Business Gregory receives the go ahead to develop 'green' business park Gregory Properties (Leeds) Limited has secured reserved matters planning approval to deliver 124,700 sq ft of industrial and logistics space at Rockingham in Barnsley. The ten-acre site is well located fronting the A6195 Dearne Valley Parkway with direct motorway access to Junction 36 of the M1. Gregory Properties plans By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Leeds City Council scraps idea for parking charges in parks Over the last few months, Leeds City Council has been looking at a number of options to tackle major financial pressures to establish a sustainable budget for 2023/24. As part of this, consideration was being given to the possible introduction of parking charges at its major parks along with By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Restaurant and cocktail bar set to launch in the heart of Headingley! Popular Leeds-based Cafe bar, Residence 74 is set to expand with a third venue due to land in Headingley next month. Residence 74 has fast become a favourite in the LS16 suburb of the city, known for its tasty breakfast and brunch, inventive cocktails, and stylish New York-inspired décor, backed By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Kirklees Mayor officially opens Harron’s latest showhome Harron Homes recently welcomed the Mayor of Kirklees, Councillor Masood Ahmed, to officiate at the launch of its new showhome at the Victoria Heights development in Fixby, Huddersfield. The Mayor was met by Yorkshire managing director Tony Lee and senior sales manager Amanda Thomas, who were on hand to give By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Chef, Bobby Geetha, puts Leeds in the spotlight across the pond After finding success on primetime British TV shows such as Great British Menu and Masterchef The Professionals, it seems as though local Chef, Bobby Geetha, has set his sights on screens further afar. The founder and Head Chef, of Leeds City Centre restaurant Fleur, has travelled to America to promote By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Work starts on new £4.5m business park that will create new jobs in York Marrtree Investments has begun work on a new 2.4 acre business park on the site of the former B&M store at Clifton Moor in York. The developer will have invested £4.5m in the scheme on completion, which will create 27,000 sq ft of modern business By The Editor • 2 min read
Business EY’s dealmakers in the North advise on transactions worth nearly £3.8bn in 2022 EY’s Strategy and Transactions teams in the North of England advised on deals worth a total of nearly £3.8bn in 2022. The top deals acted on in 2022 by the firm’s experts in the North included three worth more than half a billion pounds each, with the By The Editor • 2 min read
National Getting your small business finances under control When you are a small business owner, you want to keep control of as many aspects of your business as possible. One of these aspects that often gets forgotten about (or overlooked) is the area of finance. You may well be engrossed in the daily running and operations of your By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Inseego makes tracks to south central The Leeds office of global property consultancy Knight Frank has brokered a significant deal at the South Central development in the city. Inseego, a provider of fleet tracking software and business solutions, is taking of 5,000 sq ft of newly refurbished space By The Editor • 2 min read
Business BDO advises on sale of foodservice supplier Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has advised on the sale of foodservice supplier, Thomas Ridley Foodservice. The company was acquired by Bidcorp UK for an undisclosed sum – a market leading foodservice and product distributor. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Web Specialist invests in local area Wakefield-based digital agency, Feel Created has moved offices and expanded its team in response to new client wins, including a project with the University of Liverpool. Under the leadership of Ian Long, Feel Created has relocated to a larger office on The Nostell Estate Business Park in Wakefield, employing digital By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Heat recovery system continues to deliver savings for Yorkshire farm shop As the seventh anniversary of the installation of Keelham Farm Shop's heat recovery system approaches, the team at DK Heat Recovery has recalculated the cost savings based on today's fuel price cap. Keelham Farm Shop is now saving £16,000 and over 72,000 kWh per By The Editor • 2 min read
