Arts&Culture New walking and cycling improvements from Kirkstall Road to city centre The latest scheme in a £7.2 million package of walking and cycling improvements across Leeds city centre has opened. The new cycle track from Kirkstall Road to Wellington Street boosts access for people travelling by bike from west Leeds into the city centre. The Western Gateway scheme connects with By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Transport across Yorkshire & The Humber to be transformed with new £947m investment Millions of people in Yorkshire and the Humber - from the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority to Kingston Upon Hull and North East Lincolnshire - will benefit from better public transport, reduced congestion and upgraded bus and train stations as the Government continues to reallocate funding from HS2 to By The Editor • 5 min read
Business Leodis Space Agency takes over Leeds This Easter, the city of Leeds is set to witness an extraordinary event as LeedsBID (Leeds Business Improvement District) and Welcome to Leeds launches the Leodis Space Agency. This cosmic experience promises to transport residents and visitors alike to new dimensions of wonder and excitement. From March 23 to April By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Design Tonic celebrates a transformative five years of success Leeds-based commercial interior designers Design Tonic celebrate five years of success since their 2019 launch, with exciting new client projects on board this spring. Renowned for injecting community, collaboration and cool into office spaces locally and nationally, Design Tonic has also worked across the restaurant, sports, and Leeds indie business By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Pegasus World Holding announces growth and expansion Pegasus World Holding, based in Leeds and founded and managed by leading UK entrepreneur Ivan Zhou, has announced a massive increase in turnover. The company has witnessed a phenomenal surge in its turnover, rising from £8 million to £13 million during the last year. This expansion has been mirrored in By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Transformer and generator specialist secures multi-million pound investment One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of power and distribution transformers, Winder Power, has secured a multi-million pound combined debt and equity funding package from Connection Capital to support a management buyout of the business. Hundred-year-established Winder Power, which has risen to become one of the most trusted suppliers By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Holden Smith supports sale of world-renowned trombone manufacturer Yorkshire law firm Holden Smith has supported the sale of world-renowned trombone manufacturer, Michael Rath Trombones, for an undisclosed sum. The instrument maker, located in Huddersfield, has been acquired by global musical instrument retailer, John Packer Musical Instruments. Rob Kelly, director and head of corporate at Holden Smith, said: “Michael By The Editor • 1 min read
Business New data collaboration to drive investment in innovation The Data City has supported a new collaboration led by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to help investment in growing businesses by the public and private sectors. The initiative saw a group of economists and data scientists from Cambridge Econometrics, The Data City, and Innovation Caucus create By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire linseed paint manufacturer expands Environmentally sustainable linseed paint manufacturer Brouns and Co has relocated to new premises in Sherburn in Elmet to accommodate the firm’s growth, after reporting a 400% increase in export sales to the US in the last three years. Brouns & Co, which moved production of its all-natural linseed paint By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Housebuilder announces £49.3m development 75 percent sold Avant Homes has announced that three quarters of the 152 homes at its £49.3m Radford’s Meadow development in Micklefield have been sold. Located between Leeds and Pontefract and within close proximity to the A1 and M1, the development comprises a mix of three- and four-bedroom practically designed, energy By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Firm delivers brand refresh for UK’s leading food waste recycler Propaganda brand consultancy has delivered a brand refresh and updated proposition for ReFood, the UK’s leading food waste recycler, in response to challenging market dynamics and increased competition. Propaganda has worked with ReFood for over 10 years, having created the UK launch and brand strategy back in 2013. The By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Mulgrave Estate to discuss plans to plant over 300,000 trees The award-winning Mulgrave Estate in the North York Moors is holding a public meeting to discuss Phase One of plans to plant 300,000 trees over 550 acres in a pioneering woodland project. The Phase One planting area will cover the parishes of Glaisdale & Egton (Egton Grange). Robert Childerhouse, By The Editor • 1 min read
