Health & Wellbeing Leeds-based ‘White Rose Ball’ set to raise funds for MY Breast Cancer support group Cancer support group Founder, Sara Williamson, 54, from Horbury, who was told she had a 40% chance of survival - with medical professionals stressing at the time that she would likely die of cancer or heart failure due to treatment within five years, is choosing to ‘celebrate life’, as almost By The Editor • 4 min read
Health & Wellbeing Bluewater issues Earth Day warning on plastic bottle tsunami Water purification and beverage innovator Bluewater marked Earth Day 2024 sending out a message and a warning that planetary health and the wellbeing of every child, woman, and man faces an existential threat from the plastic tsunami now sweeping across oceans, rivers, lakes, forests, fields, and mountains. “According to the By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Law firm launches menopause mentors to support businesses Despite being the fastest growing demographic in the workplace, menopausal women have become the forgotten workforce, with three-quarters (75%) facing daily challenges due to a lack of support from managers missing the vital signs, mistaking symptoms, and not providing flexibility according to a recent survey by employment law specialists Han By The Editor • 3 min read
Entrepreneurs Yorkshire Business announced as finalist for Small Business Award Cool Crutches & Walking Sticks based in Harrogate, Yorkshire has been chosen as a finalist for the Digital Star Award at this year’s Small Awards. Now in its eighth year, The Small Awards is a nationwide search for the smallest and greatest firms in the UK, across all sectors. By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Yorkshire care staff get 8% pay rise Yorkshire social care employees are being given an 8% pay rise taking their pay to 14% above the living wage. Staff at West Park Care are on permanent salaried employment, not - as is often the case - on zero-hours contracts, so the carers are being given the pay rise By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing Young Yorkshire athlete takes on world record attempt Ellie Horrocks, a determined 19-year-old competitive athlete from Brighouse, is gearing up for a monumental challenge on World Health Day next month. Ellie, who is well-known known for her remarkable athletic achievements, is attempting to break the world record for the most chest-to-floor burpees in 24 hours, all in support By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing Leeds’ Evolve Medical returns smiles to breast cancer survivors’ faces A Leeds-based aesthetics clinic has helped to put smiles back on the faces of two breast cancer survivors by offering free medical tattooing to give them natural looking pigmentation following reconstruction. Evolve Medical, in Pudsey has a team made up of qualified consultants, GPs, nurses and beauty therapists, headed up By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Huddersfield woman’s determination to empower women in menopause A woman from Huddersfield has used her personal journey of menopause to help empower and support other women. Julia Lee, a former rugby league referee, began to see changes in her body both mentally and physically in her mid-40s. Initially, the hot flashes, anxiety, and panic attacks were minimised. The By The Editor • 3 min read
Health & Wellbeing Lunch and Learn How to make healthy food taste great is the key ingredient of intimate lunches being hosted by two North Yorkshire women in 2024. But that’s not all the diners will experience. The titles of each event – Eating for Metabolic Health, your Gut, the Brain, and to support Your Immune By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Why a lack of vegan labelling laws is a recipe for disaster The majority of people in the UK have an inaccurate idea of what vegan food can or cannot contain, which puts those with food allergies at risk, a survey by leading allergen awareness training provider High Speed Training reveals. The survey, which sampled 2,187 UK participants, aimed to reveal By The Editor • 4 min read
Health & Wellbeing Leeds’ Evolve Medical achieves CQC registration with half-million-pound investment A Leeds-based aesthetics clinic has made an initial six-figure investment of over £500,000 in new premises, staff and equipment to become the first CQC-registered practice in the area, with an ongoing annual commitment of over £400,000 to retain this highly respected medical standard. Evolve Medical, in Pudsey has By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Step away from the phone - national day to encourage ditching the phone National No Phones At Home Day is celebrated on Saturday 20th January Could you be without your mobile phone for the day? Would your children cope with no access to smart devices? Psychologist and psychotherapist, Dr Charlotte Armitage is putting forward the challenge with National No Phones at Home Day By The Editor • 2 min read
