Charity Atlantic rowers swap oars for golf clubs at £31,500 Yorkshire charity fundraiser David Knaggs and Richard Larking, the pair of Yorkshire lawyers who will be embarking on the arduous 3,000-mile World’s Toughest Row across the Atlantic in December this year, took to the greens last week to host a charity golf day to raise funds for their nominated Yorkshire charities, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire and Humber sees continuing falls in insolvency-related activity The rate of both new business starts-ups and insolvency-related activity dropped for the second consecutive month in Yorkshire and the Humber in May, while other regions saw sharp rises in insolvency-related activity, according to the latest research from R3, the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body. Based on analysis By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Transport Secretary secures major rail supply deal to protect thousands of British Steel jobs Thousands of British manufacturing jobs have today been secured as the Transport Secretary visited Scunthorpe to finalise a major rail steel deal between Network Rail and British Steel. The £500 million five-year contract will see British Steel supply over 337,000 tonnes of rail track, helping cement the company' By The Editor • 3 min read
Business College’s £17m Building Hits Milestone as Steel Frame Completed The four-storey steel frame of Bradford College’s new £17 million building is now in place—marking a key step in transforming the Thornton Road site. Led by Morgan Sindall, the new Junction Mills building will offer students specialist training in motor vehicle, advanced electrical, hybrid and hydrogen technologies, vital By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Young creatives tackle smart glasses design challenge Students at Bradford College have been given the unique opportunity to design packaging for a new range of smart glasses. The competition by Zanco, a digital tech firm set up by former Bradford College student Shazad Talib, will see Professional Services and Leisure learners compete to design the best packaging By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Yorkshire businesses raise £89,000 for children's hospital equipment. Yorkshire’s business community has come together to raise £89,000 for the Luma Foundation, helping to fund vital medical equipment for Leeds Children’s Hospital. The funds will be used to purchase two additional Photobiomodulation (PBM) units. These machines use safe red light therapy to reduce the pain and By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Synthotech to double engineering team Harrogate-based engineering firm Synthotech is set to double the size of its engineering team by the end of 2025, in response to growing demand for its pipeline inspection and leak detection technologies worldwide. The company currently employs six engineers and plans to increase that number to 12 this year. The By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Aon announces new head of corporate office in Leeds and Sheffield Aon plc has announced the appointment of Michael Fisher as head of its Leeds and Sheffield offices. In his new role, Michael assumes overall responsibility for the firm’s Commercial Risk operations in both Leeds and Sheffield and will oversee a combined team of 25 who are collectively responsible for By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Yorkshire businesses raise £89,000 for children's hospital equipment. Yorkshire’s business community has come together to raise £89,000 for the Luma Foundation, helping to fund vital medical equipment for Leeds Children’s Hospital. The funds will be used to purchase two additional Photobiomodulation (PBM) units. These machines use safe red light therapy to reduce the pain and By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Garden centre cycle challenge raises over £4,000 for Martin House Children's Hospice A team of cyclists led by the MD of Yorkshire Garden Centres raised over £4,000 for Martin House Children's Hospice when they tackled a challenging 85 km ride recently At the end of May, the team of 18 led by Mark Farnsworth completed the challenging, hilly ride By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Walker Foster announces launch of WF Trust Corporation Limited Yorkshire legal firm Walker Foster has announced the launch of a new trust corporation, WF Trust Corporation Limited, which was rolled out on the 27th May. A trust corporation is a company that is authorised to act as a trustee, executor, or administrator of trusts and estates. A professional individual By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Expanding AI business secures new offices at The Globe An expanding AI business support company has secured new offices at The Globe Innovation Centre in Slaithwaite, near Huddersfield. AIMAI has secured a five-year lease for an 800 sq ft office on the 4th floor at The Globe Innovation Centre where a number of technology focused, fast-growing SMEs operate. AIMAI By The Editor • 3 min read
