Business Yorkshire businesses ‘pushed to the brink’ by escalating financial distress High interest rates, together with persistently high inflation and a weakening economy, are combining to push increasing numbers of businesses across Yorkshire to the brink, according to the latest Red Flag Alert data from leading independent business rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor. The report found that in Q3 of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Bradford garden centre group reaches final in three categories of a regional business award The team at a Bradford-based garden centre group is celebrating after reaching the final of three regional business awards. Yorkshire Garden Centres, owner of Tong, Tingley, Bingley and Otley Garden Centres has been shortlisted in the Community, Sustainability and Medium Business categories of the Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards. By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Bedmaker in new collaboration with Wild Ingleborough Fifth-generation family-owned Yorkshire bedmaker, Harrison Spinks, has joined the Wild Ingleborough programme to help restore and maintain nature across the region. As part of the long-term commitment, the Leeds-based luxury bedmaker, will focus its substantial five-figure investment on high-quality climate work, which includes natural regeneration and restoration of land around By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Key South Yorkshire stakeholders represent the region overseas Sheffield Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive Louisa Harrison-Walker has visited the American state of Missouri as part of a delegation led by South Yorkshire Mayor, Oliver Coppard. The trip’s aim was to start conversations about boosting trade between South Yorkshire and the city of St Louis. Leaders from By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Shipley Town Council launch new green grants scheme Shipley Town Council is inviting members of the public to have a say in how it spends its budget for mitigating and adapting to climate change. The town council is running a ‘participatory budgeting’ scheme where local people and organisations can apply for funding to run projects that address the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business West Yorkshire mayor launches North America trade mission A West Yorkshire delegation led by Mayor Tracy Brabin touched down in Toronto on 5 November and will travel to Boston, New York and Lititz Pennsylvania this week, to boost trade and investment. Mayor Tracy Brabin will meet with leading US and Canadian business leaders, to champion West Yorkshire as By The Editor • 4 min read
Business East Leeds orbital route recognised with prestigious construction award The East Leeds Orbital Route (ELOR) has won the Transport Project of the Year at the 2023 British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA). The winners of the 2023 British Construction Industry Awards, which is jointly organised by New Civil Engineer and the Institution of Civil Engineers, were crowned in front of By The Editor • 4 min read
Health Yorkshire CEO named chair of national Health Innovation Network Richard Stubbs, CEO of Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber, has been appointed as the new Chair of the national Health Innovation Network. This appointment coincides with the beginning of a new five-year licence agreement for the national Health Innovation Network and its 15 regional bodies across England (formerly known as By The Editor • 4 min read
Business NG Bailey IT Services, Infinigate and Nokia partner in the U.K. to unlock 5G potential The IT Services business of NG Bailey, the UK’s largest independent engineering and services business, has launched a new partnership with Infinigate, the EMEA value-add distributor specialising in cybersecurity, secure networks and secure cloud and Nokia, a B2B technology innovation leader to accelerate the adoption and usage of 5G By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Harvey Nichols Leeds unveil new winter terrace, patisserie, and festive menu It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Harvey Nichols, who are embracing the season in a typically fashion-forward style. The iconic Leeds store is famous for its wonderfully festive window displays, impressive in-store activations, and sparkling events - and 2023 is no exception. Not only is the By The Editor • 3 min read
Business 70 million visits in two decades as Xscape Yorkshire turns 20 One of England’s busiest indoor visitor attractions is turning 20 this month after welcoming millions of visitors, with around 70 million total visits since opening. Xscape Yorkshire was built on a former colliery and two decades on from the £56m ground-breaking project opening its doors, it’s still one By The Editor • 2 min read
National Flourishing courier company expands into Scotland Speed Couriers, the flourishing Manchester-based courier company is expanding into Scotland. Speed Couriers has purchased Caledonian Couriers of Glasgow, owned by Carole Henderson, in a private deal for an undisclosed sum. The Manchester courier company is the largest independent same-day and medical courier company in the North West of the By The Editor • 2 min read
