Business Bathroom retailer on Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 West Yorkshire based national bathroom retailer, Easy Bathrooms, has won a place on the annual Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100, making it the UK’s 64th fastest-growing company. The brand, which has a national footprint of 65 stores, reported sales of £33.3m for the year end November By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Catherine Tydesley's first ever comedy play to be filmed at City Varieties Music Hall City Varieties Music Hall is set to take a starring role in the filming of Catherine Tyldesley’s (Coronation Street, Scarborough) first ever comedy play, The Ceremony, which will be broadcast online from Sunday 13 December, with all proceeds going to Acting for Others, Theatre Artists Fund and Leeds Heritage By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Welcome to Yorkshire announces tourism recovery task group chair As the country emerges from a second lockdown and tier systems, relating to COVID-19 restrictions, are put into place across the county, Welcome to Yorkshire is pleased to announce Calderdale’s CEO at The Piece Hall Trust Nicky Chance-Thompson DL, as the chair of their Tourism Recovery Task Group. The By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Duo of new client wins for Yorkshire PR agency A Yorkshire PR agency is celebrating two new tech and manufacturing client wins. The new wins for Leeds-based MacComms include online specialists RapidSpike and Lancashire manufacturing group Baldwin Engineering Holdings Group. RapidSpike has invested in the PR agency to support its continued growth having successfully received £1 million investment from By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Rob Brydon adds Scarborough Spa to 2021 tour TV funny man Rob Brydon has added a show at Scarborough Spa to his 2021 tour. Award winning comedian Rob and his eight-piece band will take to the road next year with his new show, Rob Brydon – A Night Of Songs & Laughter, marking the first time Brydon has created By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New platform launched to develop leadership skills in healthcare professionals A new platform which increases the prominence and content of leadership development in the curricula of healthcare professionals has been launched. Leeds based agency Ayup Digital was commissioned to support the NHS Leadership Academy to develop a tool which enables students, trainees and those undertaking continuing professional development to undertake By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Counselling support for vulnerable in housing need PEOPLE at risk of homelessness in Wakefield are now able to access counselling thanks to a new partnership between a housing support charity and the local college. Sustain Wakefield, part of Yorkshire charity Turning Lives Around which works to prevent homelessness, is providing placements for student counsellors from Wakefield College By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Venari Group continues growth period with recruitment drive Brighouse-based emergency vehicle manufacturer, Venari Group, has continued its growth period by adding three key new staff to its already 110-strong team, whilst commencing a recruitment drive for ten new production personnel. It follows the recruitment of 20 new skilled staff in the last three months, in conjunction with a By The Editor • 1 min read
Editors Blog Kevin reaches £1m milestone Today is the last day of running seven marathons in just seven days that Leeds Rhinos director of rugby Kevin Sinfield is undertaking. As I write this, it has been confirmed that Kevin has raised just over £1m, an incredible amount of money for his former rugby team mate Rob By The Editor • 2 min read
Business NHS medical imagery provider signs two-year lease on duo of Brighouse offices NPS Care has signed a 24-month lease on suites three and five at Parkview House, Brighouse – a former silk mill which is owned and managed by commercial lettings specialist and landlord, Towngate PLC. NPS Care provides diabetic eye screening on behalf of the NHS – covering Calderdale, Greater Huddersfield, Bradford, Airedale, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business York company IDs an eco-friendly counterpart for acquisition Just two months after expanding into the UK, cards-x has acquired Preston based Evohold, which is the world’s most eco-friendly manufacturer of ID card holders. cards-x is one of Europe’s leading suppliers of security products, ID cards, and the specialist print equipment used to create them. The German By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Azeem Rafiq receives test backing in fight against institutional racism in cricket A host of former Yorkshire employees, including former test match players Tino Best and Rana Naveed-ul-Hassan, have corroborated Azeem Rafiq’s accounts of racism at the county cricket club. Mr Rafiq left Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) in 2018. He was the first Yorkshire player of Asian descent to captain By The Editor • 3 min read
