Business Hatmill awarded UK’s best Workplaces™ recognition! Yorkshire supply chain and logistics consultancy Hatmill has officially been named as one of THE UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2024 by Great Place To Work®, the global authority on workplace culture. Officially announced last week at the prestigious Best Workplaces Awards held at London’s Grosvenor House and hosted by By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Rushbond launches collection of new homes in the heart of Wakefield Yorkshire-based property investment company, Rushbond, has revealed the first illustration which brings to life its plans to transform Wakefield’s Civic Quarter into a community of high-quality accessible homes and a new community building, together named the ‘Wood Street Collection.’ The city centre’s former police station will be transformed By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Sunexpress takes off from Leeds Bradford Airport Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has celebrated the inaugural flight of its new partnership with leisure airline SunExpress. The first SunExpress flight departed on Sunday 24th March to Antalya (AYT) with a cake and ribbon cutting celebration amongst LBA and airline staff. SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Event management company moves to accommodate growth Event management company Impulse Decisions purchase new offices in Cardale Park in Harrogate as part of significant growth. Having been based at Windsor House for a number of years, their current recruitment plans for 2024 mean they will outgrow their current office space. The new offices will provide them with By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds based Pegasus World launches pioneering sustainability initiative Pegasus World Holding, based in Leeds, has launched an imaginative new initiative as part of its on-going sustainability campaign. The company, which occupies Curo House, a 75,000 state-of-the art office and warehouse building at Logic Leeds Business Park by Junction 45 of the M1, has unveiled its brand-new UpCycle By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Harrogate film society and the Odeon to screen a much loved film A special charity screening of a much-loved film about a group of Bradford filmmakers is being held at Screen Five of the Harrogate Odeon at 7.00pm on Wednesday April 24. The multi-award-winning A Bunch of Amateurs will be raising money for two leading mental health charities, Wellspring Therapy & By The Editor • 3 min read
Legal Matters Chadwick Lawrence offers four training contracts for aspiring solicitors Yorkshire law firm, Chadwick Lawrence has appointed four new trainee solicitors as part of their internal progression scheme. This scheme sees four current paralegals within the firm being awarded training contracts to continue working in the firm. Following a thorough evaluation process as part of the firm's annual By The Editor • 2 min read
Health Tracy Brabin steps in to fund health & social care training Local NHS services in West Yorkshire are benefitting from new investment to train and upskill people for jobs in the health and social care sector. In an unprecedented move for the region, West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin is funding training for frontline NHS workers. The £1.3 million investment will By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Digital agency hires director of International to launch first US office National digital agency idhl has appointed Sam Ogrizovic as director of international to launch the firm’s first office in the US. Sam will establish and grow the New York office as part of the agency’s ambitious growth plans. idhl specialises in performance media, e-commerce, web development, data and By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Doncaster restaurants could save thousands by recycling their food waste Pubs, restaurants, cafés and takeaways across South Yorkshire could save thousands of pounds on their waste disposal costs by ditching landfill and opting to recycle their food waste instead. That’s the advice of Philip Simpson, commercial director of ReFood, which operates one of Europe’s most advanced anaerobic digestion By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Ex rugby league star Stevie Ward launches men’s meets at Maggie’s Cancer support charity Maggie’s Yorkshire recently ran its first Men’s Meet Up group with ex rugby league star, Stevie Ward. Stevie spoke to a group of men who are living with cancer, whether their own diagnosis, or that of a friend or family member. He spoke about his By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Further plans unveiled to improve rail journeys in the North High-skilled jobs and more reliable journeys will be created in Bradford as momentum continues to deliver one of the country’s largest rail improvement projects. Rail Minister Huw Merriman has confirmed plans as part of the Government’s £3.9 billion investment into the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) to build By The Editor • 3 min read