York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and York St John University have joined forces to launch a prehabilitation service for surgical patients. Exercise and diet advice is offered alongside input from anaesthetists and surgeons in a unique collaboration to provide the new service.     Prehabilitation is the process of optimising patient fitness for major…

This year’s Global Recycling Day took place on 18 March and celebrated the “recycling fraternity;” those who put themselves on the frontline to collect waste and recycling during the multiple lockdowns. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is committed to reducing waste, increasing the amount they recycle, and educating their teams on sustainability issues, which…

Naylor Wintersgill chartered accountants and tax advisors based in Bradford city centre are hosting an online apprenticeship open evening on Tuesday 26th April for prospective school leavers interested in finding out more about a career in accountancy or tax. The firm has maintained an apprenticeship programme for over twenty five years in Bradford to grow…

A Bradford garden centre hosted an evening of celebrations in recognition of its team’s performance recently. 180 of the 240 strong work force at Tong Garden Centre attended a dinner and disco at The Hilton Hotel in Leeds where a number of the team were given awards. Organised by Tong’s People and Culture team, the…

Accountancy firm Watson Buckle are celebrating after their team helped to raise almost £350 for charity at the Bradford Business Fives football tournament.  The Business Fives event on 10 March saw 17 local businesses compete against each other to raise money for their nominated charity.  Watson Buckle, playing for its charity of the year The…

For the past two weeks, York St John University’s campus has been the centre of an unprecedented effort to collect humanitarian aid for the people of Ukraine. After initially appealing to staff and students for suitable clothes and food, the appeal quickly gained momentum, and the University became a donation hub for aid from across…

Leaders from the Big Four accountancy firms and largest six law firms have joined forces to establish a network to champion racial diversity, inclusion and equality in the professional services sector in the Leeds City Region, which is one of the largest outside London.  The Stronger Together network aims to promote and encourage best practice…

Anglo American staff have chosen the three local organisations who will benefit from the company’s annual charity donation initiative. Saint Catherine’s Hospice, Scarborough Mates and Yorkshire Air Ambulance will receive funds from the safety-driven Great Days Programme, an internal campaign to drive safe and responsible working practices and behaviours. Every January, the company’s staff are…

In a year that saw spiraling mental health issues throughout the community, a Bradford garden centre has raised £7557 for a Batley based charity that offers free training sessions to help promote physical and mental wellbeing. Colleagues and customers at Tong Garden Centre raised the funds for their 2021 Charity of the Year, ‘Luke’s Lads’ and sister…

As the crisis in Ukraine continues, the Barratt Foundation has donated £50,000 to support The Sun’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal with the Red Cross. The donation will go straight to the Red Cross, who are a partner of the charity Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), which is working inside Ukraine and at its borders to ease the…