Business Cold snap coming: Yorkshire Water reminds businesses to protect pipes Yorkshire Water is encouraging all business owners to protect their assets from the cold months ahead - especially if they are due to be closed under new Coronavirus restrictions. Before the region’s temperature drops, it’s important to take precautions to ensure that businesses don’t end up with By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Stay connected this Christmas with CityFibre In a year that has been anything but normal, the likelihood of a conventional Christmas may feel like a pipe dream for many of us. Nevertheless, as plucky Brits it’s in our hands to make the most of a difficult situation and find ways to stay connected, unwind and By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Sheards Accountancy shortlisted for two Yorkshire Accountancy Awards Huddersfield Chartered Accountancy practice, Sheards Accountancy have been named as finalists for two award categories. They have been shortlisted for “The best employer” and the “Independent firm of the year” categories at the Yorkshire Accountancy Awards. The Yorkshire Accountancy Awards celebrates the achievements and successes from the region’s best By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leeds City Council delivers extra support for businesses affected by Covid-19 Businesses struggling to cope with the effects of COVID-19 restrictions have been handed new sources of funding support by Leeds City Council. The council has already awarded more than 2,100 grants worth a combined £3.39m to businesses in the city forced to close due to the latest national By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Statement following Government announcement that Leeds will be in tier 3 from 2 December Councillor Judith Blake, leader of Leeds City Council, said: “The government has today (Nov 26) announced that Leeds will move into Tier 3 restrictions after the current lockdown ends. The new restrictions will come into force on December 2. “Whilst local councils have not been involved in discussions around which By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Store celebrates a year of business growth Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic and high-street difficulties, Specsavers in Wombwell is looking back on and celebrating a bumper year of business, a year on from its opening in Autumn last year. Over the past twelve months, the Wombwell High Street opticians has invested more than £500,000 By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire firm's flooring product secures first UK stockist The UK’s largest distributor of building materials, Travis Perkins has become the first UK stockist of Composite Prime’s new interior flooring product, Touchstone Flooring. The first interiors product designed and developed by Composite Prime, Touchstone Flooring launched in August this year and is a luxurious, waterproof flooring system By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Working from home: How to create the PERFECT home office based on the sun * Experts say natural lighting is essential for a productive and healthy home office * New insight reveals where in your house you should set up your home office according to your work style and profession Following the COVID-19 crisis, home working has become the norm, but setting up an ideal working By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Leeds-headquartered Widd Signs takes signage to another level Leeds-headquartered Widd Signs has completed a five-figure project to install internal and external signage at the soon to open Kings Dock multi-storey car park in Liverpool, which replaces the one destroyed in a high-profile fire on New Year’s Eve 2017. Over a four-month project, which began in June, Widd By The Editor • 2 min read
Business High demand for industrial properties across South Yorkshire Commercial Property Partners (CPP) confirms that take-up of warehouse space across South Yorkshire remains high following a spate of deals across a range of sizes in recent weeks. In 2020 the take-up of industrial units totalling over 100,000 sq. ft in Yorkshire has been 5.5 million sq. ft By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Change management experts join forces to launch consultancy A quartet of experienced change management professionals have joined forces to launch a start-up consultancy. Leeds-based Eximious Alliance provides business analysis and management tools that deliver change and improvement for UK companies. The firm was advised on its formation by the specialist Start-up, Scale-up team at Yorkshire-based law firm Lupton By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Sweet success for health supplement company as it creates new jobs A world-leading manufacturer and retailer of natural health supplements is recruiting following a boost in sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. UK based Sweet Cures Ltd has announced it is recruiting for four new positions at its York HQ. The news comes as Sweet Cures reveals a 30% increase in sales By The Editor • 1 min read
