Business Minskip's Wild Swan triumphs in prestigious awards ceremony The Wild Swan at Minskip, near Boroughbridge, has won the competitive Small Leisure, Retail and Hospitality Business category in the Harrogate Advertiser Excellence in Business Awards. The prestigious awards, which celebrate the very best businesses in the region, were held at a glittering ceremony at the Pavilions of Harrogate. Altogether By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Brighouse IT provider boosts headcount by 30% as company marks 20th year in business Brighouse-headquartered managed service provider (MSP), Fusion IT Management (Fusion), is celebrating its 20th year in business. The milestone comes in conjunction with a notable growth in headcount for the firm — having increased by 30% over the past twelve months. The company is now home to a 42-strong team of technical By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Chadwick Lawrence supports the Leeds Rhinos Foundation As part of their ongoing corporate partnership, Yorkshire law firm Chadwick Lawrence supported Aspire and Leeds Rhinos Foundation in a Touch Rugby event, on Monday 5 June 2023. The touch rugby event featured eight teams, each consisting of ten enthusiastic participants, totalling 80 individuals. The mixed-ability teams took part in By The Editor • 2 min read
Business First Permanent average speed cameras in West Yorkshire to be installed in Leeds Leeds City Council will soon install the first permanent average-speed cameras in West Yorkshire, which will be located on the A6120 Outer Ring Road and the A647 Stanningley Bypass, and form part of the Connecting West Leeds scheme. The speed cameras are being installed as part of a wider strategy By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Brand new tearoom opens at Yorkshire luxury lodges development A brand-new café and tearoom is opening at the award-winning Hollicarrs Holiday Park at Escrick, between York and Selby. Olivia’s Tea Room, which will be run by Olivia Firth with her partner Adam Nix, opens its doors on Saturday June 24, ready for the summer holidays. Olivia was the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Stylish Danish homeware brand to open first Yorkshire store Søstrene Grene, a successful Danish homeware brand, is set to open its first Yorkshire store in Sheffield city centre this summer. The 5,600 sq ft shop will be located in Grosvenor House on Cambridge Street – part of the Heart of the City development scheme led by Sheffield City Council By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Calderdale based Deighton Engineers announces closure Calderdale-based Deighton Engineers has ceased to trade. Sarah Long and Antony Denham of DL Partnership (UK) Limited have been appointed as Joint Liquidators of the company and have assisted with the structured closure of the business. The family run business had traded successfully for over 30 years but battled to By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Iconic Leeds cinema to reopen this June The Hyde Park Picture House, one of the UK's oldest and most treasured cinemas, is to reopen its doors on Friday 30 June, as work on its refurbishment nears completion. Thanks to support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the 109-year-old Leeds cinema has successfully carried out significant By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Caddick Construction reaches halfway milestone at Leeds Valley Park With construction work now well underway, progress is taking shape on-site at Leeds Valley Park, with three of the six steel unit frames now erected and fit-out due to commence imminently. This £26.2 million construction project is set to bring six high quality, modern industrial units ranging in size By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leading property auctioneers merge with combined auctions Two of the north’s largest property auction houses, North-West based Pugh and South Yorkshire based Mark Jenkinson, are combining their online property auction listings from this month. Mark Jenkinson, which has been based in Sheffield for over 125 years, was acquired by Eddisons earlier this year, joining Pugh which By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Resilience tops agenda at Great Yorkshire Show breakfast Stirring stories of farming resilience will be shared at a breakfast meeting at the 164th Great Yorkshire Show to empower those trying to make their way in the agricultural industry during a time of testing economics. Future Farmers of Yorkshire, a thriving network of farmers, vets and other industry professionals By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Business celebrates decade contribution to film and TV industry Leeds based screen acting academy, YAFTA is commemorating a decade of success within the film and TV industry with a glamorous celebration at The Royal Armouries in Leeds on 7th July. To further honour the occasion, 10 annual scholarships are also being released by the academy for the YAFTA Acting By The Editor • 2 min read
