Food&Drink Thixendale rapeseed oil awarded joint first in a national Best Brands Survey The team at North Yorkshire family business, Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil is celebrating after being placed joint first in the Guild of Fine Food's Best Brands Survey 2024-2025. Published by Fine Food Digest, the Best Brands Survey showcases the best-selling and best-tasting products that are available from delis, farm By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Eddisons tops 2024 national commercial property deals table Leeds-headquartered Eddisons has topped the 2024 property deals tables as the year’s most active commercial property agent across England, according to the specialist property research platform EGI Radius. Eddisons scooped first place in the rankings, completing 804 property deals in England, covering over 3 million sq ft of space By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Harry Hall pledges support to Riding for the Disabled Association Leading equestrian specialist, Harry Hall has announced Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) as its exclusive charity partner for 2025. This partnership will support RDA's vital mission of enriching lives through horses, making equestrian activities accessible to disabled people across the UK. The Bradford based equestrian specialist has By The Editor • 2 min read
Health MP Katie White opens the £12m elective care Hub at Wharfedale Hospital The new £12million Elective Care Unit at Wharfedale Hospital – which reduces the time patients wait for surgery and provides protected space for planned operations to take place – has been officially opened by Katie White, MP for North West Leeds. Katie joined Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s Chair Dame Linda By The Editor • 3 min read
Charity Charity sparks ultra run ambition for Yorkshire electrician An electrician from North Yorkshire will complete one of the UK’s toughest long-distance running events to raise funds for a charity which supports disabled and disadvantaged children across Yorkshire. Adam Edmondson, who works for Skipton firm JAM Electrics, aims to raise funds for Yorkshire children’s charity, The Principle By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leeds rents to hit a record-breaking £46 per sq ft by the end of March Comments by Eamon Fox, partner and head of development at the Leeds office of global property consultancy Knight Frank on commercial property prospects in Yorkshire in 2025 As we look forward to 2025, it is highly likely that prime office rents, now hovering around £40 per sq ft, will rise By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Sheffield customer service business acquired CC33, one of the UK's leading customer service outsourcing companies, has been acquired by the iCXperience Group in a deal which will lead to a £15million investment in the company. The new company will be known as CC33Global, the company will continue to expand its operations, with growth By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Estate agent and mortgage consultancy launches new branch The company, which formerly consisted of Wainhouse Properties and Woodhall Mortgages, has undergone a full rebrand and renovated a former barber’s shop into its first office on Sowerby Bridge high street in Calderdale. Chris Flanagan, co-founder, explained: “The launch of Chapters onto the high street is the result of By The Editor • 1 min read
Health Surgeon to Yorkshire's sporting stars Josh Warrington, one of the bravest, most successful and most charismatic Yorkshire boxers of recent times, is disarmingly frank when talking about his body image and, most specifically, his receding hairline. “It seems strange to say this but at the end of a bruising fight, with my face battered and By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Two new hires for relaunched specialist recruitment consultancy A specialist recruitment consultancy for the education sector, The Education Network, has announced its expansion into Leeds again – the consultancy formerly had an office in Leeds which closed during the pandemic. At the same time, two new senior members of staff have been appointed as part of consultancy’s ambitious By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Yorkshire Cancer Research marks 100th year with special tribute Yorkshire Cancer Research is marking its 100th year by paying tribute to those who have contributed to pioneering cancer research in Yorkshire over the past century. The charity’s centenary offers people in Yorkshire the opportunity to celebrate and uncover the stories behind the region’s Changemakers; those who, for By The Editor • 3 min read
Legal Matters Law firm hires two construction lawyers Law firm Gordons has hired an additional two lawyers to further strengthen its expert construction practice area. Mark Smith arrives from Addleshaw Goddard as a senior lawyer specialising in construction and engineering disputes, risk management and dispute avoidance. He is joined by solicitor, Haiqa Baig, who was previously at Shoosmiths By The Editor • 1 min read
