Business Bradford businesses urged to sparkle this winter Partners of the Sparkling Bradford Winter campaign are urging businesses across the district to sign up to the Sparkling Bradford initiative and will be offering one-on-one sessions with local organisations across the district. The dedicated sessions, which will take place virtually in December and January, will help businesses to sign By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Green light for York Minster Refectory Restaurant plans Award-winning chef Bex Toppin and partner Will Pearce of Robinsons Cafe, York, have been brought on board to run the new York Minster Refectory Restaurant as part of a prominent, award-winning development team that also includes GEM Construction (York) Ltd., The Star Group of Restaurants, and Rachel McLane Ltd. This By The Editor • 4 min read
Businesswoman A trio of entrepreneurs win Northern design award A local entrepreneurial mum of 2 is celebrating bringing home the trophy from an awards ceremony for the Northern Design Awards for a project she worked on with fellow Yorkshire entrepreneurs. A project for Howgill Lodge Campsite saw Interior Designer Jo Duerden, (pictured second left) who runs Design by Jo By The Editor • 3 min read
Charity Kirklees charity launches Winter Coat Project 2021 Kirklees charity, Uniform Exchange, has issued a plea for the donation of warm winter coats to support vulnerable children across Kirklees as the impact of the pandemic continues to take its toll on local families. With 15,000 children in education in Kirklees living in poverty, the equivalent of 1 By The Editor • 1 min read
Business International client win for digital marketing agency A Leeds-based multi-national web development and digital marketing agency has secured a new client in a six-figure deal with American-based golf buggy manufacturer, Club Car. GRM Digital, founded in 2009 by Nej Gakenyi has been appointed to support the 63-year-old manufacturing giant as its dedicated digital marketing agency and IT By The Editor • 1 min read
Business West Yorkshire has the highest number of rapid EV chargers across any county West Yorkshire is now at the forefront of EV charging provisions as it boasts the highest number of rapid electric vehicle chargers across any county in the UK (excluding London), due to the partnership between EQUANS (the new name for ENGIE’s services-led activities), and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Huddersfield’s newest recruitment agency appoints a resourcer just six months after launch One of Huddersfield’s newest recruitment agencies – formed just six months ago – has appointed a recruitment resourcer to support its rapidly growing clients in a buoyant job market. Red Diamond Recruitment – sister company to Red Diamond Headhunters – was launched in May 2021 by founders Emma and Simon Robinson, after seeing By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Vacancies come into view at Wetherby Specsavers Specsavers Wetherby has revealed it is recruiting for over half a dozen positions at all levels of the business and is calling on local residents to come forward for consideration. The new vacancies follow a rise in demand for eye and hearing care across the area, after successive lockdowns. Following By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Munroe K and Knight Frank broker significant office deal Munroe K, and global property consultancy Knight Frank, have announced they have brokered one of the most significant office deals in the Leeds out of town office market this year. The Leeds office agency team of Knight Frank, led by partner Eamon Fox, has let 12,414 sq ft of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business MEPC announce latest new occupier at Wellington Place Developer and Asset Manager, MEPC, has today announced its latest occupier to join the Wellington Place community – Cubo – an innovative co-working space concept created to address the changing needs of the modern worker. Due to open its doors in February 2022, Cubo focuses on harnessing a fun, creative and enjoyable By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Data consultancy invests in senior team as it prepares for scale Leeds-based Data Consultancy, The Data Shed, has announced a number of senior hires as it prepares itself for robust scalable growth. The past 18 months have been a period of rapid growth as The Data Shed has won several new contracts across different sectors including retail, health and travel, as By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Apprentices receive recognition for their efforts Twenty-nine apprentices from Keighley College have been acknowledged for their determination and hard work throughout the pandemic at the annual Milner Awards. Sponsored by Keighley Training Consortium, the awards celebrate the achievements of first year apprentices on the Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME) programme at the college. For the first By The Editor • 1 min read
