Business Mortgage affordability is being impacted due to the cost of living increase Homebuyers’ mortgage affordability is falling due to the increasing cost of living and inflation – but there are ways that prospective buyers can boost their chances of getting a mortgage accepted. That’s the message from Kate Burns, founder of Huddersfield-based mortgage firm KB Mortgage Services. The statement comes as forecasters By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire County Cricket Club hold first ever Eid Milan Party Yorkshire Cricket hosted its first Eid Milan event at Headingley Stadium bringing people from different cultures and backgrounds together to celebrate community. The event, attended by over 250 guests, included a number of community groups, dignitaries, religious leaders from a number of faith groups and members of staff from across By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Screwfix nails deal at Monks Cross Business Park Screwfix is moving into MX Park, a brand-new industrial/trade counter park in the heart of Monks Cross in York. Screwfix is taking two units at the 30,000 sq ft MX Park, which has just been completed. The park features 11 hi-spec units, ranging from 1,925 sq ft By The Editor • 1 min read
Business York Handmade plays pivotal role in prestigious Yorkshire housing development The award-winning York Handmade Brick Company has played a significant role in the “stunning success” of a prestigious North Yorkshire residential housing development. The Easingwold-based firm, one of the leading independent brick-makers in the country, has supplied specially-manufactured bricks for the contemporary development at Ferrensby, near Harrogate. Altogether York Handmade By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Fully fitted bespoke workspace launched at 26 Whitehall High-quality office space at one of the most sought-after addresses in Leeds has been launched. Potential occupiers have the chance to share a building with high-profile companies such as Sky, the Yorkshire Post, Engie (formerly GDF Suez) and International Personal Finance. Global property consultancy Knight Frank has announced that 15, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Free apprenticeship skills boost for 1,000 people in Calderdale Calderdale College is pledging to support over 1,000 people in Calderdale and its surrounding areas, through a host of new apprenticeship resources as it launches a wide range of free training courses, services and support for employers. The training is aimed at helping SMEs to hire new apprentices, improve By The Editor • 2 min read
Business West Yorkshire Motoring business expands with new trade deal Wakefield based RJTK Investments Limited today announced it has received a seven figure funding package from Barclays to support their expansion plans with the refinance of existing term and working capital facilities alongside funding to help finance the group’s growth strategy. Established in 1998, RJTK Investments is the Parent By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Driver Academy goes from strength to strength Boroughbridge-based Reed Boardall, one of the leading providers of cold storage and distribution services to food producers and retailers across the UK, is tackling the current national HGV driver shortage crisis by bringing a new generation of professional drivers into the industry via its successful Driver Academy launched last autumn. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Business Productivity Programme helps Doncaster security specialist A Doncaster business security specialist is planning for significant future growth after securing support from the South Yorkshire Business Productivity Programme. OLS Limited is hoping to double its workforce from 15 members of staff to 30 within the next three years after the match-funded grant programme helped it to revolutionise By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Knight Frank brokers significant office deals Global property consultancy Knight Frank has brokered two significant office deals at the refurbished 2 Embankment by the River Aire in Leeds. Leading Leeds law firm Lupton Fawcett has taken 11,510 sq ft on a 10-year lease, with insurance brokers PIB occupying 2,631 sq ft on a five-year By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Video production firm On the Ark tackle climate change by working with Ecologi Leeds based video production agency On the Ark have announced an innovative approach to tackling climate change by partnering with social enterprise Ecologi. On the Ark will fund tree planting and carbon offsetting to match their business growth. Managing director Alex Wright says: “As part of the Climate Action Scheme, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business English Marquee Company unlocks growth potential A North Yorkshire based marquee Hire company, which specialises in providing bespoke structures for weddings, parties and corporate events across the UK, has expanded its operations after signing the lease on a new warehouse and offices at Potter Space Ripon. The English Marquee Company (EMC), based at Hampsthwaite near Harrogate, By The Editor • 2 min read
