Leeds Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair 2025
Leeds Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair returns to first direct arena Leeds on Wednesday 12th February 2025. Free tickets are available to book anytime between 1pm-7pm. You’ll have the chance to talk to major employers from a wide range of sectors, including accounting, business and administration, catering and hospitality, construction, creative design, care services, digital, education, engineering,…
Interior design trends for 2025 revealed for North Yorkshire home buyers
Leading housebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes has collaborated with design experts, Blocc Interiors, to share some upcoming trends for homeowners in North Yorkshire to consider. Karl Openshaw, Creative Director at Blocc Interiors, said: “When looking ahead to 2025, I’ve highlighted trends that stood out at the Maison and Objet show in Paris, which provide…
Wilton Developments agree a three-site partnership with SSE Energy Solutions
Wilton Developments is pleased to confirm that it has appointed SSE Energy Solutions to deliver energy infrastructure for three of its forthcoming strategic Industrial & Logistics developments in the North of England; LEEDS500 adjacent the M1 east of Leeds, Doncaster North at J6 of the M18 and Dynamo Park at Stockton on Tees. The partnership…
Merrion Centre plans biggest Chinese New Year celebrations for 2025
The Merrion Centre in Leeds is set for the biggest Chinese New Year celebration yet, earmarked to take place across two weekends in 2025. Following the overwhelming success of last year’s event, visitors are invited to enjoy a vibrant programme of free cultural activities, performances and workshops, celebrating the Year of the Snake. In partnership…
Unity Enterprise kicks off 25th anniversary year with inspiring business workshops
Unity Enterprise will launch its 25th anniversary celebrations this month with the first two events in a series of workshops designed to boost entrepreneurial skills. On Tuesday 14 January from 9-10.30am at Leeds Media Centre, ‘A Cup of Confidence’ is set to be a morning filled with business inspiration and caffeine. Delivered in partnership with…
Holiday season celebrations take place at Amazon in Leeds
The team from Amazon in Leeds has been gearing up for the Christmas shopping season with a calendar full of festive celebrations. A Christmas market, competitions and a rock choir are just some of the activities taking place at the Leeds fulfilment centre to celebrate the work that the Amazon team is doing to deliver…
Netcompany announces further digital careers inclusion investment with Ahead Partnership expansion
Netcompany UK, part of the fastest-growing IT services company in Northern Europe, has committed to a further three-years of collaboration with Ahead Partnership to support young people through digital skills inclusion and gender inclusivity initiatives. The two have worked together since 2021, with Netcompany having been an anchor sponsor of Ahead Partnership’s well-established Growing Talent Digital…
Shopping centres’ pioneering new partnership with The White Company makes perfect scents this Christmas
Trinity Leeds and White Rose Shopping Centre have joined forces with The White Company in the run-up to Christmas in a pioneering new partnership that’s not to be sniffed at. The two shopping centres will diffuse the luxury brand’s signature ‘Winter’ fragrance – with warming notes of cinnamon, clove and orange – and the ‘Seychelles’…
Unity prepares to celebrate 25 years of enterprise with launch of anniversary logo
Unity Enterprise (UE) has unveiled a specially commissioned logo which will be a familiar sight in 2025 when it celebrates a quarter of century of delivering affordable workspace, professional advice and an abundance of other business support services to aspiring entrepreneurs in Leeds. Established in 2000 as a not-for-profit subsidiary company of BME housing association…
Town Centre Securities PLC announces first phase of town centre house refurbishment
Modern Design, Prime Location, Fresh Vision: Town Centre House Unveiled Leading property development and investment company Town Centre Securities PLC (TCS) announces the completion of the first phase of its refurbishment of Town Centre House, located in the heart of Leeds’ Arena Quarter. TCS has undertaken a full refurbishment of the ground and first floors,…
A whole host of new names are joining the line-up at Trinity Leeds as the festive season gets in full swing
Popular boba tea brand CUPP has announced it will open a permanent store at the shopping centre on Friday, December 13th, with special launch offers including 100 free drinks for the first 100 customers, 50% off for the rest of the day, and 50% off for the whole weekend for those who scan the QR…
The Grammar School at Leeds named Eco-School of the Year
The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) has been named one of five schools nationwide to receive the prestigious Eco-Schools School of the Year Award for 2024. This accolade celebrates GSAL’s outstanding commitment to environmental sustainability and its efforts to involve students and staff in creating a greener future. At the heart of GSAL’s success is…
West Yorkshire developments at the top of Santa’s list thanks to local housebuilder
The developer creating brand-new communities in West Yorkshire is taking steps to ensure their homes are on Santa’s list to visit this Christmas. Barratt and David Wilson Homes, which is building new developments in the county, have written to Mr Claus to make sure he stops by at the new homes this festive season. The…
Daniel Starkey appointed Associate Director at Leeds head office of property regeneration consultants AspinallVerdi
Independent nationwide property regeneration consultants AspinallVerdi continue to grow with the key appointment of Daniel Starkey as an associate director at the firm’s head office in Leeds serving public and private sector clients across Yorkshire and further afield.. Daniel joins the expanding consultancy following more than five years with planning, masterplanning and architecture consultants Spawforths…
Blossom Home Care Leeds & Wakefield earns ‘Good’ rating from CQC inspection
Blossom Home Care, a prominent provider of home care services in Leeds and Wakefield, has achieved an impressive ‘Good’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following their recent inspection. This recognition underscores the organisation’s dedication to delivering high-quality care and support to its clients in the community. ### Commitment to Quality Care The CQC…
The Grammar School at Leeds recognised as a leading inclusive employer for 2024
The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) is proud to announce its ranking at number 20 in the top 100 most inclusive UK workplaces for 2024, as published by the National Centre for Diversity. This marks another milestone for GSAL, which has retained its place in the prestigious top 100 list and continues to lead the…
Stress-free tips for decorating a home at Christmas
A new survey* from Barratt and David Wilson Homes reveals that 46% of Brits feel stressed when putting up their Christmas decorations. With 66% admitting that fairy lights get them flustered and 19% flapping over colour schemes, Barratt and David Wilson Homes Yorkshire West has teamed up with Bents Garden and Home – famed for…
Leeds College of Building students triumph at national SkillBuild competition
Leeds College of Building is celebrating after four students took podium positions at the national final of SkillBuild 2024 – 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 in construction. The prestigious competition brings together highly…
Unleash the Power of SMS Marketing with SMS Direct
In today’s fast-paced business landscape, effective communication is the key to success. Core Telecom is excited to announce the launch of SMS Direct, our state-of-the-art SMS platform designed to revolutionise how UK businesses engage with their audiences. With Special December Offers available now, there has never been a better time to enhance your customer outreach…
Buttercrumble boosts visibility for North Yorkshire’s cultural gems with award-winning branding expertise
Award-winning design agency Buttercrumble continues to support North Yorkshire Council’s cultural institutions with their branding to increase attention, visibility and footfall. For the past 5 years, Chamber member Buttercrumble has been working with galleries and museums in North Yorkshire, including Harrogate’s Mercer Gallery, the Royal Pump Room Museum, and Knaresborough Castle. Throughout a host of…
Free start-up launchpad programme to boost economic growth in Leeds
Leeds-based start-up businesses will be empowered to boost their strategies to enter new markets, achieve growth, and build long-term sustainability, through a new partnership between Leeds Beckett University, the University of Leeds, L Marks and Leeds City Council. The project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and the…
White Rose ice rink returns for 2024
White Rose Shopping Centre’s magical ice rink has returned for the festive season, this year in partnership with JD, open for family fun until 5th January 2025. To celebrate the launch, White Rose is announcing a special charity event with ice hockey team Leeds Knights: from 4.45pm on Tuesday 3rd December, guests can skate with…
Accu celebrates with fightfest competition winner
Accu, a leading Huddersfield-based supplier of high-precision engineering components, invited the winner of this year’s FightFest Featherweight robot fighting competition to its headquarters in Huddersfield to judge its own robot combat competition, as part of its commitment to innovation in robotics and engineering. Winner Ellis Ware, 28 and from Shropshire, was presented with his prizewinning…
Yorkshire property business celebrates 20 successful years and looks forward to the next 20
Leeds based developer, Wilton Developments, is celebrating 20 years of property development and investment which has delivered hundreds of millions of pounds of value into the north of England. Owned by the George A. Moore family, Wilton Developments has, and continues, to bring forward many major regional projects and buildings, having already created the potential…
Feast your way through the festive season at Trinity Kitchen
Trinity Kitchen will welcome a fantastic festive line-up of street food vendors – from schnitzels and slow-cooked brisket to vegan fish and chips, and much more. Guests can explore a range of options including Luna’s Schnitzel, Pickled Porker Smokehouse, Saving Nemo, Fat Cap and Nelly’s Barn, which will be taking over the iconic converted VW…
Søstrene Grene plans to enter 2025 with further Yorkshire expansion
Popular Danish homewares brand, Søstrene Grene, is set to kick off the new year with an exciting new store opening in Leeds. With the official opening date to be announced soon, locals will soon have the chance to explore a world of ‘hygge’ and home inspiration. Joining Leeds’ growing retail scene, Søstrene Grene it set…
White Rose launches 2024 Christmas Appeal, supporting local charity
White Rose Shopping Centre has welcomed the return of its annual gift donation drive, supporting local Leeds charity Kidz Klub in the run up to Christmas. Guests are invited to provide toys and gifts suitable for ages zero to 16 at the Christmas Appeal donation station near Guest Services in the centre, which will be…
West Yorkshire developer works with local scout group to transform open space
Local housebuilder David Wilson Homes has recently worked with a local scout & explorer group in Burley in Wharfedale, near its Centurion Meadows and Imperial Court developments, to transform some disused open space. Burley Scouts & Explorers teamed up with David Wilson Homes to transform the open space at St Mary’s Church to create an…
Local housebuilder supports West Yorkshire family charity
Local housebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes Yorkshire West has donated £1,500 to Home-Start Wakefield and District to help the charity continue its vital work. Home-Start Wakefield and District is a community network of volunteers who offer support to families with young children who are facing challenges including emotional support, practical assistance and mental health…
DoubleTree by Hilton Leeds unveiled 333-bedroom makeover just in time for festive season
New rooms, same warm welcome! DoubleTree by Hilton Leeds City Centre, which is managed by global hotel management company Valor Hospitality, has unveiled a full refurbishment of all 333 bedrooms. The work, which started in October 2023, modernised the bedrooms, whilst limiting the environmental impact by donating furniture and televisions to be reused. The hotel worked…
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College receives third consecutive ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College Sets the Standard in Yorkshire with Third Consecutive ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted Rating and Exceptional ‘Strong’ Skills Provision Following an inspection in September 2024, Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College is immensely proud to announce that Ofsted has once again awarded the College ‘Outstanding’ status for all six key judgement areas….
All Aboard: White Rose Express Christmas grotto returns to shopping centre
White Rose Shopping Centre’s magnificent ‘White Rose Express’ Christmas grotto has returned this weekend, with enchanting steam train-themed decorations adorning the centre with festive magic. Guests are immersed in the spectacle the moment they enter the centre, and are invited to follow the enchanted train track to meet Santa in his vintage train carriage en…
Trinity Leeds announces pioneering new SignLive service ahead of Purple Tuesday
Trinity Leeds is the first shopping centre in the UK to team up with a pioneering new service to help support the deaf community and improve their experience. SignLive is now available at Guest Services and more than 40 brands at the centre, and provides access to live British Sign Language interpreters quickly and easily…
Leeds Rhinos Foundation welcomes Amazon donation
The Amazon fulfilment centre in Leeds has donated £5,000 to Leeds Rhinos Foundation. a charity that encourages people in Leeds to get involved in community sports. The charity encourages people in Leeds to be involved in community sports, regardless of age or ability. The donation from Amazon, which marked the recent opening of the state-of-the-art…
Final phase of construction project brings rooftop reading space to the Leeds Library
The final phase of capital works project The Next Chapter is underway at The Leeds Library. In the biggest expansion in its 255-year-history, completion of the project will make the library accessible for the first time, unite its collection and archive, and create a new event space and a rooftop reading terrace. The library acquired…
PGMOL builds on positive strides in diversity with Leeds Beckett collaboration
Experts at Leeds Beckett University have teamed up with Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) to develop world-leading diversity programmes. The new collaboration will support PGMOL’s ongoing commitment to enhancing diversity across English football, ensuring that match officials are more representative of the UK’s population. Leeds Beckett’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in Sport expertise…
Iconic Leeds artist returns to The Merrion Centre
The Return of Burley Banksy: Leeds’ Iconic Artist Brings Back Pop Up Store to the Merrion Centre Urban Art Returns to the Merrion Centre with city centre Burley Banksy Pop Up Studio Leeds – November 2023 – Following the success of last year’s pop-up art studio, Leeds-based artist Andy McVeigh, known as Burley Banksy, is…
West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin visits Leeds Beckett University’s Carnegie School of Sport to spotlight world-class facilities and community partnerships
Leeds Beckett University’s Carnegie School of Sport welcomed West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin to a showcase of its world-class facilities and collaborative partnerships on Tuesday 29 October. Academics and students from the Carnegie School of Sport were joined by double Olympic Champion Alistair Brownlee, Leeds Rhinos and Leeds Well School Partnership to showcase the impact…
‘Leeds’ Biggest Christmas tree’ unveiled as Trinity Leeds shines bright with stunning new festive decorations
Trinity Leeds is lighting up the city centre in spectacular style with an impressive 12-metre tree – believed to be the biggest Christmas tree in Leeds. The elegant new Christmas tree features nearly 100 bespoke light tubes and dazzling star toppers and has taken centre stage beneath Trinity Leeds’ main atrium. The contemporary installation…
LNER will be offering free return travel to serving military personnel and veterans who are attending Services of Remembrance across the country͏ ͏
LNER will be offering free return travel to serving military personnel and veterans who are attending Services of Remembrance across the country. Those who are attending the Submariners’ Remembrance Service in London on Sunday 3 November, can travel for free on LNER services to London King’s Cross, on either Saturday 2 or Sunday 3 November,…
Production Begins at Newest Airedale by Modine™ UK Manufacturing Plant, Serving the Data Center Industry
The new site in Bradford celebrated the completion of the first computer room air handlers Airedale by ModineTM, the Leeds-headquartered critical cooling specialists, today celebrated the opening of a new 14.6 acre production facility in Bradford, UK, in response to increasing demand from global data center customers. Production of the first units began two months…
Insulating solid walled homes has potential to cut energy bills by up to 30 per cent, major new research study finds
Insulating the UK’s eight million solid walled homes has the potential to cut energy bills by 30 per cent in some homes – and is essential to achieve the domestic energy efficiency targets, according to new research led by Leeds Beckett University. The research was carried out by the Leeds Sustainability Institute (LSI) at Leeds…
Re-form Landscape Architects sponsor ambitious adventurer on her 24,000 mile journey
Chamber member re-form Landscape Architects are supporting a home-grown adventurer as she embarks on one her most ambitious challenges to date… – We are in awe of people who use the natural environment to push themselves to their absolute physical and mental limits, and that’s why we’re proud to be sponsoring an incredible North Yorkshire-based…
Yorkshire Children of Courage Awards 2024
Some evenings unfold just like a blockbuster movie, and the St. James’ Place: Yorkshire Children of Courage Awards (YCCA) is the perfect example. This year’s event on October 18th had all the ingredients: emotion, drama, joy, and most importantly, empathy. As Head Sponsor for the second year in a row, we proudly donated £10,000 to…
City Campus ‘open for teaching’ communications
Leeds Trinity University City Campus opens its doors for teaching Leeds Trinity University has welcomed its first students to begin teaching at its new Leeds City Campus. Postgraduate students were first to step into the City Campus, based at 1 Trevelyan Square, on Wednesday 16 October. Foundation Year and undergraduate students will continue their programmes…
Leeds College of Building joins low carbon heat network
Leeds College of Building’s North Street Campus is set to benefit from the latest expansion of the Leeds PIPES district heating network. The network uses heat recovered from non-recyclable domestic waste to provide warmth and hot water to buildings in the city. The project is helping businesses and residents to move away from costly fossil-fuel…
Report reveals UKREiiF hits £5m social value milestone
The UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) has announced that £5 million in social value has been created by its events in just three years, with the findings detailed in a report by economists at social value organisation Loop. Intended to connect people, places and businesses to accelerate and unlock sustainable, inclusive, and transformation…
Dan Jones of Neo G wins The International Award
Dan Jones of Neo G has won The International Award as part of The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme for 2024, in partnership with The Times. Created by trusted investment partner LDC – part of Lloyds Banking Group, The Top 50 celebrates entrepreneurs demonstrating remarkable ambition, and is now in its seventh…