Uber has brought together drivers who use the Uber app in Leeds to celebrate Ramadan with a driver dinner at the Habibs restaurant – as part of a series of over 20 free Iftar events for drivers and their families in cities across the UK. More than 2,500 people are set
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Fundraising triathlete “has a go” and raises funds for Disability Action Yorkshire
A retired project manager turned fitness instructor and charity volunteer has raised hundreds of pounds for Disability Action Yorkshire by undertaking a triathlon taster session. The Go-Tri Triathlon held at Ashville College saw Charles O’Donnell - who runs a weekly “rebound” session at the Hornbeam Park-based organisation – swim 200m cycle
Another director appointed at Begbies Traynor in Yorkshire
Louise Longley is the latest director to be appointed in the Yorkshire region by leading insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor. Louise has more than ten years’ experience in insolvency having joined Begbies Traynor’s Leeds office in 2004, rising to the position of senior insolvency manager in 2016. During her time with Begbies Traynor
Hentons accelerates national expansion with key appointment
Accountancy and advisory firm Hentons is accelerating its national expansion plans with the appointment Peter Watson as managing director. Mr Watson led legal firm Simpson Millar between 1996 and 2017 over which time the firm grew to become a top 75 national firm with 500 employees across 13 offices. Hentons has supported
Pure strengthens digital team
Leeds-based integrated marketing agency, Pure, has strengthened its team with the appointment of a new head of digital, further expanding the company’s digital offering. Joe Hamilton has joined Pure’s team with almost 10 years’ experience in the digital marketing arena. Having worked at top agencies across the region on both B2B
Sheffield financial planners expand
Sheffield based Future Life Wealth Management has appointed a new financial planning administrator. Tracey Townsend joins Future Life from a Derby-based financial management company, where she was HR and accounts administrator. Originally from Cape Town in South Africa, Tracey now lives in Chesterfield. She has also worked for the Institute for Actuaries
New jobs and investment as Integra joins £500m modular building drive
An East Yorkshire company will bring new jobs and investment to the region as it joins a £500m modular building revolution. Integra Buildings has been named as a supplier for the Government’s newly-launched Modular Buildings Solutions framework – a four-year drive to deliver construction projects for the public sector. The company’s directors
Blacks Solicitors celebrates continued success with key promotions
Leeds-based law firm Blacks Solicitors LLP is celebrating continued success with the promotion of two of its team members. Tom Moyes, a partner in the Employment Law team, and head of IT, Mark Downs, have been promoted to equity partner and partner respectively. Tom has been with the Firm his entire legal
Sheffield school leavers to become logistics leaders
Sheffield school leavers are being offered a once in a lifetime opportunity to become the "leaders of the future" at the UK’s largest independent freight forwarder, Europa Worldwide Group. A representative from Europa has already visited UTC Sheffield on Matilda Street to introduce the programme to potential candidates who have until
G3 celebrates Nurses’ Day with £40,000 pledge to sponsor a nurse
Yorkshire car auction specialist G3 Remarketing has donated over £150,000 to support patient care at The Prince of Wales Hospice, with a further boost of £40,000 pledged this year to cover the cost of employing a nurse. The news of this £40,000 donation was made during the run-up to International Nurses