The Rhubarb Radio Podcast

Dave Adams welcomes John Pickles, the Senior Project Officer from WDH, and Marcus Jolley from The Green Doctor, for a special Rhubarb Cares Podcast, highlighting on how you can save money on your energy costs. Don't miss this opportunity to listen to expert advice on keeping warm this winter, and keeping those energy bills as low as possible.

On this episode, Dave Adams welcome Radfield Home Care Wakefield & Huddersfield to the studio for a special Rhubarb Radio podcast, in conversation with the Directors, Jackie and Mark Gillen, and the Care Manager, Gemma Bristow. Here, they talk about their services and how they support their clients, their families and also friends and who also are proud to care, and as they always say 'We're a...

The We Are Wakefield Showcase for this month (October) looks back at the First Friday event which took place last month from the incredible Production Park in South Kirkby, where Dave Adams interviewed the We Are Wakefield members. They discussed why they have joined the fastest growing business community in the Wakefield District, supporting businesses large or small by sharing ideas and best pra...

This podcast features an introduction to WDH: Care Link on the Rhubarb Cares Podcast. It features Dave Adams in conversation with Kirsty Jewitt and David Thorp about the services they offer to support people in later life and to also give family and friends peace of mind. If you, or anyone you know are struggling to look after a loved one, then listen to how WDH: Care Link can offer tailored packa...

If you are in business across the Wakefield District, then take a listen to the We Are Wakefield showcase podcast, with Dave Adams from Rhubarb Radio in conversation with Claire Sutherley, MD of We Are Wakefield and why you should become a member of the Wakefield District's largest and fastest growing business community, with so many opportunities to collaborate with other like minded business peo...

On the July edition of the We Are Wakefield podcast, Dave Adams is talking to Claire Sutherley, MD of We Are Wakefield, the Districts largest and fastest growing business community. Claire will highlight all the events coming up from the First Friday meetings, to the training events, quiz nights, and the Wakefield Business Awards. Claire will also introduce her new executive assistant, Rachel Murp...

At Rhubarb Radio, we feature new successful local businesses from across the Wakefield District on the Business Review, which is sponsored by Wakefield First. In this episode, Dave Adams speaks to Martin Weaver-Parker & Phil Hodgson from The Yorkshire Broker. The Yorkshire Broker is an independent business & property insurance broker based in Castleford, offering a very unique personal ser...

Join Dave Adams for the What's On Showcase on Rhubarb Radio with Melanie Armitage, Tourism & Visitor Manager at Wakefield Council. Melanie is talking about an amazing choice of events & activities to enjoy for all of the family this summer across the Wakefield District, with many free of charge. If you are thinking of what to do and where to go across the Wakefield District, visit www.expe...

In the last episode of this series of the Regeneration Show with Wakefield Council, we look back over the last 6 months episodes, and how we talked about the incredible regeneration work being done right across the Wakefield District.   We introduce Clare Elliott, Service Director for Economic Growth, Arts & Culture at Wakefield Council, who will be talking about how the council is now leading the...

On the Business Review, sponsored by Wakefield First, Dave Adams at Rhubarb Radio welcomes Phil Bell, the CEO of The Yorkshire Society into the studio to talk about how one of Yorkshire's best kept secrets is now shouting out on why you should consider on becoming a member. Phil gives us the background as to how and why the Society launched, and how it brings together both Yorkshire businesses and...

The May edition of the Regeneration Show is called "There's No Place Like Home!" as we feature how Wakefield Council and WDH ensure that there is good housing available to all. The guests in the studio are: Jane Brown  - Service Manager for Strategic Housing & Regeneration at Wakefield Council Mark Hooton - Senior Strategic Housing Manager at Wakefield Council Robert Ellis - Member of the Planning...

This April edition of the Regeneration Show with Wakefield Council is broadcast from Tileyard North, the exciting new creative and leisure hub, situated on the Wakefield Waterfront. Dave Adams will be talking to the developers, including Co Founder Nick Keynes, and the creative companies base there, as the once derelict Rutland Mills comes to life as what will be the largest creative community out...

On this March edition of the Regeneration show, we feature the Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) in Wakefield, highlighting the work it is doing to bring historic areas of the city centre back to life. In this episode we speak to Paul Gwillian, Heritage Action Zone Officer for Wakefield Council, Anne Lockwood of First Choice Recruitment  & Richard Butterfield from Historic England. We also catch up with...

We were delighted to welcome Claire Sutherley, MD of We Are Wakefield, and special guest, Sir Rodney Walker to the Rhubarb Radio studios, for the WE ARE WAKEFIELD SHOWCASE for an enlightening and very interesting show hosted by Dave Adams. They will be talking about up and coming events, and why as a business you should join the We Are Wakefield business community. Sir Rodney Walker also talks abo...

In this episode, we speak to:  Mark Lynham - Corporate Director for Regeneration & Growth at Wakefield Council, Lorna Malkin - Chief Executive for Castleford Heritage Trust, David Preston - CEO of NABMA (National Markets Authority) & Jo Verrent - Director of Unlimited Disabled Artist charity  

With so many new and exciting developements and projects on the horizon across the Wakefield District, the Regeneration Show will explore what is planned for 2023 and beyond. In this first show, Dave Adams interviews Mark Lynam, Corporate Director of Regeneration and Economic Growth, and also Kevin Trickett, Chair of Wakefield High Street Task Force, and the President of The Wakefield Civic Societ...