Renewable energy company Drax is welcoming seven graduates as part of its efforts to create career development opportunities and ensure it has the best in-house talent to support its ambitious decarbonisation plans. The graduates have secured places on the scheme at Drax Group which owns Drax Power Station near Selby in North Yorkshire – the…

Tingley Garden Centre, the sister site of Tong Garden Centre, welcomed over 80 guests for a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust ‘Lunch and Learn’ event that raised over £650 for the charity. The guests enjoyed a light lunch in Blooms Restaurant before Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s Volunteering Manager, Marie Fooks and BUD Project Manager, Sarah Goldsmith gave a…

Over £1,300,000 extra funding has been secured by the council for the next three years to help people off the streets and to maintain their support and accommodation. £1,327,555 has been awarded to City of York Council for 2022/23 from the Department of Housing and Levelling Up as part of their Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI).…

£45,000 from York St John University’s Institute for Social Justice (ISJ) is funding new research, to offer service-enhancing insights into York’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs).  The Community Research Grants scheme aims to support valuable partnerships between community-led organisations and the University.   As part of the ISJ’s commitment to supporting the local community, VCSEs…

Local housebuilder, Barratt Developments Yorkshire East, has donated £1,000 as part of its Community Fund initiative to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, a charity that operates within the East Riding of Yorkshire. The charity supports over 100 Nature Reserves across Yorkshire, including the Potteric Carr Nature Reserve which is near David Wilson Homes Edwin Vale development in…

Carpentry students from Bradford College have kindly volunteered their services to help a community garden project at Yorkshire Water’s Esholt Hall site. The historic building is being renovated as a flagship Centre of Excellence for Yorkshire Water’s training academy. Bradford College students on the City & Guilds Technical Certificate in Carpentry are enhancing their skills and…

Town Centre Securities (TCS) has partnered with local Leeds schools in conjunction with Child Friendly Leeds and local Yorkshire-based community interest company, Lemon Balm, in its drive to promote wellbeing and support climate resilience through horticultural therapy. The latest initiative involves pupils between the ages 6-10 years learning about seeds and plants alongside  the fantastic…

Canal & River Trust, the charity which protects and preserves Yorkshire’s historic canals and rivers, is appealing for companies across the region to join the growing number of Yorkshire-based corporates who are benefiting from helping to look after their local waterway. By partnering with Canal & River Trust, several companies are already improving the environment…