Entrepreneurs How Yorkshire’s Liz Howard is redefining modern leadership From corporate boardrooms to building Up2Eleven, her Leeds-based consultancy, Liz Howard is helping organisations across Yorkshire create emotionally intelligent cultures where people and performance can truly thrive. At a time when businesses across Yorkshire and beyond are grappling with shifting workplace expectations, talent retention challenges and constant change, leadership has By The Editor • 4 min read
Entrepreneurs Much-loved Ripon interiors store begins new chapter As one chapter comes to a close, an exciting new one begins for The Castle a much-loved interiors and homeware store in the heart of Ripon, North Yorkshire, as the business has now officially passed into the hands of new local family owners Zoe and Robert Nemes, marking a meaningful By The Editor • 3 min read
Entrepreneurs Why tax returns are forcing women to rethink their careers There's a very specific moment that happens for many professional women at this time of year, and it has nothing to do with spring motivation or fresh starts. It arrives when they're doing their tax return, and what begins as a financial exercise often becomes something By The Editor • 3 min read
Entrepreneurs Thirteen ambassadors get behind self-defence CIC movement It was little more than six months ago that Blossom Training and Development announced its inaugural ambassador, as the Community Interest Company ramped up its pledge to break the cycle of abuse and violence throughout Yorkshire. But fast forward to March and the hard-working CIC has now attracted the attention By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New LCB assistant principal to steer partnerships and adult provision A former director in the education and training sector has joined Leeds College of Building (LCB) as Assistant Principal -Partnerships & Adults. Carly Sidebottom joins LCB in the new role following her position as director of business strategy & compliance at regional training provider, Total Training Provision. Prior to that, By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Castleford small business spotlighted at House of Lords Local creative hub, Forever After Collective, based in Castleford, founded by Pontefract-based mum of two, Donna Wilson, 40, joined a special reception hosted for small businesses at the House of Lords recently, as part of a week of celebrations in the lead-up to Small Business Saturday and saw Foreign Secretary By The Editor • 3 min read
Entrepreneurs Leeds College of Building apprentice wins national education award A Leeds College of Building (LCB) apprentice has scooped one of the country’s top education prizes at this year’s National Apprenticeship & Skills Awards. Elyssa Marshall, a Level 2 property maintenance operative apprentice at Yorkshire Housing Association, won the ‘Amazon Intermediate Apprentice of the Year Award’, beating finalists By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Amicacelebrates 10 years with new luxurious clinic launch A decade after first opening its doors, award-winning aesthetics brand Amica is expanding with the launch of a brand-new, state-of-the-art clinic in Leeds. The new luxury clinic at Limewood Business Park will be the brand’s second in the city, alongside its established Roundhay location. The new space will offer By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs York mother and son set to launch intelligent fashion brand in memory of daughter York mother and son set to launch intelligent fashion brand in memory of daughter lost to cancer A mother and son duo from York have unveiled plans to launch an adaptable fashion brand, EmAble, which they hope will transform the experiences of people battling life-changing health conditions and enduring treatment By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Founder celebrates after reaching the national finals of the Woman Who Awards Katie Geddes, founder of The Dance Studio Leeds, who champions the benefits of dance for mental health and wellbeing, is celebrating after reaching the finals of the Woman Who Solopreneur Awards 2025. Katie has been supporting the local dance community for the last 16 years, sharing her passion for dance By The Editor • 1 min read
Entrepreneurs Founder who knew she had “lots to say” creates AI tool that helps others say it Thistl is an AI social media assistant that helps new founders and business leaders build the personal brand that grows their business. A new AI-powered social media assistant launches on 1 October, addressing the common struggle of creating social content that sounds genuinely personal without spending hours on each post. By The Editor • 1 min read
Entrepreneurs Exciting opportunities for Artists at Leeds Playhouse Leeds Playhouse is calling on local storytellers to help shape the future of theatre. As the Playhouse embarks on a bold new chapter under artistic director Tom Wright, it has launched two exciting opportunities for local artists: an open script submission window for playwrights with a meaningful connection to West By The Editor • 3 min read
