Business White Rose and Trinity increase investment in Leeds Landsec, owner of both Trinity Leeds and White Rose Shopping Centre, is announcing a new partnership with Resurgo’s ‘Spear Programme’ and the Ahead Partnership, which both aim to help local young people into employment. The partnership is funded by Landsec’s new social impact programme, Landsec Futures, a £20m By The Editor • 2 min read
Business UNTHA UK helps firm divert over 24 tonnes of wooden pallets from landfill MC Refrigeration Ltd has diverted over 24 tonnes of wood waste from landfill just three months after investing in a PS1300 pallet shredder from UNTHA UK — saving thousands in off-site disposal fees in the process. The company — which specialises in the installation, removal, repair, and disposal of commercial refrigeration display By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Transforming Leeds train station, New Station Street closure announced As part of the next stage in the transformation of Leeds City Rail Station’s main entrance and surrounding area, New Station Street will be closed from Friday 19 May to all traffic (except service vehicles and emergency services). Due to the closure, the station taxi rank will be moved By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Logistics work buoyant as commercial property consultancy reports strong Q1 Leading commercial building, project and sustainability consultancy Jones Hargreaves has reported a 73% revenue increase in Q1 compared to the same period last year as the firm continues to grow its team and widen its services. The national consultancy firm, which has offices in Leeds, has also seen a 60% By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Reward makes key promotion to restructure its client relationship operations in Yorkshire Leading SME funding provider Reward Finance Group has strengthen its client relationship operations across Yorkshire, by promoting Chris Ibbetson to head it up. With Reward providing tailored business finance loans and asset based solutions to SMEs across the UK, Chris will now lead the client relationship team in Yorkshire and By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture York Minster marks further sustainability milestone with Deangate retrofit project York Minster has hailed the positive effects of its groundbreaking Neighbourhood Plan as it plans the delivery of its first low carbon retrofit project. The Neighbourhood Plan sets out a 15-year policy led approach to create a sustainable future for York Minster and its seven-hectare estate. In the latest positive By The Editor • 2 min read
National Why slow load times can kill your ecommerce sales Slow loading times on your ecommerce website can be incredibly frustrating for customers, and it can also harm your sales in the long run. In today's world of instant gratification, people expect websites to load quickly, and if your site takes too long, they'll likely abandon By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Chadwick Lawrence hosts a charity Iftar supporting Turkey & Syria earthquake emergency Chadwick Lawrence, a leading law firm in Yorkshire, recently held their first-ever Charity Iftar event on 13 April 2023 to promote diversity, inclusivity, and different faiths and cultures. The event, which was held at the Madisson in Bradford, brought together many businesses and individuals to support the victims of the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leeds-based CDS achieves coveted Cloudflare partner status A Leeds-based strategic consultancy has become the first organisation in the EMEA region to achieve the prestigious Cloudflare Authorised Service Delivery Partner (ASDP) status. CDS are specialists in enabling strategic change in large complex organisations for clients such as the Home Office, Insight Investments, Yorkshire Water and the NHS. As By The Editor • 2 min read
National What are your Health & Safety Rights at Work? Every employee should know their rights when it comes to health and safety. It is essential that your employer has taken steps to provide a safe work environ-ment for you and your colleagues so that you can work safely and with confi-dence each day. Unfortunately, accidents and injuries are common By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Bailie Group operating company launches digital forensics lab One of the six operating companies within Yorkshire-headquartered Bailie Group — Defence consultancy, CDS Defence and Security (CDS DS) — has launched its new digital forensics lab (DFU) at its Government-approved facility, in Cheltenham. The state-of-the-art DFU has been two years in the making and is the firm’s newest cyber security By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Budding entrepreneurs develop unique new sustainable products in just five days Entrepreneurs of the future were given the chance to develop their creative and business skills in the latest educational programme designed to help them unlock their potential. Two teams of young people went head to head in the Creative Enterprise Challenge to meet the brief of creating a new sustainable By The Editor • 3 min read
