More than 800 cancer patients will receive therapy or counselling following a grant of £60,000 to Cavendish Cancer Care from the Freemasons. The grant will be used to fund a new assessor, who will put together personalised care plans to help those with a cancer diagnosis deal with the physical and
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Ecus secures prestigious rail project
Environmental consultancy Ecus has been commissioned by Network Rail to work on a prestigious project to renovate Barmouth Bridge in Wales. The national company, with a head office in Sheffield, will provide multi-disciplinary environmental consultancy support for the multi-million pound renovation of this historical UK landmark. The impressive Barmouth Bridge, also known
Leeds lawyer shortlisted for legal award
The managing director of a specialist employment law firm is shortlisted for the Law Society’s prestigious Excellence Awards, the highest accolade for lawyers in England and Wales. Jodie Hill, founder of Leeds-based Thrive Law, has been shortlisted in the Gazette Legal Personality of the Year category. Thrive, which launched earlier
Apprentices asked to consider the ports industry as first step into the working world
Associated British Ports (ABP) on the Humber is now recruiting for its next tranche of engineering apprentices. ABP is the UK’s largest port operator, owning and operating 21 ports across England, Scotland and Wales. Closer to home, ABP also owns the four Humber ports in Grimsby, Immingham, Hull and Goole. Together, the
Freemasons donation boosts funds for Barnsley Hospice
Barnsley Hospice has received a grant of £1400 from the Masonic Charitable Foundation, to help provide care for patients with life-limiting illnesses. This is just one of 245 grants to hospices around the country from Freemasons. In total £600,000 will be donated to hospices all over England and Wales this year. Contributions
Council parking regimes stifle small business community
Responding to figures from the RAC Foundation which show that 8,000,000 local authority parking penalties are issued annually across England and Wales, Gordon Millward, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) regional chairman, said: “Councils are cutting their noses off to spite their faces when they try to fill revenue gaps with parking
Young people get financial education lessons over school holidays
An experiential hub with videos and interactive games was set up in Sheffield’s Meadowhall to encourage young people to start better planning their finances. The NatWest Experiential Hub included a touchscreen MoneySense quiz where young people could test their money saving skills. It was installed at the shopping centre with support from
Yorkshire businesses urged to support young people into social action
Pictured is the Prince of Wales addressing the advisory council Yorkshire businesses are being urged to get involved in a nationwide initiative, supported by HRH Prince of Wales, to encourage more young people to take part in social action, from volunteering to fundraising, in order to develop vital employability skills. The call
