BUTTERCRUMBLE – LEEDS DIGITAL FESTIVAL 2023
Led by young female entrepreneurs, two Leeds businesses, Audience and Buttercrumble, are hosting an interactive content creation workshop aimed at unleashing your creative genius in an inspiring and engaging session at Bowcliffe Hall, Bramham, on 19 September. Leeds Digital Festival 2023 is welcoming businesses across West Yorkshire to collaborate in celebration of digital culture –…
York Gin shop wins Tripadvisor Travellers Choice Award 2023
The York Gin Shop has won the Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award for 2023. The award recognises businesses earning consistently excellent reviews. Only the top 10% of listings on Tripadvisor receive the award. Earlier this year the York Gin shop won Visit York Tourism Awards Retailer of the Year for 2023. And well over 100 Google…
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR LNER’S CUSTOMER AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND
We’re encouraging charities, organisations and communities across LNER’s 956-mile route to apply for the latest round of funding from our Customer and Community Investment Fund (CCIF). The Fund aims to make a difference to people’s lives, supporting projects that focus on mental health, education and employability skills among marginalised groups, diversity and inclusion and…
Otley Garden Centre appeals to families with a new Grotto experience
The team at a garden centre in Otley is broadening its family appeal by introducing its popular Santa experience for the first time. Otley Garden Centre, formerly Stephen H Smith’s, was acquired by Yorkshire Garden Centres in July last year and the team is looking forward to bringing its popular interactive grotto experience to…
FROM CALL CENTRE TO CONTROLLING OUR SKIES: NEW RECRUIT GLAD TO BE HOME IN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER
A talented newcomer is relishing the challenge of building her aviation career at Teesside Airport. Darlington’s Chloe Beckwith has traded shifts at Amazon and call-handing at EE for looking after Teesside’s skies as an Air Traffic Control Assistant. The 25-year-old has always retained a love of aviation – and joined the Teesside team in April…
Will it be a hattrick for local cyber security consultancy hosting Leeds Digital Festival events again for the third time.
Cyber Security Partners (CSP) are a consultancy that works with any business no matter size or industry to improve their cyber security posture and defences against potential cyber threats. CSP have been hosting numerous events with Leeds Digital Festival across four years but in 2021 they launched their very popular event ‘Who Dun It’…
TEESSIDE AIRPORT CARGO FACILITY HOLDS ITS HORSES WITH LATEST ARRIVALS
Teesside Airport’s cargo facility has welcomed three VIP athletes through its doors – top championship horses set for one of the North East’s biggest race weekends. The only long faces were on the thoroughbreds as the horses made it here ahead of York Races’ Sky Bet Ebor Festival 2023. Never a business to look a…
Leeds Beckett University announces new Chair of the Board of Governors
Leeds Beckett University has appointed experienced financial services leader Iain Cornish as its new Chair. Iain has more than thirty years’ experience of working in senior positions in financial services, including steering Yorkshire Building Society through the global financial crisis. He is currently Chair of Leeds Building Society and is also Treasurer of Macmillan Cancer…
New corporate strategy for housing association ‘at the top of its game’
Manningham Housing Association (MHA) has published a new streamlined corporate strategy and action plan with the theme of ‘Investing and Developing in Diverse Neighbourhoods where People Want to Live and Thrive.’ The three-year strategy centres on four overarching objectives: Providing More Affordable Homes, Looking After Our Existing Homes and Tenants, Community Investment and Partnership, and…
Regal Food Products Group Plc Acquires First Non-Food Business, Packaging ‘R’ Us
Regal Food Products Group Plc, the food group owners behind household brands Regal Foods and Yorkshire Baking Company, have acquired Packaging ‘R’ Us for an undisclosed sum – their first non-food and drink business. The acquisition comes in response to the groups long-term vision of expanding and strengthening its wholesale and food service offering…
New corporate strategy for housing association ‘at the top of its game’
Manningham Housing Association (MHA) has published a new streamlined corporate strategy and action plan with the theme of ‘Investing and Developing in Diverse Neighbourhoods where People Want to Live and Thrive.’ The three-year strategy centres on four overarching objectives: Providing More Affordable Homes, Looking After Our Existing Homes and Tenants, Community Investment and Partnership, and…
Our City Festival: ‘One Community, Many Voices’ returns
After the success of last year, Our City Festival is thrilled to announce its return in 2023. Set to take place on the 9th of September 2023 from 11:30am until 3:30pm at the prestigious York Explore Library & Lawn, supported by City of York Council. This vibrant festival again aims to unite all York residents,…
York St John University supports critical work to protect the city’s endangered Tansy Beetles
Last summer’s extreme temperatures hit York’s population of the beloved creatures Sixty of the iridescent ‘Jewel of York’ beetles have been introduced to a specially planted ‘ark’ habitat site at York St John University. The beautiful beetles take their name from the tansy plants that they call home and are prioritised for conservation due to…
Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 awards – nominations open for businesses in Yorkshire
26th edition of the awards recognises the fastest growing technology companies in the UK Companies from across Yorkshire are invited to enter Deloitte’s 26th annual Technology Fast 50 awards which is open for nominations until Friday 1 September. The awards rank and recognise the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the UK, based on…
SOCIETY’S PARTNERSHIP WITH CITIZENS ADVICE EXPANDED NATIONALLY FOLLOWING SUCCESS AND CONTINUED DEMAND
Partnership between Yorkshire Building Society and Citizens Advice is being expanded to 42 towns and cities across the country. The award-winning partnership sees advisers in the Society’s high street branches, making the Citizens Advice service even more accessible to those who need it. More than £1 million of estimated additional income has been unlocked for…
Bradford Garden Centre lends its support to kidney appeal
The team at a Bradford garden centre is supporting a local child’s appeal for a new kidney. Bradford teenager, Uqbah Mohammed, has stage five chronic kidney disease and has to undergo dialysis three times a week. Her aunt, Naila Khan, approached the team at Grass Hoppers at Tong Garden Centre as a potential location…
National Student Survey places York St John University 19th in UK
Students at York St John University have given an overall positivity rate of 82.3% in response to questions about their course, placing it in the top 20 highest performing universities in the UK. Analysis by Times Higher Education also shows that York St John is top in the North East and 13th of all…
Hunter Gee Holroyd Expands Service Proposition in Partnership with Synergy Commercial Finance
Hunter Gee Holroyd, a leading independent accountancy firm based in York, is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with Synergy Commercial Finance. This collaboration further strengthens Hunter Gee Holroyd’s service offering, allowing them to provide a broader range of financial solutions to their valued clients. With 90 years of experience, Hunter Gee Holroyd has established…
Making levelling up your business
Calling all academics, businesses, and policymakers Want to explore how growing our national economy and local economies can be fundamentally different? Have you ever considered how we can all level up our business? Join us on Wednesday, 6th September, 9 am – 11.30 am at the Guildhall, York, for the 2023 Engage HEI Roundtable…
BDC awarded further funding to research biohydrogen production for the UK transport sector
Following on from the successful Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme Phase 1 funding for the H2-Boost project, the Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC) and partners have successfully been awarded £5 million for a Phase 2 project. This is funded by the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) that has been awarded by the Department for Energy Security and…
Schofield Sweeney complete acquisition of landmark building in the heart of Leeds
Two floors at The Granary, Leeds, have been acquired by White Rose Education. The Granary is a Grade 2 listed local landmark with a proud history dating back to 1777. The building is in the heart of Leeds and has been substantially redeveloped to offer 20,000 sq ft of top-quality office space. After significant interest,…
York Minster breaks ground on its Centre of Excellence
An official ceremony to mark the start of construction work on York Minster’s new Centre of Excellence for Heritage Craft Skills and Estate Management was held at the Minster yesterday. The ceremony, which took place in the grounds of what will become The Heritage Quad, was attended by the Dean of York, the Very…
RECORD-BREAKING MONTH SEES AIRPORT HIT HIGHEST PASSENGER FIGURES FOR MORE THAN A DECADE
Teesside Airport has seen its busiest month for more than a decade. June saw a total of 25,666 passengers pass through the terminal – the highest figure since September 2010. July was also a bumper month, with 24,781 people choosing Teesside. An enhanced package of holiday flights has bolstered the airport’s summer programme. Hundreds of…
Christmas at Castle Howard: Following a record-breaking 2022, Castle Howard release tickets for their 2023 Christmas event
The North Yorkshire stately home is set to be transformed into Neverland from 11th November Iconic North Yorkshire stately home Castle Howard have released tickets for their 2023 Christmas event, Christmas in Neverland. Last year’s 2022 event saw a record-breaking visitor numbers, which was a landmark moment for the stately home in the context of…
Leeds College of Building Celebrates First University Centre Graduates
The first students to complete a degree-level apprenticeship at Leeds College of Building University Centre (UC) have graduated. The class of seven BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering Site Management degree apprentices employed by BAM attended the graduation ceremony at validating institution, Leeds Beckett University. Working in partnership with the university and the Institution of…
Leeds Beckett University leads new NHS research project to investigate the use of health inequalities funding
Leeds Beckett University has joined forces with the NHS Confederation, Clarity and the Care Quality Commission to understand how Integrated Care Systems (ICS) nationwide have made use of funding targeted to address health inequalities. The new research project – led by Professor Mark Gamsu and Professor Anne-Marie Bagnall at Leeds Beckett University – has been spearheaded by the NHS…
LILLEY EXTENDS BRADFORD STAY
Bradford Bulls are delighted to announce Jordan Lilley has signed a new three-year deal – extending his stay at the club until at least the end of 2026! The 26-year-old first arrived at Odsal Stadium on a loan deal from Leeds Rhinos in 2017, before eventually making his stay permanent in 2019 and swiftly becoming…
A sparkling September at Castle Howard
English Sparkling Wine producer Nyetimber is bringing their beautifully reimagined 1968 Routemaster bus, The Nyetimber, to Castle Howard this September. The Nyetimber residency at Castle Howard is in celebration of the ongoing partnership between the two British brands. Visitors can enjoy a glass of award-winning Nyetimber on the top deck of the bus whilst enjoying…
Bradford based architectural design practice; Faum Architecture has been shortlisted as part of a local design-led collaboration for the prestigious RIBA Beacon Project.
Bradford, 31st July 2023 Faum Architecture, a young and dynamic architectural design practice based in Bradford, is proud and excited to announce that it’s been shortlisted as part of a local design-led collaboration for the prestigious RIBA Beacon Project. Faum Architecture, in association with GWP Architecture, Empace Structural Engineers and Bradford Moor Pass, is now…
TEESSIDE AIRPORT TO GAIN HYDROGEN REFUELLING STATION AFTER FUNDING SUCCESS
Teesside Airport is going even further in supporting the UK’s net zero agenda as the Government today (2 August) announced it would become home to a new permanent hydrogen refuelling station. The airport previously became home to a temporary refuelling station and secured low-emission hydrogen-fuelled vehicles – including cars, trucks, forklifts, vans and tug –…
C-Kore celebrates successful decommissioning campaign off Western Australia
C-Kore Systems has successfully completed a decommissioning campaign offshore Australia, using C-Kore Sensor Monitor units to interrogate the wellhead pressure and temperature sensors on the subsea oilfield. With their automated test routine, the C-Kore Sensor Monitor units quickly and repeatedly tested and data-logged the information allowing the Operator to complete their offshore campaign swiftly and…
York Station Gateway Project
As part of plans to create a new and improved gateway to York City, there will be some changes to the York Station long-stay car park. From 31 July, sections of the long-stay car park will be closed, resulting in 126 fewer parking spaces. There’s no change to the location of the long-stay car park…
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY SHARES STRONG HALF-YEAR RESULTS
Financial highlights: Mortgage balances increased to £45.9bn (31 December 2022: £45.2bn) Savings balances increased to £45.6bn (31 December 2022: £42.0bn) 320,000 new savings accounts opened (June 2022: 171,000) Paid savings rates that were an average of 1.04 percentage points higher than the market (0.56 percentage points higher over 2022) Statutory Profit Before Tax of £180.6m…
The sky’s the limit for a team-building day at a South Leeds adventure park
A West Yorkshire team of field service engineers was full of praise after using the corporate facilities at a South Leeds adventure park recently. Paul Biltcliffe, Team Manager at Sky, took 14 colleagues to Mission Out at Tingley Garden Centre for a team-building adventure day. The team spent the morning having a team…
Optics visionary awarded Honorary Doctorate by University of Bradford
Professor Shahina Pardhan, a true trail-blazer in the field of optometry, has been awarded an honorary Doctorate of Health from the University of Bradford, adding to the list of accolades received throughout her career – which includes being appointed as the first female professor of optometry in 2001. She has won numerous awards for…
Manningham Housing Association awarded top ratings by Regulator
Manningham Housing Association (MHA) has retained the highest possible gradings from the Regulator of Social Housing following an In-depth Assessment. These normally take place every three to four years to decide if a housing association meets the Regulator’s governance requirements and has the financial ability to deal with any adverse events. In-depth Assessments…
Further investment in York Central
The City of York Council has reached a deal with the government which could generate some £40m additional funding to maximise the impact and benefits of York Central. The deal, which is conditional on the York and North Yorkshire devolution deal being confirmed, will allow further financial support, ensuring key elements of site infrastructure are delivered…
RHS Garden Supported by Leeds Building Students Wins Best in Show
An innovative garden which explores mental health in construction has been awarded Best Show Garden at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park. The award-winning garden received the finishing touches of poignant wooden hearts decorated by Leeds College of Building Painting & Decorating apprentices. Garden designer Carolyn Hardern and landscaper Jon Jarvis approached the College…
Schofield Sweeney appoints new corporate partner
Michael Cantwell has joined Yorkshire-based law firm Schofield Sweeney as a partner in their corporate team. Based in Leeds, Michael acts on a wide range of corporate matters. He is regularly involved in early negotiations to structure a transaction and credited with finding solutions to issues early. Michael is a trusted advisor and receives recommendations…
£12 million boost for Leeds economy
In May, UKREiiF was hosted in the Yorkshire city of Leeds for the second year running – bringing over 7,500 people from across the UK and internationally to the city region, and a new report by ARUP has revealed it gave a £12.1m boost to the local Leeds City Region economy. The event, which brings…
Leeds College of Building Ranked 14th Best UK Apprenticeship Training Provider
Leeds College of Building is celebrating after being named in the RateMyApprenticeship Best 50 Training Providers Table 2023-2024. The College ranked 14th place, up from 17th position in 2022. Leeds College of Building is the top-ranking Further Education college in the north of England and the only college in Yorkshire to make the top 50 training providers. Announced…
TEESSIDE AIRPORT HAILS BEST WEEK FOR CARGO AS HOLIDAYMAKERS SET TO BREAK RECORDS
New figures have revealed that Teesside Airport’s cargo handling facility has seen its best week for business since it was officially launched just under one year ago. The £2.5million state-of-the-art facility provides cutting-edge screening technology, as well as handling, freight forwarding, customs clearage and storage. This week has seen 12 movements pass through its 21,000sq…
Have you registered for our introduction to ESG talk?
So, what is ‘ESG’ and why should you care? To start, it has the potential to grow your business whilst benefiting the environment and community… Join us as we invite you to our introductory session talking about all things environment, social and governance at the magnificent Guildhall. Within the session, you’ll hear from a variety…
JLL further commits to Yorkshire market with Wellington Place move
Global real estate adviser JLL has agreed a move to the flagship 12 Wellington Place office development in Leeds. 11 & 12 Wellington Place are amongst the UK’s most sustainable office buildings, having set a new milestone for development in the Yorkshire region, combining low-carbon design with state-of-the-art technology. JLL is taking the…
Empowering multilingual children: high demand drives Community Language School’s expansion plans
Volunteers needed to support Yorkshire as a linguistically rich and diverse region When it opened in 2022, the Community Language School (CLS) at York St John University became the only such school in the region to offer free classes in multiple languages. With a motto of ‘fostering a love for languages’ they support children…
Top award for York Community Woodland
York Community Woodland has won the prestigious John Boddy Award for Forestry, presented at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show. The award celebrates excellence in forestry creation, design and management in Yorkshire, with this year’s award focusing on the best community woodland planted in Yorkshire over the last 15 years. The Award is organised and judged…
Leeds College Celebrates Most Ever SkillBuild National Finalists
A record number of Leeds College of Building students have been selected for the national final of SkillBuild 2023 – the largest multi-trade skills competition in the UK for construction trainees and apprentices. Delivered by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), SkillBuild showcases some of the brightest talent. Highly skilled learners and apprentices go head-to-head to be crowned…
Forget Storm in a Yellow Teacup – Just Essentials by Asda has taken the Gold!
After a whirlwind launch last year, Just Essentials by Asda snapped up the Own Label Brand of The Year award at last week’s Grocer Gold Awards at the Royal Albert Hall. Designed by OurCreative, Just Essentials broke conventional value cues and shook up the category. Reinventing the visual language for opening price point design…