Business Financial run down of leasing long term Vs purchasing There is an old school of thought that if you aren’t going to be using something every day, or even every month, then it may be worth leasing it as and when you need to rather than buying. Indeed, there was a series of adverts aimed at car drivers By The Editor • 2 min read
Business BID delivers for Brighouse Three years after being set-up, the Brighouse BID is delivering for the town’s businesses - bringing in more people and investing money raised locally in the area for the benefit of shops, cafes and firms across the town centre. The Business Improvement District’s annual report has just been By The Editor • 2 min read
Business SMH Jolliffe Cork adds new Financial Services division Wakefield based Chartered Accountants, SMH Jolliffe Cork, have now added Financial Services to their wider service offering available since joining the SMH Group. SMH Group have been offering tailored financial advice for pensions, wealth management, tax planning and assurance to clients across their offices in Yorkshire and Derbyshire for many By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Plan ahead - emergency utility works in Leeds If things weren't bad enough for motorists visiting Leeds, motorists are being urged to ‘plan ahead’ when using the city’s roads this week, with emergency utility works leading to additional congestion. A burst water main on the West Street Gyratory and gas works on Armley Road have By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Inaugural Business for Calderdale Awards hailed a great success The inaugural Business for Calderdale Awards took place on Thursday 13th October 2022 at The Venue, Barkisland celebrating the achievements of businesses in the borough over the last year. Over 310 people attended the glittering Awards Ceremony which was supported by headline sponsor BCA Leisure. The Winners were: * Crust and By The Editor • 1 min read
Business York handmade project wins prestigious stirling prize One of the York Handmade Brick Company’s most acclaimed projects has won the prestigious 2022 RIBA Stirling Prize. York Handmade, based at Alne, near Easingwold, in North Yorkshire, provided more than 300,000 bricks for the magnificent new Magdalene College Library at Cambridge University. The library beat five other By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Emley AFC are delighted to welcome Andy Hobson to the club as President Andy Hobson, whose company Fantastic Media have sponsored the welfare ground for the last six years, will join the club to help activate and drive the vision of the current board. Andy (pictured centre), who is also an advisor and director at the John Smith's stadium and Pitchero. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire-based C & C Fabrications on a global mission with its Laddermate safety device Laddermate is an innovative ladder safety product, produced by C&C Fabrications in Yorkshire. IT's already being used by many of the world's leading companies to improve ladder safety in the workplace, and the company is now on a mission to get this safety device By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Digital Innovation Grant scheme helps Crossroads launch new digital care app A unique Rotherham-based charity, which delivers over 70,000 hours of home care each year, has revolutionised the way it delivers its domiciliary services after successfully securing funds from the South Yorkshire Digital Innovation Grant scheme. Crossroads Care, which is headquartered at Bradmarsh Business Park, used the match-funded grant to By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Barnsley businesses help each other at start of net zero journeys A group of Barnsley businesses has pulled together to help each other start their journeys towards net zero carbon emissions. The Net Zero Barnsley accelerator run by The Business Village brought together a community of 38 companies and commercial enterprises to map out environmentally friendly action plans. The fully-funded, seven-month By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Work is underway creating a vast outdoor plaza at the heart of Sheffield’s Pennine Five Work to date on Pennine Five, the former HSBC headquarters located on Tenter Street in the city centre, has seen the exterior of the site’s five office blocks given a stylish dark makeover. The buildings interiors have also been updated to deliver over 230,000 sq ft of contemporary By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Fully funded support for growing small firms and start ups in York Businesses wanting to grow or scale, and start-up enterprises based in York are urged to sign up for a range of fully funded support on a variety of subjects under a programme launched by the City of York Council. The Council is working with Harrogate Borough Council and York & By The Editor • 2 min read