Business The Piece Hall - supporting our independent traders through national lockdown It is with a heavy heart that following the most recent Government ‘stay at home’ order, we have decided to close our doors to the public once again with immediate effect. We do this in the hope and knowledge that there are better times to come in the not-too-distant future. By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Kirklees College goes virtual for upcoming Open Days Kirklees College is set to host multiple interactive Virtual Open Days this month to support prospective students considering their next steps. Open to 16-18-year-old students, parents and carers, the Virtual Open Days will take place over one week from Tuesday 19 January – Saturday 23 January 2021. Each virtual event will By The Editor • 1 min read
Business NHS Sustainability Partnerships host their first event The NHS Sustainability Partnerships, formally The NHS Sustainability Day of Action are running their first event for 2021. The 2021 Sustainability Agenda webinar will be the scene-setter for the entire year. The NHS Sustainability Partnerships is an initiative that brings together events, awards, reports and the continued ‘Day of Action’ By The Editor • 1 min read
Business JCT600 completes redevelopment of Audi Doncaster As part of an ongoing programme to enhance its dealerships, JCT600 has upgraded its Audi Doncaster showroom on Wheatley Hall Road. The 650m2 Doncaster showroom has undergone a complete interior refurbishment to incorporate Audi’s latest retail concept designed to enhance the customer experience. It now benefits from a multifunctional By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Extra caution urged as more cases of new Covid-19 variant detected in Leeds The new UK COVID-19 variant is now believed to be responsible for around one in every five cases of the virus detected in Leeds, new figures have revealed. Residents and communities across the city are being urged to stay home whenever possible and keep contact with others to an absolute By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Refuse collections suspended due to heavy snow Due to heavy snow creating unsafe driving and walking conditions on many residential streets, and with the forecast for further heavy snowfall, refuse collections have been stood down for the remainder of today. Those residents who didn’t get their bins emptied today are advised to put their bins out By The Editor • 1 min read
Business COVID-19 grants trip up Yorkshire self-employed COVID-19 grants should be declared in future tax returns, despite more than half of self-employed workers in Yorkshire saying they don’t need to. With the self-assessment deadline only weeks away, any government support received during the pandemic must be included in 2020/21 tax returns, under HMRC rules. Emergency By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Trust launches biggest ever trainee teacher recruitment drive Life changing opportunities are opening up for would-be teachers across Leeds, as a multi-academy trust launches its biggest ever recruitment drive for trainee teachers. Wellspring Academy Trust, which sponsors five schools in Leeds, has 20 spaces available for people looking to start their teaching career in the city next September. By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Yorkshire lawyer elected as Step's deputy worldwide chair Private client lawyer Amanda Simmonds has been elected Deputy Worldwide Chair of STEP with effect from 1 January 2021. STEP is the worldwide body for professionals helping families plan for their futures. STEP members are internationally recognised as experts in their field and include lawyers, accountants, financial advisors and other By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Construction starts on affordable housing development in Seacroft National housebuilder Keepmoat Homes and Places for People, one of the UK’s leading affordable homes led placemakers, is redeveloping the brownfield site, located on Seacroft Crescent, into a 49 new home development, Pennine Crest. The site, which was previously owned by Leeds City Council and acquired by Places for By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Co-Op is the final link in impressive industrial development The last unit at Towngate Link, a brand new £1.7million highly specified industrial and warehouse property, which forms part of the overall development that totals 194,000 sq. ft, has been pre-let for a record-breaking headline rent. Located at Cross Green Industrial Estate in Leeds, the final unit at By The Editor • 2 min read
Businesswoman JCT600 celebrates two winners in the Automotive 30% Club’s Inspiring Women Awards Having supported the Automotive 30% Club for the last two years as part of its ongoing commitment to attracting more women into the industry, JCT600 has received recognition of two colleagues in the Club’s Inspiring Automotive Women Awards 2020. Stacey Laing, group trade parts manager based in Chesterfield, and By The Editor • 2 min read
