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Law firm Gordons saw a nine per cent increase in its net profit to £13.2m for the year ended 31 March 2025 whilst growing its annual revenues seven per cent to £23.8m during the same period. These latest results mean the firm has achieved five consecutive years of

St Michael’s Retail Park in Ripon, home to Marks & Spencer and Next, has been sold for £8.3m. The Leeds office of leading global property consultancy Knight Frank and independent property consultants Lamb and Swift acted for the vendors, Commercial Development Projects and retail and leisure specialist Rothstone

Swine Bistro, the independent Leeds restaurant recently named one of the Good Food Guide’s Top 100 Best Local Restaurants, is leaning into the festive season with the launch of its new Winter Menu - hearty, comforting, and unmistakably Swine. Expect big British flavours, slow-cooked indulgence and festive feasting, all

Housebuilder Avant Homes has started construction on its £23.2m, 93 new home residential development in Bingley. Called Five Rise Quarter and located off Keighley Road, the development will comprise a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom homes. It will feature 12 of Avant Homes’ practically designed, energy efficient

DPP Planning, one of the UK’s leading independent planning consultancies, has strengthened its Leeds office with the appointment of three new graduate assistant planners. Sam Wainwright, a graduate of Leeds Beckett University, joined the team in Spring 2025. He was followed by Jamie Pratten, who completed his degree at

Batch’d – the Leeds based artisan dessert retailer – plans to double its outlets and staff within three years following investment from Finance Yorkshire. The company has 25 sites across the UK including in Yorkshire, Scotland, the North West, Midlands and London. Its kiosks, food court outlets and shops stock fresh

SealStop, the ground-breaking Yorkshire-made automatic shut-off valve designed to eliminate water waste and save gardeners’ time, has won this year’s prestigious GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund award. The team behind SealStop were officially handed the award during the opening day of Glee 2025, the leading garden retail show, at