Charity X-Press donates £1,000 to local foodbanks Property search company X-Press Legal Services South and West Yorkshire has donated £1,000 to two local foodbanks. Supporting conveyancing professionals and the local community, the company has donated to the charities in celebration of 25 years in business. “We are delighted to have been able to incorporate two local By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Bradford Garden Centre reaches final of regional business award The team at a Bradford based garden centre group is celebrating after reaching the final of a regional business award. Tong Garden Centre has been shortlisted in the Community category in the Bradford Means Business Awards. Tong Garden Centre's head of people, culture & sustainability, Neil Barwise-Carr, said: By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Fiducia MGA appoints senior development underwriter Specialty insurance managing general agent (MGA) Fiducia has appointed a new senior development underwriter to its marine cargo, freight liability and fine art and specie facilities to support UK and European brokers. Mike Hall joins the Leeds-based MGA from Zurich Insurance where he worked for 16 years, becoming head of By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Law firm advises bakery brand on distribution centre pre-let Law firm Gordons has advised Britain’s largest bakery brand on the pre-letting of a new, bespoke 65,847 sq ft distribution centre to be developed in Biggleswade, near Bedford. Warburtons has agreed to take a 25-year lease of the distribution and office facility at developer Tritax Symmetry’s Phase By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Sunny Bank Mills triumph in prestigious placemaking awards Sunny Bank Mills, the historic Yorkshire mill complex between Leeds and Bradford, has won a major honour in the inaugural Yorkshire Business Insider Placemaking Awards. The 10-acre Victorian mill, one of the most famous family-owned mills in Yorkshire, won the prestigious Best Use of Heritage in Placemaking category. The award By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Mulgrave's stunning 18th century hunting lodge restored to former glory One of the most stunning buildings on Yorkshire’s historic Mulgrave Estate has been restored to its former glory. The late 18th century building near Ugthorpe, Whitby, was originally a hunting lodge where the Marquis’s of Normanby, the owners of the estate, would entertain their guests, most likely including By The Editor • 2 min read
Business House builder announces two leadership team appointments Avant Homes West Yorkshire has further enhanced its leadership team with two new senior appointments who will help drive forward the housebuilder’s multi-tenure strategy. Gareth Uttley and Mark Beevers join as technical director and head of land respectively, and will both be based in the regional operating company’s By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Wayside Holiday Park completes deals worth £380,000 in a month The award-winning Wayside Holiday Park in the heart of the North Yorkshire Moors has sold three quality lodges, worth a total of £275,000, in the past month. The key deals were for three luxury lodges at The Water Gardens, the stunning new 13-pitch development at Wayside, and two at By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Hitchfields is the business of the month Eaton Smith Solicitors is delighted to announce that Hitchfields Ltd has been chosen by the judging panel as the latest winner of its Business of the Month Award. Hitchfields is one of the largest independent used car dealers in West Yorkshire and have an extensive, varied range of over 100 By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Deaf Action endorses ClearConnect for hearing aid users Safety systems specialist Ardent is proud to announce that its innovative induction hearing loop system, ClearConnect, has received endorsement from the charity Deaf Action for the incorporation of pink noise, setting a new standard in accessibility for individuals who are hard of hearing. ClearConnect, launched in January 2024, has been By The Editor • 2 min read
Business MKI Miyuki Zoku pioneer the use of AI and virtual environments for their SS24 campaign Independent contemporary menswear brand MKI MIYUKI ZOKU and creative studio XPLOR have woven together cutting edge technology and creative craftsmanship to create a realistic world, all within a virtual production studio. Shot in collaboration with the XPLOR team at Production Park in West Yorkshire, MKI are believed to be the By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Carol Douglas: Actually I Can 13 July – 27 October 2024 YSP Centre Opening in July, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents a new body of original work by York-based painter Carol Douglas, in her largest exhibition. “Actually I Can” includes 51 new paintings of various sizes, all of which will be for sale. Prices range from By The Editor • 3 min read
