The York St John Student Cookbook: a time capsule of student food culture and resilience
Gift of culinary inspiration offered free for new students York St John University is pleased to launch the YSJ Student Cookbook, created by students for students. The book will be offered for free to all students in York St John University accommodation this September. This aims to provide new students with valuable tips, literal…
£2,000 ENVIRONMENTAL BOOST FOR LOCAL PARK
A local business has celebrated its 50th anniversary with a £2,000 project in partnership with its local park. Airedale Group is supporting Glusburn and Cross Hills Parish Council to make improvements to Glusburn Park which will benefit both the environment and the local community. Using the donation from the Cross Hill’s based chemical…
South Leeds Garden Centre introduces Cave Pod experience for charity
The team at a South Leeds adventure playground is raising funds for its charity of the year with a special Cave Pod experience. Between Bank Holiday Monday and Wednesday, 30th August, visitors to Mission Out at Tingley Garden Centre will be able to enjoy a free Cave Pod session to raise funds for Yorkshire…
Praise for council’s support for young care leavers
Ofsted Inspectors have praised the City of York Council for the support it offers to care for experienced young people. The feedback follows a focused inspection of the service last month [August]. Inspectors noted that care leavers are very well supported by staff with whom they have stable and trusted relationships and that they are…
AZETS CELEBRATES FIVE YEAR MILESTONE OF PIONEERING LITERACY VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME IN BRADFORD
The UK top 10 accountancy firm is celebrating five years of harnessing technology to provide online literacy support to young readers in Bradford Azets, the Top 10 UK Accountancy firm, is celebrating five years of volunteers from their Bradford office giving 1:1 online literacy support to help build a better future for emerging young…
Action needed to support BAME housing association residents into smaller homes
The chief executive of Manningham Housing Association (MHA) has told a Westminster inquiry there needs to be better choices for older people from BAME communities to downsize their properties and receive a better offer of accommodation – in terms of both quality and location. Giving evidence in the House of Lords to the All-Party Parliamentary…
Support for businesses affected by work to protect city centre
A partnership is supporting businesses affected by work to install permanent safety measures in the city centre. City of York Council, York BID and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have come together to promote those streets affected by the installation of permanent security measures, and to remind everyone that they are open for business….
Cohort of solicitor apprentices join Schofield Sweeney
Schofield Sweeney has welcomed its first group of new solicitor apprentices this week. Five aspiring lawyers who have just completed their A levels join various teams across its offices as the firm pledges to provide better opportunities and routes into law. The lawyers of the future who start their 6-year apprenticeship are Eesa Ubaid Rizwan, Paige…
Chefs’ Forum all set for exciting masterclasses at Bradford College
A nationwide masterchef network will return to Bradford College, enhancing the curriculum on offer to hospitality and catering students. Thanks to The Chefs’ Forum partnership, exceptional chefs will join catering students at the David Hockney Building to deliver expert sessions on various topics throughout the 2023-2024 academic year. The Chefs’ Forum, based in Bristol, connect some of the…
Maximising your move to a cloud accounting solution
The benefits of moving to a cloud accounting solution are well documented. If you are ready to realise the benefits of cloud accounting to help you run and grow your business, our Digital Delivery Team are on hand to advise, support, guide and train. Colin Whitehead, Partner at Azets, shares the benefits of engaging with…
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…
FAMILIES MAKE A SPLASH AT WATER THEMED SUMMER EVENTS AT DRAX’S SKYLARK CENTRE
Drax’s Skylark Centre and Nature Reserve, at Barlow Mound in North Yorkshire, has been playing host to families throughout August as part of a free programme of water themed summer events at the site. The events, occurring every Wednesday and Thursday, have been attend by hundreds of local families. The final sessions will occur…
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…
New roles reflect growth ambitions at chemical company
Airedale Group has announced a shift in positions at the head of the business as Richard Ward is appointed managing director, taking over from Chris Chadwick who takes on a new role in the company. Richard Ward, who joined Airedale Group in November 2022 as business director, will take over the day-to-day running of the…
Appointment of Chair Designate
Drax is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrea Bertone as a non-executive director and Chair Designate of the Company, effective from 24 August 2023. The appointment is in anticipation of the conclusion of Philip Cox’s successful nine-year tenure as a non-executive director during which he made a significant contribution to the Company’s growth 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…
How to use technology to grow your business
How to use technology to grow your business Technology is faster, cheaper and easier to implement than ever before and ambitious businesses should be constantly looking at how it can help them power ahead. Jackie Senior, Partner at Azets discusses how technology can power up and grow your SME. Understand how technology can help your…
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…
DONATED DEFIBRILLATORS ARE SAVING LOCAL LIVES
Cross Hills has received the area’s first of a new model of defibrillator designed to make saving lives as simple as possible. Airedale Group has donated the innovative ZOLL fully automatic AED (automated external defibrillator) to the village as part of its support in providing life-saving equipment in its neighbouring areas. Located in the centre…
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…
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…
How to use technology to grow your business
Technology is faster, cheaper and easier to implement than ever before, and ambitious businesses should be constantly looking at how it can help them power ahead. Jackie Senior, Partner at Azets, discusses how technology can power up and grow your SME. Understand how technology can help your business There are four key ways that technology…
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…
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…
50th anniversary of VAT: a reason to celebrate?
VAT was introduced into the UK on 1 April 1973 and was described by then chancellor Anthony Barber as a “simple tax”. Few would argue that over the past 50 years, it has become more complex, not least when it comes to the taxation of property, land, and developments – an area where taking professional…
What’s in store for the UK’s economy?
By the halfway point in the year, we usually have a good feel for what the economic outlook will be for the rest of the year. In boom times, there’s plenty written about predictions as to how long the boom will last. In times of recession, the focus is more on when the ‘green shoots’…
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…