Green by nature
This year we’ve treated ourselves to a late Christmas present and Cicada is now the proud owner of a Honda Jazz hybrid. Using the latest technology the car uses both petrol and a battery to keep it running, meaning its better for the environment and fuel efficient. …
Happy New Year
You don’t have to believe in making New Year resolutions to use this time to reflect on who you are and where you are going in business. Life can often lead to compromise. In the day-in day-out routine, what if you have a Jerry Maguire moment?…
Di’s Predictions: Knowledge is Strength
It’s that time of year when the newspapers review what’s going on and predict what’s to come. Brace yourself. It’s hard not to put on some sort of psychological armour when you look at the headlines. ‘Repossession rates to rocket in 2012’ ‘Global economic outlook…
Cicada’s Countdown to Christmas
Apprentice Star and new Countdown host, Nick Hewer, joined Cicada and guests at Harrogate’s Hotel du Vin for its Christmas celebrations. The former public relations consultant turned television personality entertained guests with tales of his success and experience in business. He also spoke about what it’s really like…
GREAT BRITISH INSECTS: NATIONAL INSECT WEEK RETURNS
Cicada is once again managing the PR for the Royal Entomological Society’s National Insect Week 2012. The biennial event, which is in its fifth year, will run from 25 June until 1 July 2012 and will be celebrating all that is ‘great’ about British insects. Next…
Yorkshire Post Christmas Charity Auction Kicks Off
Once again Cicada Communications is working closely with the Yorkshire Post in running the The Yorkshire Post Christmas Charity Auction. This year’s chosen charity is the ABF – The Soldiers Charity. The charity aims to support both serving and retired soldiers and their families, offering a…
Legal eagles impress in York
Cicada’s client Langleys hosted one of the most prestigious events on the legal calendar in October. The country’s most eminent legal minds gathered in York for Langleys’ annual review of the Mental Capacity Act. The one day conference provided an opportunity to hear speakers at the highest level on…
Di Spy
October has been a month of meeting MPs. The Conservative Party Conference felt very flat; two years in and there wasn’t much to shout about. The Fringe meetings were lively, especially the ResPublica events.I spoke to Andrew Lansley about engaging NHS staff in his Reforms, had…
High streets hit the headlines
“Tesco has arrived. Harrogate will soon be just like everywhere else.” Janet Street-Porter lamented in her Editor at Large column in The Independent on Sunday. Harrogate hit the headlines for being the last postcode in the UK to finally give in to a full-sized Tesco. It…
Cicada hosts lunch with Gary Verity
The Cicada autumn lunch offered a chance to doff our caps to the enormous successes of Welcome to Yorkshire – a remarkable team led by Gary Verity who have put God’s own county very firmly on the tourist map. The lunch at the sumptuous Hotel Du Vin in…
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