for children’s charity Mothershare. Lord David Shutt of Greetland, OBE PC founded the Community Foundation for Calderdale (CFFC) over 30 years ago and sadly passed away in 2019. Last year, his daughter, Christine Gow decided to raise fund for the CFFC in his memory and made cream teas for friends and family raising money to buy laptops and internet access f

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April 4, 2022|Business

New growth phase for Leeds marketing agency

Leeds marketing agency, The Marketing Optimist, has hired Courtney West to expand the agency’s skill base as they continue to grow. She joins as the business moves to the new 2-Work offices at the grade II-listed Bank House in the centre of Leeds at the beginning of April. Managing director Richard Michie said, “I’m really excited to have Courtney join the team. She’s very driven and creative so I’m sure she’ll add lots of value to our clients’ campaigns and to the agency on the whole, as we mo

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April 1, 2022|Business

Students across Leeds inspired by successful women in technology

Recently digital employers from across Leeds meet with 120 young women from 8 schools in the city, at an event designed to raise awareness of careers in digital and technology and break down barriers of perception, prejudice and unconscious bias around the sector. Taking place at the Asda Merchandising Centre of Excellence and Exhibition Centre, #GirlTechLeeds was delivered by Ahead Partnership and saw 12-14 year-old students meet face-to-face with female role models working at organisations th

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March 24, 2022|Business

Much-loved Savvy Baker to launch first cafe in North Leeds

Leeds baking entrepreneur Savannah Roqaa built her online business the Savvy Baker almost overnight as lockdown commenced in 2020. When friends shared images of the brownie care packages she was dropping off to lift their spirits, she realised she’d stumbled upon a (very hungry) market of devoted foodie fans! She was inundated with messages across social media containing baking requests and was immediately turning out 30-40 boxes of brownies per week from her small Roundhay kitchen. Savannah’s

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March 17, 2022|Business

200 Degrees Coffee roasters to open in Barnsley

Acclaimed coffee roasting experts, 200 Degrees Coffee, is the latest brand to join The Glass Works, in another exciting addition to Barnsley’s booming café scene. The new 101-seat coffee shop, which will feature a stylish and bespoke fit out, will open on Cheapside at the entrance point to The Glass Works’ glass-covered shopping concourse. It will also boast an enclosed outdoor seating area for up to 25 people. The coffee shop will create 15 new jobs and open its doors to the public on Monday

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March 17, 2022|Fashion and Lifestyle

Ripon's flourishing arcade is now fully let

New tenants Yorkshire Physio and Gladrags Ripon have just taken the final two units in the popular arcade in the heart of the city. These two deals follow hard on the heels of Yorkshire Cancer Research moving into to the city’s arcade, which has recently undergone a £100,000 refurbishment. Leading Bradford-based property development and investment company Frank Marshall Estates bought the 16,484 sq ft arcade off a guide price of £2.2m from the Westcourt Group in 2019. Edward Marshall, directo

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March 14, 2022|Business

BGF named most active investor in women-led scale-ups

BGF, the UK & Ireland’s most active growth capital investor, has been named the most active institutional investor in women-led businesses for the second year running. The accolade comes following the launch of the ScaleUp Institute’s annual Female Founders Index which shines a light on ‘visible’ scaleups in the UK which have at least one female founder. Analysis by the ScaleUp Institute has shown a total of 261 visible female founded scaleups in the UK in 2021, with a total turnover of £14 bi

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March 14, 2022|Business

Charity gala raises £2,300 for Breast Cancer Now

Local sisters and owners of X-Press Legal Services South and West Yorkshire, Helen Foster and Claire Ide, recently organised a charity gala which raised over £2,300 for national charity, Breast Cancer Now. The event which took place on in early March at The Old Rishworthians rugby club, invited Helen and Claire’s friends, family, connections and colleagues to have a night of fun, all whilst raising money for a great cause. Over 90 attended, creating a great atmosphere. It was the second such e

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March 9, 2022|Business

Housebuilder advocates equality on International Women’s Day

Jackie Priestley, assistant site manager at Harron Homes’ Highfield Manor development in Fixby, Yorkshire – which won Harron development of the year 2022, can attest to the progress made in the construction industry mindset over the past few decades. Jackie got her start in the industry as an apprentice plasterer over 20 years ago, and after 10 years of plastering, and a stint teaching she moved into site management and joined Harron in 2021. “College was the toughest time for me. I was the on

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March 8, 2022|Business

Firm strengthens team with two appointments and a promotion

Finance recruitment consultancy Headstar has made two appointments and a promotion to its Leeds-based team following record demand for its services. Sharon Phillips has been appointed to head up the company’s transactional finance division, which is experiencing surging demand as employers look to strengthen their finance functions through the hiring of credit controllers and payroll managers in particular. With a successful track record in recruitment spanning 30 years within blue chip organi

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March 7, 2022|Business

South Yorkshire businesswomen invited to #BreakTheBias in tech innovation event

Businesswomen based in South Yorkshire are invited to an event to celebrate the success of women tech entrepreneurs and ask how others can be supported to set up innovative digital companies. The ‘Celebrating Women in Tech’ event is inspired by this year’s International Women’s Day theme #BreaktheBias and will be held at Sheffield Hallam University on Friday March 11th. Research shows the tech sector trails others in terms of diversity with just four percent of the fastest growing tech start-u

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March 4, 2022|Business

RFS strengthens team with new marketing manager

Ripon Farm Services (RFS), one of the leading agricultural machinery suppliers in the UK, has appointed Sophie Allanby as Marketing Manager. Sophie joins RFS at an exciting stage in the company’s development. Sophie grew up on an arable farm just outside Malton and was actively involved with her local young farmers’ club. She has a first class honours Business degree from York St John’s University and has been in the marketing world for the past ten years in varying roles, including at the Ca

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