Business Transport secretary more than trebles investment for rail in the north to £9bn * Investment in TransPennine Route Upgrade bolstered by more than 200% to deliver a gold standard rail network to level up the North * Additional funding will be spent on digital signalling technology, electrifying the full route and building additional tracks for passenger and freight services * This comes as Government announces over By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Further support for businesses feeling the squeeze A vital support scheme offering Government-backed loans to small businesses will be extended for a further two years, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has announced today (Wednesday 20 July). The Recovery Loan Scheme, originally launched in April 2021 to help businesses recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, has supported almost 19,000 By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Scarborough Group joins forces with online wellbeing community Leading property regeneration and investment specialist, Scarborough Group International (SGI) has joined forces with online wellbeing community, It Starts Monday for a six week challenge to help people kickstart a healthy lifestyle change and raise vital funds for charity. The brainchild of former Premier League footballer and boxer, Curtis Woodhouse, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Small firms call for action as insurance premiums rise and coverage shrinks Small firms are encountering widespread problems in their dealings with the insurance market, amid rising premium costs, a new report has found. FSB’s new publication, Paying a premium? Reforming the insurance market to work for small firms, looks into the price of insurance and whether the products on offer By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Commercial insurance broker Attis 20% ahead of 2022 forecasts Fast-growing commercial insurance broker Attis is forecasting revenue of over £6m for 2022, with gross written premium set to exceed £60m. If achieved, the figures will outstrip projections by more than 20% for the Leeds-headquartered group, which includes commercial broking, employee benefits and credit solution arms. Since the 2020 launch By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Supreme winners steal the show Animals took centre stage at the Great Yorkshire Show, with a host of Supreme Championship winners and the ever-popular Ripon Select Foods Cock O’ the North show jumping competition. There were some special visitors from the Sheffield-based Roshni Asian Women’s Resource Centre, who saw the goats being judged, and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Former Nike headquarters hits the market Property investment and development specialist Helmsley Group has put its Doxford Park office building on the market. Formerly Nike’s UK headquarters the 22,658 sq ft building located at the 125-acre Doxford International Business Park on the outskirts of Sunderland, is available to buy or rent in its entirety. By The Editor • 1 min read
Health Heatwave alert from Leeds City Council Latest guidance and update on council services The latest news and guidance regarding council services and the current red alert for extreme heat will be updated here: Bin collections will be starting earlier at 6am tomorrow (Tuesday) as they did today to allow bin crews to work in lower temperatures By The Editor • 3 min read
National Five ways to save costs as a business online After a tumultuous past two years for businesses, even the smallest increase in supplier or software cost or change in strategy can impact a company's profitability; every penny counts. Although business owners are familiar with ‘being online’ and tend to dabble with a mix of marketing tactics, experts By The Editor • 5 min read
Business Ventilation specialist relocates to larger premises in Leeds Commercial and industrial ventilation services expert HAS-Vent Ltd has signed a lease on Unit 4C at Olympia Trading Estate, Gelderd Lane, Leeds, to support company growth. Previously based at the Copley Hill Trading Estate, Whitehall Road, HAS-Vent Ltd has expanded considerably, and the firm is now moving to the new By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Tech consultancy wins Best Public Sector Digital Project Digital delivery consultancy Axiologik has announced an average growth of 100% year on year and taken up residency in new offices in the heart of Holbeck, with a plan to support the regeneration of the area. In addition to sustained growth, the company has also been awarded Best Public Sector By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Heald partners with Hornsea School & Language College to deliver STEM Challenge Yorkshire security manufacturer, Heald Ltd delivers STEM challenge to long-standing education partner, Hornsea School & Language College (HSLC) to enhance the understanding of the scope of manufacturing careers. For the challenge, Heald developed a six-week-long STEM challenge in which they briefed students of a “real world” project scenario to identify By The Editor • 2 min read
