Business 2025 industrial take up gets off to strong start in Yorkshire Take-up activity in the industrial and logistics market across Yorkshire has seen a strong and encouraging start to 2025 according to latest research from property consultancy Knight Frank. The firm’s latest Logic Report highlighted 1.3m sq ft of units over 50,000 sq ft were transacted in Q1 By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Bradford is ready to soapbox! With less than two weeks to go, Bradford city centre is making final preparations for The Bradford Super Soapbox Challenge, taking place on Sunday, May 4th. Thousands of visitors are expected to attend this high-energy event, where over 20 custom-built soapbox carts will race through the city. The course starts By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leeds prepares to host UK’s largest legaltech event outside London Leeds is gearing up to welcome hundreds of Legal and Tech professionals tomorrow as it hosts the fourth annual LegalTech in Leeds Conference - now the largest LegalTech event outside of London. Set to take place on the 24th April at Cloth Hall Court, Leeds, the 2025 conference comes at By The Editor • 4 min read
Legal Matters Law firm secures Lexcel stamp of approval Blacks Solicitors is celebrating achieving Lexcel accreditation, as the Yorkshire law firm demonstrates its continued commitment to high standards of practice and client care. Awarded by The Law Society, the Leeds-based legal firm secured Lexcel England and Wales Accreditation in its first application for the prestigious legal practice quality mark. By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Work has started on new £12 million industrial development near the M1 in Barnsley Construction has started on a £12 million speculative development of industrial units just off Junction 36 of the M1 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Carnell Management Services - CMS - is delivering the new commercial development called Kestrel Park, supported by Barnsley Council’s Property Investment Fund and the South Yorkshire By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Keyland Developments Ltd submits plans for 230 new homes in Greetland Keyland Developments Ltd (Keyland), the property trading arm of Kelda Group and sister company to Yorkshire Water, has submitted an outline planning application to Calderdale Council for a new residential development in Greetland. The proposed development, located to the south of Saddleworth Road on the Ellistones Gate site, outlines plans By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Garden centre group is highly commended in a national people and culture award The team at a Bradford-headquartered garden centre group is celebrating after receiving a Highly Commended award in a prestigious national HR competition. Yorkshire Garden Centres Group received the accolade in the People Team of the Year category of the British HR Awards which celebrate organisations and individuals that are driven By The Editor • 1 min read
Business New production director at Yorkshire's Thurston Group Yorkshire-based off-site manufacturing specialist, Thurston Group, has announced the appointment of a new production director in a move set to boost the company’s delivery of efficiency-focused operations and high-quality product output across all of its sites across the North of England. Dan Pollard joins the firm bringing with him By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Work underway to bring beer hall and restaurant to Sheffield Sheffield city centre is preparing to welcome a game-changing addition to its hospitality scene, as work officially begins on Kapital Beer Hall & Restaurant, a 4,500 sq ft venue set to become the city’s largest destination for European beer, food and entertainment. Located on Wellington Street within the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business WorkWell welcomes a new wave of occupiers to East Leeds offices Workspace operator WorkWell has announced a strong surge in new lettings across its East Leeds sites, with several growing businesses joining its sites at Carrwood Park and Brookfield Court. The new members of the growing business community include Horizon Care & Education, CSX Carbon and PGI Financial. The influx of By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Design Tonic moves to newly refurbished Rose Wharf Caddick has announced that it will be welcoming commercial interior design and build specialists, Design Tonic, into Rose Wharf, its historic Grade II listed building near the River Aire. Design Tonic will be taking approximately 2,450sq ft of space on the third floor of the building, which it is By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Plans submitted for £100m urban regeneration scheme in Burmantofts Housebuilder Avant Homes has submitted plans to transform the historic 49-acre former Burtons clothing factory site in Burmantofts, Leeds, into a thriving new sustainable community. Called Montague Place after Sir Montague Burton who founded the factory in 1921, the initial phase of the development off Torre Road will comprise a By The Editor • 2 min read
