SMP chair challenges profiteering on paper bills

SMP chair challenges profiteering on paper bills

‘Unfair’ charges made to people who want to receive bills through the post were challenged on national television by SMP Chair Judith Donovan CBE. BBC1’s Rip-Off Britain heard the stories of two consumers who had been charged up to £3 a time to receive paper bills...
Approved Food comes to rescue of food bank

Approved Food comes to rescue of food bank

Approved Food, a leading online food retailer of surplus food, has stepped in with generous donations to help a food bank threatened with closure. The Sheffield-based company donated three full pallets of food, drinks and baby products to Batley Food Bank, which...
Yarn-bombers wanted: Kirklees’ WOVEN festival

Yarn-bombers wanted: Kirklees’ WOVEN festival

The organisers behind Kirklees’ inaugural textile festival WOVEN are calling upon the people of Kirklees to pick up their knitting needles and fill the streets with blue yarn bombs. Coinciding with Worldwide Knit in Public Day on June 8, Kirklees is holding The Big...
Markets pop up in celebration of textile heritage

Markets pop up in celebration of textile heritage

A series of markets celebrating the rich textile heritage of Kirklees will be held as part of a week-long festival in June. The WOVEN festival aims to bring together the local community to take pride in the area’s globally recognised textile industry and to celebrate...
Why people follow brands on social media

Why people follow brands on social media

Forget about why you want people to follow your brand on social media (ultimately to drive more leads to our business), to be successful with your strategy, you need to understand why consumers choose to follow brands in the first place. It’s important to have goals...