A Leeds law firm is supporting women and men who have suffered breast cancer with a free will-writing initiative. Milners is turning March into Free Wills Month to raise awareness of the work of Breast Cancer Haven - and ensure its vital role continues. The charity offers one-to-one emotional, physical and practical
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Nexus launches new charity partnership with Sands
Leeds-based Nexus Vehicle Rental, the UK’s leading tech-driven business mobility provider, has launched its new 2019 charity partnership with Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity. Sands operates throughout the UK, supporting anyone affected by the death of a baby, working to improve the care bereaved parents receive, and promoting research
Brown Butler to reach new heights with 100th anniversary charity fundraising
Leeds-based chartered accountants Brown Butler has marked the start of its 100th anniversary year with a pledge to raise £5,000 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Brown Butler is the largest independent firm of chartered accountants in Leeds and employs more than 80 people at its premises on St Paul’s Street. It
Unity expands Leeds portfolio with major property acquisition
Unity Homes and Enterprise has increased its presence across Leeds by adding 22 newly-refurbished properties to its affordable housing stock in a £1.25m investment. Last year, the BME-led housing association completed a deal with the Riverside Group to purchase 12 two-bed semi-detached houses in Harehills and ten one-bed flats in Pudsey. A
Blacks Solicitors raises £10,000 for Children’s Heart Surgery Fund
Leeds-based Blacks Solicitors LLP has been busy celebrating raising £10,000 in 2018 for its charity of the year, Children’s Heart Surgery Fund. The Team arranged a series of events throughout the year to raise money for the cause, including bingo nights, a summer fete, and a "rowathon" attended by friends of
Ripon charity taps into fund raising efforts of Wolseley UK staff
A Ripon charity has “tapped” into the fund-raising efforts of one of city’s best-known businesses. Thanks to dress down days, “bake offs” and raffles, employees from Wolseley UK raised a total of £1,684 for two nominated organisations, one of which was Ripon Walled Garden. And this week representatives from the firm visited
Barratt Developments raises over £27,000 for York’s St Leonard’s Hospice
Barratt Developments Yorkshire East, which includes both the Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes brands, has raised a total of £27,447.46 for St Leonard’s Hospice, its chosen charity of the year in 2018. Throughout the year, staff at Barratt Developments Yorkshire East have taken part in fundraising initiatives to raise vital
Bradford garden centre raises £10,000 for children’s cancer charity
The team at Tong Garden Centre has announced that it raised £10,000 for Leeds based children's cancer charity, Candlelighters. The team at Tong raised funds for the charity that supports Yorkshire families facing children's cancer through a series of events and collection boxes at the tills. Staff at Tong voted unanimously to
Barnsley businesses invited to sponsor major hospice fundraiser
Barnsley Hospice is inviting local businesses to sponsor its biggest fundraising event of 2019. The Bubble Rush takes place at Locke Park on Sunday July 21, and opportunities are now available for Barnsley businesses to support the event in return for branding and promotion. Over 1,500 people signed up for the 5km
Disability Action Yorkshire achieves NCFE accreditation
A Harrogate charity is celebrating after winning accreditation from the Northern Council for Further Education (NCFE). The accolade for Disability Action Yorkshire means it can now award higher-level qualifications to those undertaking its in-house educational courses, delivered at its Hornbeam Park training centre. The charity’s push for NCFE recognition, which began in