Business Barclays appoints professional and financial services director for North and West Yorkshire Barclays today announces the appointment of Owais Mohammad as a new Relationship Director covering North and West Yorkshire. Based in Leeds, Owais will specialise in serving the diverse and specialised banking needs of Professional and Financial Services businesses across North and West Yorkshire. Owais brings with him over ten years By The Editor • 1 min read
Business ‘Pace and Power’ EV3 Power teams up with Connected Kerb for Ryedale District Council brief Yorkshire-based sustainability consultants, EV3 Power have teamed up with electric vehicle charging specialist Connected Kerb to install new state-of-the-art electric vehicle chargers as part of a major green initiative by Ryedale District Council. Ryedale District Council has commissioned the units across the district, with two going in each of the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business The Piece Hall prepares for its ‘great reopening’ On Monday 12th April at 10am the world’s only remaining Georgian cloth hall reopens. Visitors to The Piece Hall, in Halifax will be treated to a fantastic day of entertainment. Guests will be entertained by exclusive performances from singer Lizzie Jones MBE and poet Kieron Higgins. In addition, stunning By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Major Headrow scheme set to pave the way for city centre reopening After 18 months of construction, a multi-million pound Connecting Leeds scheme which is set to transform one of the city’s busiest streets is close to completion as work to resurface the road starts. The Headrow scheme, once complete in May, aims to give people more appealing alternatives to the By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Yorkshire Water recruiting more than 30 process engineers Yorkshire Water is looking to expand its clean water team and is hiring 33 process engineers in York, Harrogate, the Yorkshire Dales, Keighley, Bradford, Leeds, Huddersfield, Halifax, Doncaster, Sheffield, Hull, and on the east coast. The process engineers will be responsible for Yorkshire’s clean water – making sure that water By The Editor • 1 min read
Business New rules mean shops can convert into homes without a planning application The government’s newly announced plans to revitalise highstreets by allowing commercial premises to be converted into homes, without a full planning application, is a major gamble according to leading independent property firm, Adair Paxton. The new planning laws, announced by Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick at the end of March, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business House builder acquires prime Burley in Wharfedale site Leeds based house builder, Chartford Homes, has acquired a prime development site in Burley in Wharfedale that will form a key part of the transformation of the historic Greenholme Mills site into a thriving residential scheme. The 1.5-acre site was marketed by Dacres Commercial, on behalf of development company, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business UK’s first online training provider to receive prestigious Skills for Health recognition The Ilkley-based online training provider, High Speed Training, has become the first in the UK to be awarded a Skills for Health Quality Mark Digital accreditation, which recognises course programmes of the highest possible standard in the healthcare industry. Skills for Health is the UK’s Sector Skills Council for By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Yorkshire-based sustainable decking brand collects national industry award Composite Prime, the UK’s leading brand of sustainable composite decking and cladding, is celebrating a major industry accolade. The Ilkley-based business has been awarded second place at this year’s Tomorrow’s Contract Floor Awards for its first interior floor product, Touchstone Flooring, which launched in summer 2020. Commenting By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Trinity Leeds and White Rose ready to welcome back guests Trinity Leeds and White Rose Shopping Centres are ready to re-open for non-essential retail on 12th April with additional measures in place to help keep guests safe. David Maddison, Centre Director at Trinity Leeds, said: “The entire team here at Trinity Leeds is looking forward to welcoming our brand partners By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Driver hire launches licence acquisition service for HGV drivers Bradford-based logistics recruitment specialist, Driver Hire, has launched a licence acquisition service to help HGV drivers advance their career and boost earning potentials during what is a record period for haulage. The new service, which is an addition to the business’ current training offering, will provide face to face training By The Editor • 1 min read
Business InSAR specialist launches brand-new self-service data portal SatSense Ltd, one of few satellite-derived ground movement data providers in Europe has developed an autonomous self-service based transactional portal for its users. SatShop allows users to log into a website and download InSAR ground movement data over their area of interest. InSAR, or Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar, is a By The Editor • 2 min read
