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Multi-award-winning Newcastle architecture firm expands into LeedsFirecrest Construction completes residential care facility in LeedsUKREiiF launches high streets & urban centres day for 2027Future Farmers Autumn debate: Monday November 23Education software specialist moves into prime offices in LeedsBradford textile business Harrison Gardner enters administrationElite Office Furniture completes move to new 300,000 sq ft manufacturing facilityNew city centre rules for bikes and street trading on the way£105,000 University project brings real scientific research into Humber classroomsWork to deliver new council housing in Leeds passes 1,000-home milestoneSkipton Business Finance adds senior industry expertiseYorkshire agency ranks 67th in the worldBradford College opens cutting-edge £19.3m motor vehicle & engineering buildingSheffield Business School lecturer awarded Academic Fellowship of the CIPDMulti-award-winning Newcastle architecture firm expands into LeedsFirecrest Construction completes residential care facility in LeedsUKREiiF launches high streets & urban centres day for 2027Future Farmers Autumn debate: Monday November 23Education software specialist moves into prime offices in LeedsBradford textile business Harrison Gardner enters administrationElite Office Furniture completes move to new 300,000 sq ft manufacturing facilityNew city centre rules for bikes and street trading on the way£105,000 University project brings real scientific research into Humber classroomsWork to deliver new council housing in Leeds passes 1,000-home milestoneSkipton Business Finance adds senior industry expertiseYorkshire agency ranks 67th in the worldBradford College opens cutting-edge £19.3m motor vehicle & engineering buildingSheffield Business School lecturer awarded Academic Fellowship of the CIPD
Multi-award-winning Newcastle architecture firm expands into Leeds
UKREiiF launches high streets & urban centres day for 2027
Education software specialist moves into prime offices in Leeds
New city centre rules for bikes and street trading on the way
Skipton Business Finance adds senior industry expertise
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Multi-award-winning Newcastle architecture firm expands into Leeds

Award-winning architecture practice MawsonKerr has expanded into Yorkshire with the opening of a new studio at The Department in Leeds Dock, with plans to recruit as it grows its presence across the region. The Newcastle-founded practice has appointed associate Daniel Dyer to head the Leeds studio. Daniel, who lives in Garforth, has been with MawsonKerr for 12 years and has been project architect on many of the practice’s award-winning low-carbon residential projects. The expansion will enab

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Firecrest Construction completes residential care facility in Leeds
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Firecrest Construction completes residential care facility in Leeds

Firecrest Construction has successfully completed the delivery of a residential care facility in Leeds for Active Pathways. The specialist contractor completed and handed over the new-build facility within a demanding 40-week programme, supporting the timely opening of the 15-bed care home for men with mental health needs. ‘Fernside House’, on Hilltop Road in Armley sits on a former workshop that was previously demolished. Firecrest Construction has delivered a full turnkey package for the 1

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Future Farmers Autumn debate: Monday November 23
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Future Farmers Autumn debate: Monday November 23

Farm safety is top of the agenda for the annual Future Farmers Autumn Debate. This year’s theme is “Heads Up: Practical Steps for a Safe and Productive Farm" at the popular event which will be held on Monday 23 November at Pavilions of Harrogate. Tickets are on sale now for the evening event which will begin at 6pm with a free supper and networking time with members and businesses before a panel discussion from 7:30pm. Delivered alongside the Yorkshire Rural Support Network and sponsored b

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Bradford textile business Harrison Gardner enters administration
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Bradford textile business Harrison Gardner enters administration

A Bradford textile business with a 125-year history has ceased trading and all 26 employees have been made redundant after entering administration. Harrison Gardner Dyers & Winders, which provided specialist commission dyeing services to the carpet and wool knitting sectors across the UK and Europe, entered administration on 24 September. Julian Pitts (pictured) and Richard Kenworthy of BTG were appointed as joint administrators after the business faced escalating operating costs and reduced

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Elite Office Furniture completes move to new 300,000 sq ft manufacturing facility
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Elite Office Furniture completes move to new 300,000 sq ft manufacturing facility

Goole-based office furniture manufacturer Elite Office Furniture has successfully completed the move to its new purpose built 300,000 sq ft state-of-the-art manufacturing facility on the outskirts of the town. Situated off Rawcliffe Road and with fast access to the M62, the new facility provides the manufacturer with additional production capacity to implement its strategic growth plans. As part of the move from its previous location on Brittania Way in Goole, the business has invested in a

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£105,000 University project brings real scientific research into Humber classrooms
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£105,000 University project brings real scientific research into Humber classrooms

Pupils across the Humber region will investigate earthquakes, coastal wildlife and unsolved biological mutations as part of a new Royal Society funded science programme led by the University of Hull. The University's new Lablink programme will give secondary schools, sixth forms and colleges free access to scientific equipment, teaching resources and hands-on training, enabling students to take part in investigations linked directly to real University research. The University of Hull is one

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Work to deliver new council housing in Leeds passes 1,000-home milestone
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Work to deliver new council housing in Leeds passes 1,000-home milestone

Work to deliver new council housing in communities across Leeds has passed a significant and impressive milestone. More than 1,000 homes have now been built or acquired through Leeds City Council’s Council Housing Growth Programme (CHGP), it can be confirmed today. These good quality, energy efficient and affordable homes – for rent by people on Leeds’s housing register – underline the council’s determination to ensure that everyone in the city can enjoy the stability and sense of security t

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