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Award-winning Yorkshire wine merchants Firth & Co have announced the appointment of Richard Pickles as a senior sales representative. Richard rejoins Andrew Firth, the founder and manager director of Firth & Co, for whom he worked when Andrew ran the legendary Thirsk-based wine merchants Playford Ros. This is a key

Thomas Black, the well-known West Yorkshire businessmen and anti-litter campaigner, has written a new book, castigating the litter louts who “desecrate our beautiful Yorkshire countryside”. Ironically titled What A Load of Rubbish, the book is the latest in a series of anti-litter initiatives that 86-year-old Thomas has launched during the

Farmers’ perseverance, dedication and enduring community spirit will be celebrated this weekend at Ripon Cathedral’s Plough Sunday Service, supported by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society. All are welcome at the service at Ripon Cathedral on Sunday 12th January 2025 which will offer blessings for the year ahead to farming families.

One of Yorkshire’s fastest-growing technology companies has moved its head office to Copthall Bridge in Harrogate to support its expansion. Mobile Tornado is a global provider of push-to-talk over cellular and workforce management solutions. Their groundbreaking technology enables instant voice and multi-media communication over cellular networks and provides safety

An advanced engineering company is developing a new water technology hub in North Yorkshire that will create eight new jobs. Synthotech develops advanced monitoring and leak detection technology for utility companies. The investment in the new technology centre follows the securing of £7.3m of funding for water and multi-utility

The brand-new John Deere 6M tractor range is one of the major stars of Ripon Farm Services’ popular two-day New Year Show. The show, one of the UK’s leading agricultural machinery displays, is being held in the Yorkshire Event Centre at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate on Wednesday

Huddersfield gastropub The 3 Acres has announced it will reopen on Sunday 18th May 2025 following a 17 month programme of refurbishment after a devastating fire. Owner Tom Truelove and wife, Lauren, have revealed the date exactly one year since the much-loved venue was severely damaged by the blaze on