Business Yorkshire Garden Centres branches out into North Yorkshire with two additional sites Bradford-based Yorkshire Garden Centres has announced it is to operate two more sites in Yorkshire. The two Dean's Garden Centre sites at York and Scarborough will be added to the group that already has sites at Tong, Tingley, Otley and Bingley in West Yorkshire. The Dean's By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Chadwick Lawrence cohost Equality and Diversity Seminar with Leeds Rhinos Rugby Legend Chadwick Lawrence, a leading law firm in the North of England, and long-standing partner of the Leeds Rhinos, recently cohosted an Equality and Diversity Seminar alongside Jamie Jones Buchanan. Jamie Jones Buchanan played for the Leeds Rhinos at the iconic AMT Headingley Stadium for twenty years as part of the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business West Yorkshire leaders come together to back Bradford UK City of Culture 2025 Over £6 million is set to be approved by regional leaders tomorrow (14 March) to help drive economic growth through West Yorkshire’s creative industries. The majority of the investment (£5.7 million) will contribute to the delivery of Bradford UK City of Culture 2025 – a landmark year of cultural By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Bellway brings the ultimate behind the scenes peek to Beverley The Yorkshire division of national homebuilder, Bellway is giving buyers in Beverley a chance to discover exactly what goes into building one of its homes, following the introduction of its House to Home experience on its Bishop’s Gate development off the town’s Long Lane. The experience, which is By The Editor • 2 min read
Business House builder launches new showhome near Rothwell Avant Homes has launched a three-bedroom family showhome at its £44m Strawberry Fields development in Carlton, near Rothwell. Located on Main Street close to Swithens Farm and Oulton Hall, the 129-home development comprises a mix of two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom practically designed, energy efficient properties. Interested buyers can now By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Wakefield accountants nominated for recognition at regional leadership awards Parsons, Chartered Accountants is congratulating Richard Walker, Partner and Head of Audit, and Andy Lucas, Audit Senior Manager, for reaching the final of the Business Desk Yorkshire Leadership Awards 2024. The pair are nominated in the Professional Services Leader and Young Leader categories, respectively. Richard said: “It is a privilege By The Editor • 1 min read
Business York Handmade secures prestigious contract for new Swiss hotel The award-winning York Handmade Brick Company has secured one of the most prestigious contracts in its 36-year history. The company, based at Alne, near Easingwold, is supplying over 20,000 specially manufactured bricks for a brand-new hotel in the heart of Martigny, one of Switzerland’s most historic towns. The By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Digital consultancy acquires healthcare product specialist Answer Digital has strengthened its healthcare division with the acquisition of Interneuron, a provider of specialist healthcare digital systems. Leeds-based, Answer is an employee-owned digital consultancy that works extensively across the NHS to support everything from deploying AI at scale to GP interoperability. It also provides private-sector companies with services By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Premcor celebrates a premier deal Private UK-based property development company Premcor Estates has completed the sale of a prime northern gateway Manchester site to hospitality company Whitbread for an undisclosed sum. Premcor obtained planning permission for the 0.25-acre site on Rochdale Road, which will now be transformed into a 229-bedroom, 10-storey Premier Inn hotel. By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Budget comment from technology leader Sam Hameed, co-founder and managing director of SPG Resourcing, said: "The UK is facing a significant skills gap in the technology sector, with two-thirds of businesses encountering a digital skills gap in their workforce and a recent study, 90% of respondents believe the tech talent shortage is worsening. " By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Kirklees College appoints a new head of business development and apprenticeships Kirklees College is the largest apprenticeship provider in Calderdale and Kirklees, working with over 1,000 employers every year. As part of the college’s plans to expand its apprenticeship provision even further, the college has recently appointed Paul Edwards in the newly created role of Head of Business Development By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leeds Trinity University to open new City Centre campus Majority shareholder Karrev and developers Kinrise have completed the lease of 1 Trevelyan Square in Leeds to Leeds Trinity University (LTU) Leeds Trinity is set to open its brand-new city centre campus in Boar Lane later this year for the 2024-2025 academic year. LTU’s new 15-year lease covers over By The Editor • 2 min read
