Food&Drink Paul Baron - shortlisted for personality of the year Paul Baron is I am Döner's founder starting his career in the catering industry he went all the way up to work as a chef in a Michelin star restaurant and being trained by top chefs, ending up as head chef in a restaurant in Clitheroe. Food has By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Yorkshire Garden Centres group reaches final of regional food and drink award The team at a Bradford-headquartered garden centre group is celebrating after reaching the final of a regional food and drink business award. Yorkshire Garden Centres has been shortlisted in the Best Retailer category in the Azets Food and Drink Business Awards. Managing director Mark Farnsworth, said: "We have grown By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Technophobia threatening the future of SMEs Small and medium UK businesses are being held back post-pandemic by a reluctance to adopt new technologies, experts have warned. Experts from TelephoneSystems.Cloud have warned that the future of many SMEs is at risk after the pandemic accelerated technological change across the wider business sector. They warn that thousands By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink North Yorkshire whisky distillery reaches final of regional food and drink award The team at Yorkshire's first single malt whisky distillery is celebrating after reaching the final of a regional food and drink business award. Hunmanby-based Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery has been shortlisted in the Best New Drink Product category in the Azets Food and Drink Business Awards. Spirit of By The Editor • 1 min read
National Drivers more likely to go electric if they can charge at work Employers can help accelerate the UK’s switch to Electric Vehicles by providing charging facilities at their workplaces. Half of UK drivers (50%) say they would be more likely to switch to an Electric Vehicle (EV) if they could charge at work, according to a YouGov survey. The survey, conducted By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Hollywood Agency are Eaton Smith business of the month Eaton Smith Solicitors is delighted to announce that Hollywood Agency Ltd has been chosen by the judging panel as the latest winner of its Business of the Month Award. Hollywood Agency Ltd was launched in 2016 by 19-year-old Erika Maybury, a qualified social media specialist with a passion for getting By The Editor • 1 min read
Business 84 more vehicle charge points coming to Leeds' residential areas Drivers of plug-in vehicles will soon find topping up their mileage even more convenient, thanks to 84 new plug-in vehicle fast charging bays being installed in Leeds. A newly announced partnership between Leeds City Council and EB Charging will see 84 new ‘fast’ charging bays installed at 15 locations across By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Skills Support for the Workforce upskills almost 600 businesses as programme ends The Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) Programme is celebrating having supported almost 600 businesses and over 2,200 employees since April 2019. As the programme draws to a close at the end of this month, it has achieved its aims of driving significant financial growth and productivity for hundreds By The Editor • 2 min read
Business BPI Auctions raises over £95,000 for DB Joinery to support retirement Following upcoming retirement plans, BPI Auctions was appointed by DB Joinery to support the online auctioning of 200 lots of surplus company equipment. Working closely with DB Joinery, the appointed asset disposal specialists, BPI Auctions executed a prompt turnaround. The auction went live within two days of the lotting process By The Editor • 2 min read
Businesswoman Former IoD England director pursues career in private sector Natalie Sykes, a former national director of the Institute of Directors (IoD), is to pursue a career in the private sector after taking a sabbatical from the organisation. Natalie was a management team member leading IoD England. Prior to that she was regional director for the IoD in Yorkshire and By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Historic Yorkshire textile archieve project goes live The historic Sunny Bank Mills Archive, one of the most significant and substantial woven textile archives in the UK, is now available on-line. The Archive, an integral part of the award-winning Sunny Bank Mills complex in Farsley, near Leeds, has been transformed by a £40,000 grant from The National By The Editor • 3 min read
National Driving more traffic to your website: a simple guide It’s difficult to pinpoint success; it’s unique for every organization. However, in general, the success of a business really comes down to how many sales it makes. Regardless of whether or not your business has an e-commerce element, driving more traffic to your website can help to boost By The Editor • 3 min read
