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At Wizu, the staff are an extension of your own team, they’ll be there to help you any time of the day and will go above and beyond to accommodate your needs.
Whether it be sharing a smile with you in the hallway, leaving a welcome gift in your office when you move in, or catching up with you at beer and pizza night - their attitude sets the president for the working environment so everyone feels a part of the Wizu family.
Within an instant at Wizu, you'll be made to feel right at home.
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Sometimes working from home can feel quite lonely, no matter how many video calls or phone meetings you've got scheduled in the day.
Just interacting with like-minded people in a vibrant and uplifting environment can make a huge difference, and this is where the Wizu community goes above and beyond.
Founded in 2016 and fuelled by countless cups of Yorkshire Tea, Wizu has been paving the way for flexible workspaces ever since.
With ten centrally located buildings in prime locations, a Wizu workspace boasts community-led environments to make you the most comfortable and productive you can be.
A Wizu workspace is designed to give you the opportunity to network, make friends and find a home-from-home to grow your business. From exclusive Member events to monthly newsletters, there's so much that Wizu does that sets them apart from the rest.
Member Events
Whether you're a business in a private office or a member of the co-working community, you're invited to each and every exciting event that Wizu holds in your office location. And the best part? It's all included in your membership.
Often collaborating with local businesses, you can expect cocktail masterclasses from popular bars, food events from nearby restaurants and so much more. Who doesn't love a cheeky passionfruit martini on a Tuesday afternoon?
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Events take place at least twice a month, often coinciding with events such as Halloween or national days like World Mental Health Day or Cancer Support Coffee Mornings.
It's a great opportunity to take your mind off work for an hour or two, relax, network and meet new friends.
Member Newsletter
Want to stay up to date with what's going on in the Wizu world? Well luckily for you, as a valid member, you'll be sent a monthly newsletter to help keep you in the know.
Included are photos from recent events so you can try to spot yourself, next month's jam-packed events calendar, Wizu company news such as new office openings and any other Wizu member news like current offers and discounts that you can utilise.
If this sounds like a workspace community you'd like to be a part of, then you won't have to go far to find yours. With three of the ten locations in Leeds city centre, and four others across the North of England – Wizu currently boast 250,000 sq ft in total of tailor-made workspace and are still growing.
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Fancy trying it out for yourself? Wizu offers a free taster day so you can test out their vibrant co-working spaces for yourself, so you can see which space works the best for you. Simply visit their website to find out more.
A Yorkshire-born and bred artist and his creative team have earned the huge honour of creating the official FIFA scarf collection for this year's World Cup.
Nothing short of massive for anyone from our part of the world.
The local legend in question is Tom Pitts, who was born in Sheffield and is now based just beyond Leeds, leading the campaign right from the helm.
Hand Drawn Pixels is a graphic design and digital studio based in Otley, and while you'll see plenty of folks wearing football shirts and even the odd scarf on the town's famous pub crawl, these lot are venturing on an entirely different kind of run this summer.
In fact, the work has very much already started, with Tom and co. collaborating directly with FIFA and US manufacturers, Global Scarves, to create the World Cup collection.
With this year's tournament obviously taking place across America, Mexico and Canada, they've joined up with a big LLC, but they describe themselves as "a true English custom scarf company with American parents."
In their words, "We knit scarves for clients all over the world", with a presence both near Leeds and over in Seattle, Washington.
The fixtures themselves kick off next month (England's first game coming against Croatia on 17 June), and so Hand Drawn Pixels have been hard at work meeting the briefs for each of the nations taking part.
Here's a quick breakdown of how the opportunity came about, their vision for the project, and how everything starts for them as a whole process.
You can see more of their work HERE, but as the brand name would suggest, it's pretty simple to begin with: nothing more than a pencil.
It's worth noting that the 2026 World Cup also featured the largest number of teams in the competition's history: 48 qualified national squads, to be exact. So, technically, they've had even more designing to do than they theoretically would have in any of the previous years, too.
Tom confessed that winning this bid is obviously a big deal on its own and that seeing his creations being worn in person by supporters at the stadiums will be a "surreal" experience.
Speaking exclusively with The Hoot, he said: "It’s been an amazing creative challenge for us to truly reflect the individuality and diversity of the nations competing in this prestigious tournament on such an iconic product as the football scarf."
He went on to add that "the whole project has been a huge learning experience, gaining deeper cultural insight into every nation involved."
We can't wait to cast eyes upon a sea of colour and finely crafted fabric in unique but somehow universally familiar patterns, all designed right here in 'God's Own Country'.
Leeds city centre set for hundreds of new flats after council agrees sale of ‘prime’ development site
Clementine Hall
It looks like even more new flats could be popping up in Leeds city centre.
The land in question is located near Leeds' Aire Park development, next to The Adelphi Pub in a prime location smack bang in the city centre.
It's looking like over 240 flats could be built on the site after the council has agreed to sell the coveted plot of land to a housing developer.
The current land that is surrounded by heritage assets has been sold by Leeds City Council to property developer Glenbrook.
A planning application from Glenbrook proposed mostly 246 one and two bedroom apartments in a whopping 24 storey development.
Around 20% of the homes would be classified as affordable housing, being rented out at 80% of the current private market rate.
The application will be discussed when the council's City Plans Panel meets next Thursday 14 May.
A council planning officer’s report said: “The emerging proposals present a significant opportunity to regenerate a prominent vacant brownfield site within the city centre.
“The development would deliver a substantial number of new homes, alongside the provision of some employment opportunities.”
A council decision report when selling the plot back in 2022 said: “It is surrounded by heritage assets in an area undergoing rapid regeneration and is widely considered to be a prime plot capable of supporting a high quality residential development.”
Well then Leeds, what do you make of these plans then?
Clementine Hall -
5th December 2023 
