Food&Drink Tuck in at Barnsley's Flavours Food festival this month The Flavours Food Festival returns to Barnsley town centre on 18-21 May and promises to be bigger and better than ever, with a packed line-up of over 40 mouth-watering food stalls. Following its successful town centre debut last year, the popular festival will once again be taking place in The By The Editor • 2 min read
Business UKcaravans4hire.com reappoints Wild PR to support ambitious growth UKcaravans4hire.com has re-appointed fellow Huddersfield-based firm, Wild PR as its PR agency to support the company’s ambitious growth plans. UKcaravans4hire.com is the UK’s leading static caravan hire platform, offering an online booking system with over 6,500 holiday homes available. Featuring listings from owners nationally, the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Kingston appoints new managing director A property management company which manages multiple developments across Yorkshire has appointed a new managing director to drive forward growth. Paul Carter has taken the helm at Kingston, one of the north’s leading leasehold block and estate management firms. The company manages multiple sites across Yorkshire including in Barnsley, By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Weaving magic at historic Sunny Bank Mills Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley is opening the doors of its iconic 1912 Mill for the Threads Textile Festival over the weekend of 12th -14th May. The Threads Textile Festival will open on 12th May in the Textile Archive with a day of talks on dyeing by leading experts in By The Editor • 2 min read
Business The Data City helps DSIT drive growth in the UK economy Data consultancy, The Data City has secured a six-figure project with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and Cambridge Econometrics to map high-potential business clusters around the UK. The work will help DSIT drive the growth of the UK economy and support the government’s Growth Plan. The By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Bellway's reduced market value homes scheme is a success Bellway Homes says its scheme to sell reduced market value homes at its Millstone Park development in Swallownest has proved a huge success – with all seven selling out rapidly. The reduced market value homes were exclusively available to first time buyers aged between 23 and 40, with a combined annual By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Specialist prosthetics and orthotics company acquires new site in Sheffield STEPS Prosthetics launched last year by directors, Collette Shaw and Peter Durkin, who have over 20 years’ experience in delivering private, bespoke prosthetics and orthotic solutions following serious injury. They design, manufacture, fit and support amputee clients, and work in partnership with STEPS Rehabilitation to be the only provider of By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink 'Let the weekend be gin!' Beverley Gin Festival's back at Beverley Minster Beverley Gin Festival is back next weekend, Friday May 12th and Saturday May 13th, as Beverley Minster again plays host to this popular annual event. Supported by great live music and tasty street food, the festival is packed with an incredible array of British and international gins and other specialty By The Editor • 2 min read
Businesswoman Global femtech innovator accelerates growth with data investment Oakland Group, a Leeds-based data consultancy, has teamed up with femtech health and lifestyle brand Elvie to put data at the heart of its operation to drive growth. The two teams worked together to create a data platform that allowed Elvie to create a single view of the truth by By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Awards celebrate Leeds manufacturing industry’s rising stars Leeds’ manufacturing and engineering sector has celebrated the achievements of some of its brightest younger stars at an awards ceremony recognising the talents, achievements and contributions of the next generation working within the industry. Now in their second year, the Leeds Manufacturing Festival Awards saw trophies presented for Apprentice of By The Editor • 3 min read
Business ACS’S contribution to local and national economy recognised with MP visit Leeds Central MP and Labour Party politician Hilary Benn visited ACS Stainless Steel (ACS) this week to see first-hand, the work it is doing in promoting the creation of safer and more sustainable buildings. ACS is a leading Yorkshire manufacturer and designer of structural building components used in construction of By The Editor • 1 min read
Business IoD celebrates 120 years of being voice of business Members of the Institute of Directors (IoD) across Yorkshire and the North East are celebrating its 120th anniversary this year. The IoD was formed in 1903 and granted a Royal Charter in 1906 ‘to represent the interests of members and of the business community to government and in the public By The Editor • 1 min read
