Business Yorkshire textile dyeing firm cuts carbon footprint with innovative heat recovery system Atkinson Dyeing, a specialist yarn dyeing facility established in 1978 and acquired by woollen mill AW Hainsworth in 2019, has undergone significant transformation to improve environmental performance and modernise operations. The centrepiece of this transformation is the installation of a state-of-the-art heat recovery system, which captures 60°C wastewater and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Helmsley Group announces opening date for new Oliver Bonas store in York Property investment and development specialist Helmsley Group has confirmed that leading fashion and homeware retailer Oliver Bonas will relocate its York store to the city’s King’s Square this August. After agreeing a letting with Helmsley Group, the independent chain will move from its current store at 35 Stonegate By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire Garden Centre Group creates new role for multi-site growth A Bradford based garden centre group with a site in York has created a new stock inventory role as it prepares for future growth across its multi-site business. Yorkshire Garden Centres group, owners of Dean's York, has appointed Dan Campbell as its buying support manager to work across By The Editor • 1 min read
Health Show hosts fittest farmer as part of health & wellbeing focus Being fit to farm will be in the spotlight at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show to highlight the importance of both physical and mental wellbeing. A series of events at the 166th Great Yorkshire Show (Tuesday 8 – Friday 11 July) will encourage visitors to consider how best to look By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Hull College vice principal Ranjit Singh awarded OBE in King’s Birthday Honours List A senior leader at Hull College has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025 for his services to Further Education. Ranjit Singh, vice principal for quality & learner experience, has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) - one of the UK’ By The Editor • 3 min read
Charity Sheffield’s longest-running construction ball raises £30,000 for St Luke’s Hospice The longest-running construction industry event in the North, The Sheffield Charity Construction Ball, raised £30,000 for St Luke’s Hospice earlier this month. Held at the Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria Hotel, the black-tie evening brought together over 230 construction and property professionals to raise vital funds for Sheffield’s By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Council housing growth programme is building homes and changing lives A new report has set out the impressive results being achieved by Leeds’s Council Housing Growth Programme (CHGP) – and the plans that mean the city is perfectly placed to keep building on that success. The report shows that a total of 788 affordable homes – all for rent by council By The Editor • 3 min read
Legal Matters Schofield Sweeney welcomes real estate partner Tim Richards Award-winning Yorkshire law firm Schofield Sweeney has further enhanced its real estate expertise with the appointment of new partner Tim Richards to the 40-strong specialist team. Tim brings with him a wealth of commercial real estate experience, including advising end-to-end on major land and property sales, leaseback, purchase and development By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Developer delivers community infrastructure at development In collaboration with City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, David Wilson Homes has opened the new roundabout near its Centurion Meadows and Imperial Court developments, which benefits pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users. Bradford Councillor Bob Felstead, Conservative Shadow Executive Portfolio Member, Regeneration, Planning and Transport, said: “Completion of the By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Leeds running club founder takes on 44-mile challenge for veterans’ mental health Leeds man and running club founder Dean Smith has completed a 44-mile ultra-marathon and raised over £5,000 for Combat Stress, a charity which helps former servicemen and women deal with issues like trauma, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The D-Day 44 Challenge commemorates the 1944 Allied invasion of By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Atlantic rowers swap oars for golf clubs at £31,500 Yorkshire charity fundraiser David Knaggs and Richard Larking, the pair of Yorkshire lawyers who will be embarking on the arduous 3,000-mile World’s Toughest Row across the Atlantic in December this year, took to the greens last week to host a charity golf day to raise funds for their nominated Yorkshire charities, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire and Humber sees continuing falls in insolvency-related activity The rate of both new business starts-ups and insolvency-related activity dropped for the second consecutive month in Yorkshire and the Humber in May, while other regions saw sharp rises in insolvency-related activity, according to the latest research from R3, the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body. Based on analysis By The Editor • 2 min read
