Rachael Hesno

The appointment marks a significant step for the kitchen specialist as it looks to evolve its brand strategy and return to TV advertising after several years.

Workerbee lifts the lid on the turbulent father-son dynamic between Chris Eubank Snr and Jnr in a new BBC Three and iPlayer documentary, The Eubanks: Like Father, Like Son.

"We want to elevate and increase those opportunities up here.”

60% of the cohort are female-founded, 73% are ethnic minority-founded, and 33% of companies on the programme either have a disabled or neurodivergent founder.

"Let’s build something, then we’ll get the attention," says founder Chris Wood.

This popular event is back to identify and celebrate a fresh wave of the most promising new tech start-ups in the North and Scotland.

"The Manchester tech scene is quite similar. But I was very surprised at how everyone would drop things to introduce you to someone they know."

"If initiatives like School of Thought in Leeds had existed when I left university, I wouldn’t have had to go to London and sleep on a mate’s sofa."

Following the release of Prolific North’s Top 50 Digital Agencies ranking, we’ve delved into the data to uncover what’s really going on across the North’s digital sector.

Today, Prolific North is launching Creative Powerhouse, our original campaign series celebrating the North’s growth as a creative and cultural powerhouse, while highlighting the systemic risks threatening its future.