Food&Drink Co-op to sell award-winning salad from UK's best-selling vertical farm Unbeleafable, the award-winning salad range from the UK's best-selling vertical farm GrowUp, has launched in Co-op. The leading convenience retailer is now selling the popular mild mixed baby leaves bagged salad across 250 of its stores nationwide. Unbeleafable leaves are grown, and packed, in a controlled environment at By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Premcor seeks planning consent for major mixed-use regen scheme in Croydon Privately-owned, northeast property development company, Premcor Estates (Premcor), which operates nationally with large scale industrial developments currently underway in Nottingham and Rossington near Doncaster, has now submitted a planning application for a sustainable mixed-use development to revitalise a gateway site into Croydon. The proposed regeneration of the Woburn and Bedford By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Royal Armouries Benjamin Campbell honoured as general manager of the year at 2024 Benjamin Campbell, venue director at the Royal Armouries Conference and Events, part of the Restaurant Associates Group, has been named general manager of the year at the 2024 Foodservice Cateys Awards. The Foodservice Cateys Awards, now entering its eleventh year, took place last Friday at the Royal Lancaster London Hotel By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Artistic director & CEO James Brining to leave Leeds Playhouse After 12 highly successful years as artistic director, James Brining is leaving Leeds Playhouse in April 2025 to become artistic director and joint CEO of The Royal Lyceum Edinburgh. Leeds Playhouse executive director Shawab Iqbal has been appointed joint CEO, co-leading the theatre through its next chapter. James said: “Leeds By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Renovated campus facilities officially open after major refurb An impressive £750k refurbishment project has transformed Leeds College of Building’s North Street Campus following an eight-week renovation programme. Award-winning fit-out specialists Lodestone Projects managed the extensive summer works that rejuvenated the site and created contemporary and accessible facilities for construction students. Building work took place over four floors, By The Editor • 3 min read
Business virtualDCS selects The Conservation Volunteers as charity of the year virtualDCS, the Leeds-based cloud service provider (CSP) and business continuity specialist, has proudly announced its charity partnership with The Conservation Volunteers (TCV), naming the organisation as its charity of the year. TCV, a not-for-profit group dedicated to environmental education and conservation, works to create, improve, and care for green spaces By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Ramsdens’ private client team wins national wills and probate award Having been recognised in a number of regional and national awards in recent years, Ramsdens is celebrating another prestigious accolade with the firm’s private wealth and succession team named as the Probate Provider of the Year North & Midlands at this year’s British Wills and Probate Awards. Since By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Former England rugby captain commissions Daval Furniture for Twickenham suite Huddersfield based made-to-measure kitchen and bedroom manufacturer, Daval Furniture, has been commissioned by former England rugby captain Dylan Hartley to design and manufacture fitted furniture for Hartley’s private suite at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham. Daval’s special projects division delivers a small number of bespoke non-residential projects per By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Ed Whiting OBE set to be new Leeds City Council chief Full council to formally approve appointment in November Leeds City Council has today announced Ed Whiting OBE is set to be appointed as its new permanent chief executive. Following an extensive recruitment process which ended last week, full council will be asked to formally approve the recommendation of its employment By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visits Yorkshire farm and factory Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal was given an exclusive behind-the-scenes look today (Wednesday 30th October) at how luxury British-made beds go from farm to factory. The royal visit at British bedmaker Harrison Spinks’ farm at Bolton Percy, York, and its manufacturing facility in Leeds celebrated the family-run business’ achievements By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Investment expert calls for increased tax and decision-making powers for UK regions Ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Budget on 30 October, Mel Hird, managing director of Fresh Thinking Capital, urges the government to grant more tax-raising and decision-making powers to regions across the UK to empower local leaders and enable sustained economic growth. In light of the Labour Party's By The Editor • 2 min read
Business SPG enhances cybersecurity capabilities with Saviynt SPG is enhancing its cybersecurity capabilities in a new partnership with Saviynt, a leading provider of cloud-native identity and governance platform solutions. The move comes as the Leeds-based digital transformation firm strengthens its cybersecurity capacity across all areas of its operations with investments in strategic partnerships, training and expanding the By The Editor • 2 min read
