Business Activate Group expands HQ at Dean Clough Accident management solutions company, Activate Group, has secured a new 14,000 sq ft state of the art headquarters facility at Dean Clough in Halifax. The Group, listed in the Sunday Times Top 100: Britain’s Fasted Growing Private Companies, as well as the FT 1000: Europe’s Fasted Growing By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Aon unveiled as new Bradford Bulls sponsor Aon plc a leading global professional services firm, has today announced that it is sponsoring professional rugby league club, Bradford Bulls. The sponsorship is part of Aon’s commitment to making a positive difference in the local community. Running throughout the 2025 season, the sponsorship deal will see Aon branding By The Editor • 1 min read
Business There's only one home left at award-winning Shepley development Vivly Living’s award-winning Knowle Grange development at Shepley, near Huddersfield, has all but sold out. The development, which was named the Best Small Housing Development in the UK in the prestigious WhatHome Awards, comprises 31 stone-built houses, ranging from one bed to five beds, of which 30 have already By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Econ Engineering spreads joy with giant gritter jumper Econ Engineering, the UK’s leading manufacturer of winter maintenance and highways vehicles, has partnered with a famous local knitting group to create a giant Christmas jumper and hat for one of its iconic gritters. The Christmas jumper, thought to be one of the biggest ever created, has been handcrafted By The Editor • 2 min read
Business York Handmade wins major award at brick Oscars The York Handmade Brick Company, one of the leading independent brickmakers in the country, has won a major honour in the prestigious 2024 Brick Awards. York Handmade, based at Alne, near Easingwold, in North Yorkshire, triumphed in the Craftsmanship category for the company’s work on 5 St Frederick’s By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Yorkshire property consortium develops energy-efficient holiday park in Cornwall A consortium led by proptech company CurveBlock and backed by a former Premier League star and a serial entrepreneur has agreed a deal to acquire a site to develop a holiday homes park in Cornwall. Investor Paul Massey and former Leeds United and Liverpool FC footballer Dominic Matteo have acquired By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire developer starts on site at multi-million pound retail development in Sunderland Work has now started on site to transform Sunderland’s former Farringdon Hall Police Station and adjacent land into a multi-million-pound retail development. Yorkshire-based Almscliffe Dhesi Developments (1) Ltd, part of Almscliffe Dhesi, has already signed up national retailers for the site, just off Durham Road. Once complete, the 32, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Buy now to beat the Stamp Duty blues - Vivly Living The radical changes to the Stamp Duty thresholds in the recent Budget means that there is only a short window in which to take advantage of the lower rates, warns leading Yorkshire housebuilder and residential developer Vivly Living. In 2022 the Government temporarily doubled the level at which people start By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds Digital Festival celebrates record-breaking success Leeds’ annual Digital Festival has achieved record numbers, with more than 200 events attracting an audience of over 33 million through social media, national press, and regional outlets. The festival, known for drawing big names in the digital industry, welcomed high-profile speakers, including Chris Bryant MP, Minister of State for By The Editor • 1 min read
Business £900,000 deal secured to transform iconic York building into work and community hub Social-impact startup, Patch, which is garnering a reputation across the UK for reigniting the high street, today announces the upcoming opening of its 12,000sqft neighbourhood workspace in York’s historic building – the Bonding Warehouse. The deal, which is worth £900,000, is scheduled to open in January 2025 and By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Work starts on £3.5m Calder Park business units that will generate 100 jobs Marrtree Investments has begun construction work on a £3.5m 40,000 sq ft development of nine new business units at Calder Park near Wakefield this month. Marrtree Business Park Wakefield will be the Yorkshire developer’s 23rd strategically located employment site across the north of England, with completion scheduled By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Otley garden centre provides charity with plants to encourage wildlife The team at Otley Garden Centre has donated wildflower seeds to Wildlife Friendly Otley to improve habitat corridors around the town. The Otley team worked with members of Wildlife Friendly Otley volunteers and Councillor, Linda Hoare to sow seeds in a 429 m2 area along the verge from the garden By The Editor • 1 min read
