More than 3000 disabled motorists, carers and their friends and families attended the One Big Day Harrogate at Yorkshire Event Centre The event showcased a wide range of vehicles available for disabled people, and offered visitors the chance to discover all they needed to know about worry-free motoring with the Motability
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Digital healthcare firm secures £650k funding for patient app
A Yorkshire business which is transforming healthcare through the use of digital technology has secured a £650,000 investment from NPIF - Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. The funding will allow Advanced Digital Innovation (UK) Limited (ADI) to boost uptake
De Vere wins gold at The RoSPA Health & Safety Awards
Harrogate-based De Vere, a collection of historic mansion house estates and distinctive contemporary hotels and event destinations across the UK, has achieved a gold award in recognition of its practices and achievements in helping staff get home safely at the end of the working day, in the 2019 RoSPA Health
Twenty jobs to be created with opening of The Harrogate Spa
Twenty jobs will be created with the November opening of a Harrogate hotel’s new multi-million-pound spa and wellness centre. Running alongside the £15m refurbishment of the Majestic Hotel by owners, The Cairn Group, is the redevelopment of its former leisure club into The Harrogate Spa. When completed, this state-of-the-art facility will boast
Double acquisition for Bayfields Opticians
Yorkshire-based Bayfields Opticians and Audiologists has made two acquisitions – Spex Opticians in Clitheroe, Lancashire, and Eyesite Opticians in Woking, Surrey – as part of its ambitious expansion strategy. Headquartered in Yorkshire, the independent group of opticians and audiologists was founded in 2004. Over the last 15 years, Bayfields has grown from a leading name
Yorkshire lawyers lead calls for Boris Johnson to show “act of compassion”
Victims of “the worst treatment scandal in the NHS” are having their suffering aggravated by a payment support scheme that is inconsistent and inadequate, a Yorkshire law firm had told Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Milners, who is representing a number of people at the Infected Blood Inquiry, has written to 10 Downing
Barnsley Hospice appoints clinical education and audit lead
Barnsley Hospice has appointed a clinical education and audit lead to oversee staff training. Julie Challenger has taken up the post following a nursing career spanning four decades. Julie, from Goole in East Yorkshire, has over 40 years’ experience in nursing and palliative care roles, having previously worked as a nurse for
Dragon’s Den backed vitamin tea brand brewing up success overseas
A Harrogate manufacturer of vitamin-infused teas that made a successful appearance on the BBC’s Dragon’s Den is set to triple its revenue to £700,000 this year following expansion into new overseas markets. TEA+ is run by husband and wife team James and Jade Dawson. The couple appeared on BBC’s Dragon’s Den
Westfield Health celebrates 100 years of supporting the UK’s health and wellbeing
Sheffield-based leading health and wellbeing provider, Westfield Health, is celebrating reaching 100 years in business in 2019. To mark this momentous occasion, the not-for-profit organisation is giving back to its staff, selected charities and the Sheffield community with a host of events and fundraising activities. Originally founded to support Sheffield’s four hospitals
Sheffield law firm teams up with recruitment experts to tackle sensitive workplace issues
Yorkshire law firm Keebles LLP has partnered with worldwide recruiters Hays to equip professionals with the information they need on sensitive issues in the workplace. Spearheaded by Keebles’ Employment Team, tomorrow's workshop at Doncaster’s Keepmoat Stadium will focus on various aspects of employee wellbeing, including workplace harassment and safe recruitment which covers