Work has begun to transform part of Teesside International Airport into a pioneering new aviation skills academy which will be used to train and teach Teesside University students.   The airport has partnered with the University to develop the Teesside Aviation Skills Academy.   Construction work is now under way to convert part of the…

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…

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….

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…

Six buses an hour to link spa town with Leeds following early finish to Harewood Bridge repairs Good news for commuters, shoppers and leisure travellers on Harrogate’s flagship bus route – The 36 is going back to running every 10 minutes to and from Leeds! The announcement from the spa town’s leading bus operator, The…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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, 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…

  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…

HARROGATE’S LEADING BUS OPERATOR PLACES £21 MILLION ORDERS FOR 39 NEW ELECTRIC BUSES Government-supported mission to deliver an all-electric bus fleet for The Harrogate Bus Company next Spring Harrogate’s leading bus operator, The Harrogate Bus Company, today confirms it has placed orders worth £21 million for 39 new buses and to equip its depot to…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Does my UK trade mark protect me overseas? Unfortunately not. Registered trademarks are territorial rights which means that protection is secured per country. There are some exceptions to this rule where protection can be obtained by region, and not by country, such as an EU trade mark (EUTM) which covers all 27 EU member state…

Overwhelming numbers of Yorkshire and the Humber residents, 82% of respondents, believe it is important that their local MP supports the UK Government’s work to make the country Net Zero by 2050. Local residents also want their MP to prioritise protecting and creating jobs in their local area (94%).   The polling, run by Focaldata,…

What if that big deal you’re working on has little or nothing to do with price? In fact, there might not even be a transaction or trade as such. I originally wrote this piece 12 months or so ago, Novak Djokovic’s highly principled position against taking the Covid vaccine; how was pursuing his own major…

York & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce has publicly pledged its support to Helmsley Group’s Coney Street Riverside masterplan.   The leading business support organisation, alongside its influential York & North Yorkshire Property Forum lobby group, have urged York City Council to approve the planning applications submitted by the York-based property specialist for the scheme….

Leading independent York-based accountancy firm Hunter Gee Holroyd is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Director as part of its ongoing growth plans.   Hunter Gee Holroyd, which has offices in York, Easingwold and Filey, said James Pullein would begin his new role with immediate effect. James has a wealth of experience advising…

C-Kore Systems recently delivered their automated subsea testing tools for a large subsea construction campaign in Brazilian waters. The C-Kore tools will be used to perform the subsea electrical verification of new umbilicals after installation. C-Kore’s subsea testing tools are used by operators and installation contractors around the world on both installation campaigns and fault-finding…

Hundreds of families have headed off to the sun as Teesside International Airport enjoyed its busiest day since returning to public ownership. Around 2,000 passengers packed the airport on Saturday to board sold-out flights to destinations including Faro in Portugal, Spain’s Alicante and Palma in Majorca. The first Saturday of the school holidays – known…

Many people don’t know how much they’re drinking, what the true cost of alcohol is, or how it might be affecting their health. City of York Council is joining over 5,000 community groups across the UK  as part of this year’s Alcohol Awareness Week, which is managed and hosted by UK charity Alcohol Change UK…

More seats, more often as £2-a-trip ‘Price Drop’ fare cap drives booming demand for seaside days and stays Coastliner Express, Yorkshire’s go-faster bus route from city to coast, is coming back for the summer as the centrepiece of a package of improvements delivering more seats, more often to meet booming customer demand. Record-breaking numbers choosing…

Government-backed low fares attracting record numbers to ditch the car and switch to the bus for work and leisure Yorkshire bus firm Coastliner today confirms the Government-supported £2-a-trip ‘Price Drop’ fare cap is to continue throughout its network linking Leeds and York with the North Yorkshire Coast until October. The Government has confirmed plans to…

Drax Foundation, which is part of renewable energy company Drax Group, has donated £90,000 to three projects near to Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire.   The Foundation supports education and skills development for non-profit organisations and social enterprises in the regions where it operates and runs two grant cycles a year. Today’s announcement is…

Property investment specialist Helmsley Group is celebrating another profitable year for the business, having invested £17m in properties across Yorkshire over the last year on behalf of its client investors.   The York-based business, which has reported a year-on-year increase in profits of circa 20% across the Helmsley Group of Companies, has also seen further…