Business Housebuilder signs Armed Forces Covenant Homebuilder Keepmoat Homes has signed an Armed Forces Covenant in a virtual ceremony – it is a commitment from the Doncaster-based company to support former and current serving military personnel in the workplace. The Armed Forces Covenant was signed with the head of reserve, Commodore Martin Quinns and commits Keepmoat Homes By The Editor • 3 min read
Business New director and 22,000sq ft warehouse for Bigvits The trend for buying online vitamins and supplements continues unabated as Yorkshire retailer and distributor Bigvits appoints a new non-exec director and grows into a new 22,000sq ft Driffield distribution centre. Industry heavyweight Richard Millman, who advises and works with various brands across the health and wellbeing sector, joins By The Editor • 1 min read
Business CPP secures double leases for industrial unit in Sheffield Specialist property consultants, Commercial Property Partners and joint agents MJB Commercial Property have completed the letting of two industrial units based at Savile Business Park in Sheffield. CPP advised on converting the single industrial warehouse, situated just one mile from Sheffield City Centre, into three smaller units, which were to By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Jimmy Carr amongst Scarborough Spa Date Changes The latest delay to the easing of Covid rules in England has prompted a change of date to a number of upcoming shows at Scarborough Spa. Due to his show being close to a sell-out, Jimmy Carr’s show has had to be postponed until next year and the comedian By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Eddisons invests in new talent with three student placements Property consultant Eddisons has appointed three placement-year students from the BSc building surveying courses at Sheffield Hallam and Northumbria universities. Third-year students Samuel Pearson and George Greenwood-Bartlett are both at Sheffield Hallam while Eleanor Kent is at Northumbria. All three have joined the firm’s growing building and project consultancy By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Popular Sheffield cafe launches third site as lockdown eases Popular Sheffield café chain Marmadukes has responded to growing demand from loyal customers with the opening of a third site in the city. Having acquired the new premises in 2020 with the support of Law firm Banner Jones’ commercial team, the restorations of the former sorting office on Ecclesall road By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Lupton Fawcett launches debt solutions division Lupton Fawcett is launching a new debt recovery division as the law firm responds to the growing debt crisis caused by Covid-19. LF Debt Solutions is being established to help SMEs and larger businesses including utilities, banks and financial services across the country recover debts and avoid financial distress. Specialist By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Doncaster Sheffield Airport announces successful 2021 community investment fund recipients Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) and Peel L&P are pleased to announce seven local community groups and associations will receive grants from its 2021 Community Investment Fund (CIF). The Airport Consultative Committee (ACC), which facilitates communication between the airport, local communities, councils, and businesses, has revealed the list of By The Editor • 3 min read
Charity Trustee John's 1,000 mile fundraiser for Barnsley Hospice A 71-year-old Barnsley Hospice trustee is cycling his age every day for 14 days to raise money for the charity. John Pitt is cycling the famous 1,000 mile Lands End to John O’Groats route, averaging 71 miles a day for a fortnight. John, a keen cyclist and former By The Editor • 1 min read
Businesswoman British Period Wear brand appoints KC Communications to deliver PR strategy Essex-based period wear manufacturer Iceni Silver has appointed Huddersfield-based PR and marketing agency KC Communications to raise the brand’s profile through an aggressive PR strategy to support the brand’s ambition of becoming the UK’s leading period wear brand. Founded in 2018 by Francesca Hansen and Vanessa Smith, By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Wakefield gin couple forging ahead A husband and wife team who run a craft gin company in Wakefield are forging ahead after being given a growth grant. Gary and Victoria Ford, who run Forged in Wakefield, have been given the £25,000 grant to help them move in to bigger premises to keep up with By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Young entrepreneur capitalises on demand for 3D printing A Yorkshire entrepreneur seeking to capitalise on the boom in demand for 3D printing is targeting turnover of more than £100,000 in his first full year in business. Harry Bairstow, 24, has established Fetera, a 3D filament manufacturing company. The Keighley-based business is producing high quality filament in a By The Editor • 2 min read
