Business Malton’s Wesley Centre secures £370,000 from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund A large Grade II* historic building in the heart of the market town of Malton, North Yorkshire, has received a major funding boost for its ongoing transformation to secure its future. As part of the Government’s Levelling Up programme, the project has received £370,000 from the UK Shared By The Editor • 3 min read
Business City Square update: final phase of resurfacing begins The final phases of improving Leeds City Square and its surrounding areas begin on Monday 4 September, with overnight road closures in place to complete highways surfacing works. Roads around City Square will be closed overnight between 4 September until 16 September (from 8pm – 6am) to undertake the surfacing works, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New chair for Leeds Beckett University Leeds Beckett University has appointed experienced financial services leader Iain Cornish as its new Chair. Iain has more than thirty years’ experience of working in senior positions in financial services, including steering Yorkshire Building Society through the global financial crisis. He is currently Chair of Leeds Building Society and is By The Editor • 2 min read
Business UK’s largest bathroom and tile store set to open in Birstall The UK’s largest bathroom and tile store is set to open in Birstall this week marked by a launch event. Easy Bathrooms has transformed its former head office, warehouse, and showroom on Oakwell Way, into a 55,000 sq. ft. bathroom superstore, following weeks of renovation work and £200, By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture One week to go – Big family day out at largest outdoor holiday home show A feast of family fun is lined up at the Great Yorkshire Showground next week when the Great Holiday Home Show opens to the public in Harrogate for the first time. There is just one week left to book your tickets before the UK’s biggest holiday home event of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds-based tech giant extends strategic partnership with UEFA to sponsor EURO 2024 Leeds-based technology corporation, Hisense, has announced that it will be a global sponsor of UEFA EURO 2024™, following on from past tournament sponsorship in 2016 and 2020, and a successful sponsorship of FIFA World Cup 2022™. The extended partnership will see Hisense, who have its UK headquarters in Leeds, gain By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Farmhouse Leeds reveal opening date with free brunch for everyone. Farmhouse an independently owned restaurant specialising in breakfast, brunch, and all-day dishes, will open its second site in Leeds next month. One of North Yorkshire’s most popular brunch spots is heading to Lands Lane, Leeds on Monday 11th September. To celebrate, Farmhouse are giving you the chance to try By The Editor • 1 min read
Health New charity launches to help fix the care sector Having worked in the care sector all her career, Angela Fletcher knows only too well many of the challenges people face at different stages of care. Running Happy Future Support Specialists in Scarborough, the company care for and support individuals with special needs in independent living and housing. More recently By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture The Minskip scarecrow weekend is back The village of Minskip, near Boroughbridge, is holding its popular annual Scarecrow Competition on the weekend of September 2-3. The competition, which has established a fine reputation during the past three years, sees almost the entire village making scarecrows which then line the main street in a blaze of colour By The Editor • 2 min read
Yorkshire churches throw open their doors for Yorkshire Churches Day Hundreds of churches across Yorkshire are preparing to welcome visitors for ‘Yorkshire Churches Day' (YCD) on Saturday 16 September. Run by the Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust (YHCT), Yorkshire Churches Day is a day where everyone is encouraged to visit their local place of worship even if they have never By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire sees one of the strongest rises in start-ups in the UK last month Despite companies across the UK continuing to struggle amidst rising interest rates and stubborn inflation, business confidence in Yorkshire and the Humber appears to be resilient with levels of start-ups in the region in July higher than those in much of the UK. The latest research from the UK’s By The Editor • 2 min read
Business North Yorkshire duo hit the jackpot with launch of new business Infinity Prize Draws, a new prize draw company founded by two friends with a passion for cars and giving back, has officially launched with a unique approach to spreading smiles across the county. The founders, Lee Hardy and Tom Laverack, had a shared dream of launching a business together that By The Editor • 2 min read
