Business The Piece Hall Trust innovates Christmas lockdown shopping with a new Click & Collect Service The Piece Hall Trust has announced plans to offer an innovative Click & Collect shopping service for its tenants during national lockdown, which will allow the historic building’s vibrant tenant community to continue trading during the important traditional Christmas retail period. The Piece Hall – the world’s last remaining By The Editor • 2 min read
Business CityFibre invests £389 million awarding construction contracts CityFibre, the UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform, has announced a £1.5 billion investment, awarding construction contracts for full fibre rollouts across 27 towns and cities, addressing approximately up to 3 million premises. The awards create approximately 970 new local network construction jobs in Lancashire, South and West By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Harrogate investment property hits the market for the first time in half a century A unique, fully let, mixed use investment property close to Harrogate town centre and comprising of both residential apartments and retail units, is on the market for the first time in more than 55 years. The property is prominently located on the corner of Westmoreland Street and Mowbray Square and By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leeds architect is part of new £10.4m framework A Leeds based architecture practice has been selected onto a high-profile framework, which will see it able to bid for a share of £10.4million worth of social housing and public sector work. Brewster Bye Architects has been chosen as one of 70 appointed consultants by EN:Procure, the specialist By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Kirklees College to host Virtual Open Days this November Following the success of its summer events, Kirklees College has announced it is hosting a further series of interactive Virtual Open Days in November to support prospective students considering their options for the next academic year. With traditional open days postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the college has had By The Editor • 2 min read
Business More growth for Synergos Consultancy Synergos Consultancy Ltd have recently welcomed a business consultant, Steve Byrom, to the team. Alongside this, compliance support co-ordinator, Julie Reininger, has been promoted to business manager, in order to deliver an increase in demand for their services. The firm has been extremely busy over the last few months looking By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Housebuilder is UK first to introduce Honda E vehicle fleet Yorkshire housebuilder Avant Homes has become the first UK housebuilder to introduce a fleet of 30 Honda e electric vehicles for its regional sales teams to use. The new fleet will enable Avant Homes to provide prospective homebuyers with a more mobile and accessible sales service. The cars have been By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Levelling up northern towns, rail electrification and the Transpennine route Today (3 November) Huddersfield Unlimited and the Huddersfield Civic Society have written to Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps MP in relation to the levelling up of northern towns, rail electrification and the transpennine route. Dear Secretary of State, Levelling up northern towns, rail electrification and the Transpennine route By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds Cares launches initiative to ‘light up’ Leeds hospitals In a bid to bring festive joy to families and NHS staff at Leeds Teaching Hospitals this year, local charity Leeds Cares has announced its new campaign ‘Sponsor the Sparkle’, encouraging businesses from across the regaion to adopt a star to help light up Leeds’ skyline. Ranging from 80cm to By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Industry leaders rally to provide support as one in ten marketeers lose their job With the nation back in lockdown and redundancies expected to skyrocket, virtual agency network Pimento has teamed up with leaders in the world of HR, finance, and wellbeing to provide support for those who find themselves out of work. Research by the Chartered Institute of Marketing estimates that almost 40, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business SMEs within Leeds City Region to benefit from £100K cyber support The North East Business Resilience Centre (NEBRC) has been appointed to support small, medium, and sole trading businesses across the Leeds City Region with cyber security. Working across the region, the NEBRC is a non-profit organisation which exists to support businesses from cyber crime. The organisation offers a wide range By The Editor • 2 min read
Business The Curve appointed place on UK government’s G-Cloud12 Digital Marketplace Sheffield based technical solutions company The Curve has been successfully appointed to the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) G-Cloud12 Digital Marketplace framework. The framework, valued at £1.9bn, looks to simplify the procurement process for public sector organisations and gives them the opportunity to find and buy cloud-based computing services By The Editor • 1 min read
