Business Leeds College of Building principal joins CEO Sleepout The principal and CEO of Leeds College of Building has joined a growing list of senior managers taking part in CEO Sleepout. Nikki Davis, the first female principal in the history of Leeds College of Building, will be sleeping under the stars to raise awareness of homelessness across the UK By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Be inspired to take your look from rut to rocking at This is Yorkshire Beauty Event This is Yorkshire Beauty Week is taking place in May this year, when a host of events will take place 22-26 in Leeds, Bradford, Harrogate and York celebrating the region’s love of all things beauty. Created by Yorkshire Businesswomen member, Dr Lubna Khan-Salim the aim of the week is By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing The ultimate way to reap health and financial benefits of growing your own As more people are becoming conscious of the benefits of healthy living, growing your own vegetables is fast becoming a popular trend. In a world where access to fresh produce is not always guaranteed, growing your own vegetables has become a means of improving one’s health and reducing food By The Editor • 1 min read
Travel and Environment 84 more vehicle charge points coming to Leeds' residential areas Drivers of plug-in vehicles will soon find topping up their mileage even more convenient, thanks to 84 new plug-in vehicle fast charging bays being installed in Leeds. By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs 'Pawfect summer' sets up Doggies Delights for 2023 The blazing hot summer weather of 2022 was the perfect launch pad for an innovative new pet food business, Doggies Delights' ice cream for dogs. Recent animal science graduate Abbie Wills, 23, started her Doggies Delight side hustle in June 2022 and is now supplying more than 10 ice By The Editor • 3 min read
Health & Wellbeing My Expert Midwife named in E2E Female 100 Lesley Gilchrist, registered midwife and co-founder of Harrogate-based My Expert Midwife has been named in the 2023 E2E Female 100 list in association with The Independent newspaper. The list, which was independently verified by data from Experian and Go Live Data, celebrates the most influential, fastest growing and highest performing By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Former IoD England director pursues career in private sector Natalie Sykes, a former national director of the Institute of Directors (IoD), is to pursue a career in the private sector after taking a sabbatical from the organisation. Natalie was a management team member leading IoD England. Prior to that she was regional director for the IoD in Yorkshire and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Lean In Leeds celebrates winners of inaugural Women of Excellence Awards Lean In Leeds, a women’s networking group in Yorkshire, has celebrated the incredible women of the region with its inaugural Women of Excellence Awards. The winners were announced at a packed-out ceremony at Bruntwood, in Leeds City Centre, on 22nd March. “When women rise, they bring other women up By The Editor • 2 min read
Events YBW February event Our latest event at Banyan Leeds All images Copyright Roth Read Photography By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort to open the new York Minster Refectory Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort are set to formally open the new York Minster Refectory restaurant on April 6th, as part of their visit to York for the Royal Maundy Service at York Minster. Their Majesties will tour the new York Minster Refectory restaurant and its grounds By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Wilkinson Woodward expands with new appointment Calderdale and Kirklees law firm Wilkinson Woodward Solicitors is pleased to welcome Katarzyna (Kasia) Zatorski to its expanding Family Law team. Kasia has a wealth of experience in family law, specifically in matters concerning children and domestic abuse, and most recently worked at Truth Legal, where she established the firm’ By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle The ‘ladies in the long black dress’ hit Leeds To celebrate the opening night of Sister Act at The Grand, our Ladies of the Lord posed for photographs at some of Leeds’ most iconic landmarks (mostly shops!). Yorkshire Businesswoman will be there, will you? Starring TV and West End legend Lesley Joseph, Olivier Award-winner and star of Tracy Beaker By The Editor • 2 min read
