Business Eagle Industrial Estate acquired for £3.8m Eagle Industrial Estate in Leeds has been acquired for £3.8m by a £100m multi-let industrial property investment fund. Managed by property investment company JR Capital and industrial asset manager Chancerygate, the fund has acquired the 55,700 sq ft scheme, which comprises seven light industrial units ranging in size By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Kirklees College helps build the future with apprenticeships Kirklees College is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week from 8 – 14 February by showcasing how its apprentices are using technical skills to help build the future workforce. Kirklees College offers the widest range of apprenticeships in West Yorkshire and trains approximately 1,000 apprentices over 30 occupational areas who are employed By The Editor • 1 min read
Business New support to help eligible Barnsley businesses facing hardship during lockdown Barnsley businesses adversely affected by the Coronavirus lockdown are invited to apply for three new grants to help cover business costs. A trio of discretionary awards has been launched to support eligible businesses which have either been forced to close or allowed to stay open but are experiencing significantly reduced By The Editor • 2 min read
Business By the end of 2021, UK firms will have borrowed over £60bn through the pandemic UK firms borrowed £35.5bn (in net terms) last year, with a further £26bn forecast by the end of 2021, according to the latest EY ITEM Club for Financial Services Forecast. Last year’s figure was £25bn more than was borrowed on average over the previous five years, before the By The Editor • 8 min read
Business Grant schemes reopen to support businesses Leeds City Council is reopening two grant schemes as part of its ongoing drive to stand shoulder to shoulder with local businesses during the nationwide effort to control the COVID-19 pandemic. The first fund is designed to provide assistance to people with businesses that have not received other pandemic-related support By The Editor • 2 min read
Businesswoman Harron Homes Yorkshire welcomes new sales and marketing director Housebuilder Harron Homes has welcomed a new sales and marketing director, Alison Taylor-Shaw, to its Yorkshire division based in Leeds. Alison, who lives in Wakefield and is originally from Barnsley, joined Harron Homes in November 2020. The appointment marks the conclusion of a successful year despite the challenging backdrop of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Sutton McGrath Hartley sets up new commercial finance division Yorkshire and Derbyshire based Chartered Accountants, Sutton McGrath Hartley (SMH) have launched a new division, Principle Finance, to further enhance the group’s offering. Principle Finance has been set up to offer commercial finance, complementing its sister company Principle Mortgages, which focuses on the residential mortgage market. Commercial financier, James By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Our Agency relocates to Leeds and appoints two new board directors Our Agency, which was founded in 2007 by Ian Winterbottom, has appointed two new board directors as the organisation sharpens its digital focus to meet increasing client demand. It has also relocated its offices from Wakefield to Leeds, to harness its strong digital sector. The boutique full-service agency, has promoted By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Walking With My Bear to support those most in need In the coming months, TopicUK partner Jonathan Kattenberg from Walking with my Bear, will be conducting an unsupported 1,040 mile fundraising campaign, originally planned for the arctic but now in the UK, to raise funds for a charity close to his heart, Focus4Hope. Focus4Hope is a charity that provides By The Editor • 3 min read
Legal Matters Lupton Fawcett promotes seven to associate Yorkshire law firm Lupton Fawcett has promoted seven members of its team to Associate. The promotions are across the firm’s three offices in Leeds, York and Sheffield. Sarah Webster has been made an Associate in Lupton Fawcett’s corporate team while Sandie Robinson, legal accounts manager, and Mike Lees, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Modo25 wins government investment for new retail AdTech platform Leeds-based digital marketing provider, Modo25, has won a six-figure government investment to support its new retail AdTech platform, BOSCO™. Modo25 was successful in securing The Sustainable Innovation Fund: round 3 (temporary framework) grant for a single research and development project. The Innovate UK competition was to support projects that will By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Leeds agency chosen to manage social for UK’s favourite blue cheese brand Leeds-based agency, Brilliant, has been chosen by the UK’s favourite blue cheese brand, Saint Agur, as its sole social media agency following a competitive pitching process. The agency began work in December with content launching across platforms at the start of the new year. Savencia Fromage & Dairy, a By The Editor • 2 min read
