Legal Matters Trio of solicitors appointed at Sheffield’s SSB Law Leading dispute resolution law firm SSB Law is continuing its recruitment drive with the appointment of three solicitors. The Sheffield-based firm, part of SSB Group, has hired Lucy Flynn, David Toyn and Tariq Khan to further expand its expertise in specialist litigation areas. The latest round of appointments at SSB By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leeds-based digital works management firm eviFile announces new technical partnership Leeds-headquartered digital works management specialist eviFile has announced a technical partnership with Nodes and Links, one of the world’s leading advanced analytics innovators in the rail, construction, and infrastructure sectors. eviFile’s agile digital data workflow solution is currently used by major contractors and service providers across the UK By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New mortgage adviser for SMH residential mortgages SMH Residential Mortgages is delighted to announce Luke Catt as their new mortgage adviser following successful completion of the Certificate in Mortgage Advice and Practice (CeMAP). Luke, who has worked with SMH for the past two years in a business development role, is now able to offer advice on all By The Editor • 1 min read
National BGFG plans to attract more talent to Manchester with major recruitment drive A rapidly growing gaming and tech publishing house is to create 30 new jobs to further enhance Manchester’s reputation as an economic powerhouse in digital and creative industries. The new jobs in multimedia and digital content follow a successful investment round completed by the team at By Gamers for By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Peer inside the artist's window Developer and Asset Manager, MEPC, is launching its latest community initiative – The Artist’s Window – to support the creative talent of Leeds. Working alongside Leeds Arts University, the new scheme will utilise the ground floor retail space in the newly completed building, 4 Wellington Place, and will enable creative students By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Community Foundation for Calderdale announce new appointments The Community Foundation for Calderdale is pleased to welcome Rachel Burnett and Amanda Lawson to the staff team who work to give out over £1 million worth of grants each year in addition to flood and Covid19 related grants. Rachel Burnett is a Grants Officer with a strong background in By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Around half of over 55s in Yorkshire spend their equity release funds on debt repayment 2020 has been a year of tremendous economic uncertainty in the UK. The arrival of the novel coronavirus has led to repeated lockdowns [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9080251/MORE-parts-England-plunged-Tier-4-early-Boxing-Day.html] , which in turn has lead to a sharp rise in unemployment. Among the many consequences of this has By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leuly PR grows client roster with gaming company BGFG Leuly PR, a results-driven PR and communications agency, has added to its roster of new and diverse client wins after being appointed by thriving online gaming and technology firm, By Gamers For Gamers (BGFG), based in Manchester. The Yorkshire-based agency with its prowess for establishing start-up technology firms, will be By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Wanna-bee part of a jobs revolution? There’s a growing buzz about new tech platform Worker Bee and Yorkshire based managing director Robert Lorne wants you to be a part of it. Robert is launching a new app which will revolutionise the job market for employers seeking temporary staff. It will connect employers and workers on By The Editor • 1 min read
Business The Rt Hon David Gauke becomes first patron of ex-offender recruitment firm * Offploy counts 62% of workforce as ex-offenders * Reoffending rates cost the UK £15 billion annually~ * “There is always more that needs to be done to make the case for the positive benefits of employing ex-offenders.” – Rt Hon David Gauke Former Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, the Rt By The Editor • 2 min read
Health Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Charity say a huge thank you to NHS Charities Together Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Charity is thanking every donor who came forwards and supported NHS Charities Together national Covid-19 campaign, as the charity has received several grants from ‘NHS Charities Together’ totalling £179,000. The grants received have helped Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) and their NHS Charity By The Editor • 2 min read
Business purebroadband joins CityFibre’s networks launching Gigabit-capable broadband services in nine locations * Residents across the North in Doncaster, Rotherham, Barnsley, Bradford, Sheffield, Halifax, Batley & Dewsbury, Leeds and Huddersfield to be offered services this year * The first customers are expected to be connected in early 2021 * purebroadband is the latest consumer ISPs to join CityFibre’s open access networks offering full fibre By The Editor • 2 min read
