How to remove part of a string in Google Sheets

Question

I want to change a list of strings by keeping only the beginning and end of the strings and removing the middle.

I want to keep:

1. first name + space
   first word of the string
2. last initial + space
   first letter of the second word
3. - + reason for the absence
   the dash and everything that follows it

I have managed to get part-way and have tried TRIM and REGEXREPLACE but need help getting the desired output with a formula.

Please see below. My initial strings are in column A and the outcome I want is in column 2.

Answer 1

Formula in B2

  =LEFT(A2, FIND(" ",A2)+1)&" "&
   RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-FIND("-",A2)+1)

Sample Output

  |--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
1 | INPUT                                                  | OUTPUT                   |
  |--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
2 | Alex Hill will be 1 day on a leave - Holidays          | Alex H - Holidays        |
  |--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
3 | Anna Low will be 273 days on a leave - Maternity leave | Anna L - Maternity leave |
  |--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
4 | Frank Tibbs will be 2 days on a leave - Holidays       | Frank T - Holidays       |
  |--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
5 | Matthew Small will be 4 days on a leave - Holidays     | Matthew S - Holidays     |
  |--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
6 | Simon Wright will be 5 days on a leave - Holidays      | Simon W - Holidays       |
  |--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|