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August 25, 2023|Business

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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August 25, 2023|Entrepreneurs

FL Leadership Summit & Awards are now open

Are there any women in your business who deserve recognition? This is an opportunity to reward the women in your business, promote corporate gender equality and generate positive employer brand exposure. Nominations and applications will close on the 8th of September, 2023. With this year's summit theme being "Women Breaking Barriers", we celebrate women who have overcome exceptional odds to get where they are. We want to celebrate the role models, those inspiring their teams and the next

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August 25, 2023|Business

The Handmade Mattress company ceases to trade with items up for sale

Milnsbridge, Huddersfield-based The Handmade Mattress Company has closed its doors after eight successful years of trading as a specialist infant mattress manufacturer. Following a period of rapid expansion, in large thanks to the pandemic ‘baby boom’, the company has seen a decrease in orders which has resulted in the closure of the business. More than 300 items from The Handmade Mattress Company are now currently up for sale by online auction, with the auction closing at 12pm on Thursday,

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August 25, 2023|Fashion and Lifestyle

New BBC drama Hot Flush from Bafta-winner Sally Wainwright

BAFTA-winning writer Sally Wainwright returns to the BBC following the phenomenal success of Happy Valley with Hot Flush, a new drama for BBC One and BBC iPlayer announced today by Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, at the Edinburgh TV Festival. Hot Flush centres on the lives of five women of a certain age who come together to create a makeshift, butt-of-the-joke punk-rock band in order to enter a talent contest, but when they rehearse together they suddenly discover that they have a lot mor

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August 24, 2023|Business

Art of Cloud appoints new customer success manager

Leeds-based consultancy, Art of Cloud, has continued its strategic expansion with the appointment of customer success manager, Kerri Brooks. Kerri joins the specialist salesforce team bringing a wealth of CRM and customer management experience in the software sector. Kerri will oversee all aspects of the customer journey at the growing business which serves the needs of a growing client roster - both in the UK and Europe. She is the latest in a string of senior hires as Art of Cloud continue

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August 24, 2023|Business

Costa Coffee unveils new modern drive-thru store in Wakefield

Wakefield’s coffee-lovers have a reason to celebrate today as Costa Coffee, the Nation’s Favourite Coffee Shop, has boosted its presence in the city with the exciting opening of a brand-new drive-thru store in Ossett Silkwood Park, Wakefield. The latest store, which opened on 17th August, is set to offer the ideal blend of convenience, perfectly handcrafted coffee, and delicious savoury and sweet treats. Featuring a Drive-Thru lane – catering for those on the go – as well as comfortable indoor

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August 23, 2023|Health & Wellbeing

Leeds Laser Clinic Celebrate Business Landmark

Leeds laser expert Saffron Biggs began her career in business and marketing with a goal of working within the retail space, but it was whilst studying at university in her early twenties that she booked her first laser hair removal treatment, being dark haired herself, and quickly shifted her corporate career goals to the complex world of laser, she recalled: “I thought there must be a better option than the constant shaving on holiday and it turns out I was right! The results were incredible

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August 22, 2023|Business

Northern appoints Tricia Williams as new managing director

Train operator, Northern, will be appointing Tricia Williams as its new managing director. Tricia, who is currently Northern’s chief operating officer, will take over from Nick Donovan when he steps down from his role in spring 2024. Nick joined Northern in March 2020 when the business moved into public ownership under DOHL and will have spent four years in charge of the UK’s second largest train operator. Commenting on his time at Northern, Nick Donovan said: "It is a huge privilege to ha

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August 18, 2023|Business

Rotherham MP gets ‘in her element’ to unveil latest Magna milestone

Sarah Champion MP was guest of honour to officially open the Magna Science Adventure Centre’s newly refurbished Earth Pavilion, which is ready to welcome its first visitors. The newly upgraded Earth Pavilion, one of four element-themed areas within the popular tourist attraction, will give youngsters the chance to journey deep underground where they will be able to discover dinosaur relics, navigate their way through hot lava beds and even try their hand at playing ‘rock music’. Designed to

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August 17, 2023|Business

Look North presenter to host the Barnsley and Rotherham Business Awards 2023

Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce is set to welcome BBC Look North presenter Amy Garcia, who will host its highly coveted Barnsley & Rotherham Business Awards. Taking place on Friday 3rd November at the Magna Science Adventure Centre and sponsored by the RNN Group, the event will celebrate and showcase the exceptional achievements of businesses across South Yorkshire. Amy Garcia is a well-known face on TV screens across Yorkshire, having presented the region's most-watched news progra

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August 17, 2023|Business

Let's support Leeds Mind and join their autumn ball

Leeds Mind is hosting a party to both celebrate and raise money for the amazing services that they provide, and they need the support of local people and businesses to make the night a success. The Autumn Ball will be an evening to remember, with a welcome drink, 3-course meal and wine for the table, plus entertainment from Yorkshire's leading party band, the Ordinary Men. We’ll also hear the stories of those who have benefitted from the services. There will be fabulous prizes to be won, and

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August 16, 2023|Fashion and Lifestyle

Brand new models to be unveiled at UKs biggest outdoor holiday home show

Brand new ranges of holiday homes and caravans will be exclusively unveiled when leading manufacturers showcase their 2024 collections at the Great Holiday Home Show. For the first time in its history, the Great Holiday Home Show (formerly known as The Lawns) will be held at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate from Friday 8th September to Sunday 10th September 2023. The show will see 21 of the major holiday home, motorhome and caravan manufacturers, including household names, ABI, Ca

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