Month: May 2021

Yorkshire-based software firm Proactis secures contract win in Canada

Proactis Holdings has signed a three-year contract with Sheridan Nurseries, Canada’s largest garden centre, retailer and grower to provide its business spend management solution across Sheridan’s eight locations.

Plans unveiled for 311 affordable apartments on Leeds's South Bank

United Living New Homes, has been awarded a major contract by The Guinness Partnership to deliver new homes at its Points Cross development in Leeds.

Picture Post: The Cheese Press Stone shows how US Dales landscape was shaped by the Ice Age

The limestone boulders date back to the Ice Age and are now part of the stunning local landscape in this particular area, which offers excellent views of two of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks, Ingleborough and Whernside, as well as other limestone features like caves.

Spring can be season where things "change rapidly" for beekeepers with the threat of swarming

For a beekeeper Spring is a season when things can change very rapidly. You start out worrying about whether your bees will survive the winter and almost as soon as you are confident that they have done that then you have to start worrying about whether they are going to swarm.

FemTech benefits the whole population and not just woman, that's why it is here to stay – Rashmi Dube

The pandemic has highlighted several issues and changes, not least the environmental changes and the changes in respect of food and our health. The pandemic has been having a greater toll on women according to a study by the University of Calgary, which found “women reporting more anxiety and depression.

Support scheme launched to help independent breweries across Yorkshire

North Yorkshire’s Crooked Brewing has started the Small Brewery Project to bring together small independents, combining their expertise in a bid to reach a wider customer base and new stockists.

Top US hairdressers share summer ‘21 hair colour trends plus advice on how salons will look in the future

Hairdressers are back in business, offering a chance to tackle roots and outgrown styles – and maybe try out a whole new look for the summer – but one top Yorkshire hairdresser says that many clients may never want to give up some of the social distancing that has become the norm in hair salons.

Characterful new-build house in Howden proved to be a perfect famly home

When Jo and Dave Edwards relocated for work in 2010, they chose to settle in Howden because they had family in the area. At the time, their two grown-up children were at university and about to embark upon their careers of their own so they chose a flexible family home off Knedlington Road, a leafy residential street on the edge of the town.

Barnsley fashion legend Rita Britton launches the Perfect collection with a little help from her friends

Rita Britton has always been ahead of the curve. Long before Covid, she had already perfected the lockdown look – easy, well-cut clothes in luxurious premium fabrics, beautifully made by skilled Yorkshire makers.

Drivers urged to beware of this post-lockdown insurance scam

Drivers returning to the road after lockdown are being urged to watch out for fake car insurance deals.