Business Tough 2023 forecast as cash flow pressure drive surge in insolvencies * Tough 2023 forecast as cash flow pressure drive surge in insolvencies * Headwinds likely to cause issues even for better-performing businesses in 2023 * Directors advised to act now as economic climate drives increase in insolvencies * PKF GM launch training webinar series to support company directors understand the insolvency process Corporate Insolvencies By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Inflation slowing, with fuel prices driving hopes for future easing * Prices continued to rise in December, with CPI up 0.4% in the month, however annualised inflation slowed to 10.5% from 10.7% in November * The slowing rate of annual inflation reflects a continued fall in the price of motor fuels, clothing and recreation, partially offset by higher food By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Source tees off new PR partnership with Underpin Leeds-based performance-led marketing communications agency, Source has been appointed to handle the retained national PR for golf mental performance coaching company, Underpin. Underpin provides direct support to elite amateur players and professional golfers across the globe, such as Conor O’Rourke, Ashton Turner and Charlotte Heath. The business prides itself By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Northern set to recruit as many as 280 drivers and conductors Train operator, Northern, is looking to recruit as many as 280 drivers and conductors across the North of England in 2023. New recruits will join the team responsible for running Northern’s more than 2,500 services a day to more than 500 stations and are being recruited as part By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Rare opportunity as Sandsend Stores hits the market One of the North Yorkshire coast’s best-loved village shops is looking for a new tenant. The popular Sandsend Stores, the heartbeat of this tourism hotspot, will become available to lease in March, following the retirement of Alex Miller. The Stores, which date back to the early 20th century, are By The Editor • 2 min read
Business It's 100 up at flourishing Sunny Bank Mills Sunny Bank Mills, the historic mill complex at Farsley between Leeds and Bradford, is celebrating a very special century. The arrival of two new occupiers at the iconic textile mill means that there are now 100 companies on site. Fusion By Design Ltd and ATB Group UK Ltd have taken By The Editor • 3 min read
Legal Matters Levi Solicitors expands into employment As part of its continued growth and success, Levi Solicitors is delighted to be able to offer its clients specialist employment law advice – and will be adding more specialisms to the team in the coming months across various roles. Leading HR expert and employment lawyer, Natalie Saunders, is heading up By The Editor • 1 min read
Business More than half of business owners want to retire without the worry of bills Whether your retirement is early, late, or right on time, it’s an occasion that marks the beginning of a new phase of your life. With a rise in the number of people retiring following the pandemic, asset disposal specialist BPI Auctions has surveyed UK business owners to see just By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink It's ice cream time The Ice Cream and Artisan Food Show is the only trade show for the ice cream sector in the UK. Its back in Harrogate at the Yorkshire Event Centre from 7th to 9th February 2023. If you make or sell ice cream (or are thinking of doing so) then this By The Editor • 2 min read
Joe Browns announces £2m warehouse upgrade Joe Browns, the fashion and lifestyle retailer, announced that it would be investing £2m in a warehouse upgrade that is designed to support both its growth ambitions and increase pick face efficiency even further. Its existing warehouse, that forms part of its head office building in Holbeck, Leeds, was extended By The Editor • 2 min read
Health Yorkshire hair transplant clinic wins prestigious national award The flourishing Yorkshire-based The Hair Dr – Hair Transplant Clinic has won the prestigious UK Hair Transplant Clinic of the Year award. The International Safety in Beauty Diamond Awards, the Oscars of the cosmetic surgery world, were held at a glittering dinner at the Intercontinental Hotel in London’s West End. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds College of Building appoints new assistant principal Chris Tunningley has been appointed as Leeds College of Building assistant principal for Adult Learning and Higher Education. Chris, formerly the head of university centre for Architecture, Engineering & Construction at Leeds College of Building, succeeds retiring assistant principal Brian Duffy. Speaking of his appointment, Chris said: “I am thrilled By The Editor • 2 min read
