National New youth fellowship programme launched to help young people Aspiring young change makers across the North of England are being given the opportunity to develop their entrepreneurship to drive real change in their communities. The Young Change Makers Fellowship Programme has been launched by Virgin Money Foundation with the National Lottery Community Fund and Northern Soul to find change By The Editor • 3 min read
National Loyal workers cannot be left with just a lump of coal this Christmas, says GMB Union GMB, the union for Spectrum for Arcadia workers, says disgraced peer Philip Green must fork out for redundancy payments as his retail empire collapses. Arcadia, which owns Topshop, Burtons and Dorothy Perkins, announced last night it had gone into administration, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. The company has tried By The Editor • 1 min read
National Yorkshire businesses predict rapid recovery once vaccine rolls out * 90% of Yorkshire mid-sized businesses say they will fully recover from COVID-19 within six months from the point a vaccine is made available * 80% of companies have revised their business plans as a result of the positive vaccine news An overwhelming number of Yorkshire businesses predict a rapid recovery once By The Editor • 2 min read
National Property sellers join the rush to beat March stamp duty deadline The latest data from Rightmove shows new sellers joining the rush to beat the March stamp duty deadline has resulted in a slight dip in asking prices of 0.5%, or £1,505 on average, compared to last month, and that national sales agreed are up 50% on October last By The Editor • 2 min read
National Over 50 million facemasks go to landfill each day and the litter is killing wildlife Keys, phone, facemask; this is the new routine as we prepare to go out and about during the Covid-19 pandemic, but what you do with your used facemask has unwanted consequences. It’s impossible to miss the sheer volume of facemasks that have been carelessly littered around our towns and By The Editor • 3 min read
National National lockdown guidance and affected services The Government has announced a new national lockdown with rules coming into force from Thursday November 5. For four weeks until Wednesday 2 December the Government is asking people to stay at home, except for specific purposes; not to gather with others they don’t live with, except for specific By The Editor • 4 min read
National Community benefit fund to support 6 regional projects Yorkshire Water has extended its commitment to working with others through the creation of a £100,000 Community Benefit Fund, which will help to deliver projects for local communities in the region. The water company created the fund after receiving praise for its partnership work from Ofwat, which granted Yorkshire By The Editor • 2 min read
National Yorkshire Water launches direct support tariff for customers in debt Yorkshire Water is boosting the help it offers to 10,000 customers struggling to pay their bills by launching a new tariff that will help people clear debts more quickly. The Direct Support scheme is designed to help customers who pay their bills and any arrears from their benefit payments. By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Yorkshire law firm says 'AO Let's Go' to new distribution space Yorkshire law firm Gordons has advised online home electricals retailer AO on two new distribution and logistics hubs at Redhill Business Park in Stafford and G-Park in Stoke totalling 390,000 sq ft. These latest deals mean the firm has successfully advised AO on three property negotiations in the last By The Editor • 1 min read
National Introducing ‘Love2shop Contactless’ Appreciate, Home of Love2shop, launches a new digital gift card that enables businesses to reward and incentivise employees and customers instantaneously. Based on Mastercard, the Love2shop Contactless digital gift card can be used online or in-store through a mobile wallet with over 80 retailers and leisure providers. Love2shop Contactless digital By The Editor • 2 min read
National Yorkshire Water sniffs out new recruits Two highly trained springer spaniels will help Yorkshire Water reduce leaks in the region. The water company is looking to reduce leakage by a further 15% by 2025, reducing waste and saving customers money on their bills. In order to do so, it has introduced several innovations to its leakage By The Editor • 1 min read
National Yorkshire leaders call for full delivery of HS2's Eastern leg A group of MPs, civic and business leaders from across Yorkshire has written to Boris Johnson calling for the full delivery of HS2’s Eastern Leg. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the cross-party group cites a new report which demonstrates stark social and economic inequalities between the Eastern By The Editor • 2 min read
