Yorkshire based independent charity Simon on the Streets has announced a series of flagship events in October to shine a spotlight on homelessness in Leeds. Founded in 1999, the charity works with local people who are affected by homelessness and rough sleeping in Leeds and Bradford. The team offers street-based emotional and practical support at […]
The BCC’s new Digital Revolution Challenge has held its first meeting to discuss ground-breaking research on how businesses are using Artificial Intelligence (AI). The survey, by the BCC’s Insight Unit – of more than 700 firms, mostly SMEs, found that 48% of all firms have no plans to use AI technology and customer facing businesses
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Independent music retailer Rough Trade has announced its partnership with Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) in support of suicide prevention and mental health. Founded in 2006, CALM is dedicated to ‘offering life-saving services, provoking national conversation and bringing people together to reject living miserably.’ CALM operates a helpline and web chat that is open 365
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White Cross Offshore Windfarm Limited, which is a joint venture between Cobra and Flotation Energy, has taken a significant step in the project’s development by submitting its onshore planning application to North Devon Council. The proposed 100 MW White Cross floating offshore windfarm, located 52km off the North Devon coast will consist of 6
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The number of cybersecurity breaches for UK financial services firms have tripled from the years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023, with the highest number of breaches being reported within the pensions sector. A report from the international law firm RPC highlighted that the number of breaches reported to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has increased from 187
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(L) Automotive Director at RBH, Hayley Mottram and (R)Senior Marketing and Communications Manager at IMI, Sarah Sparkes Meriden-based creative communications agency, Rees Bradley Hepburn (RBH), has been appointed by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) to deliver its latest consumer campaign. The IMI is the professional association for individuals working in the motor industry,
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A young creative who has transformed the education, community, talent development and access programmes at one of the region’s leading arts venues has been named the Greater Birmingham Young Professional of the Year. Zaylie-Dawn Wilson (pictured above), head of creative partnerships at Birmingham’s Hippodrome theatre, took home the top prize at Friday night’s Greater Birmingham
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New research into the impact of business events to the West Midlands reveals that the region is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic quicker than the UK average. In its latest report for the West Midlands Growth Company, data compiled by RJS Associates shows that the region’s business events performance in 2022 – which includes meetings,
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FDM Group, a leading talent solutions provider, is set to join the Future Tech Workforce event series to attract more young people into the tech sector. The event includes a session for school leavers, businesses leaders and graduates to learn more about FDM’s programmes and participate in a networking lunch. This comes following the news that A-Level computing
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The English Beauty Industry Awards 2023-North West Edition is set to honour the finest professionals and businesses that have showcased exceptional talent, dedication, and innovation in the beauty sector across the North West region. This year’s finalists were selected following an overwhelming response from the public and a phenomenal number of nominations were received. Each finalist exemplifies
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