Business Business productivity programme helps Barnsley business take flight A Barnsley-based business which is giving youngsters the chance to reach for the sky in their future careers is setting a course for expansion after securing support from a grant scheme created to improve business productivity across the region. Launched in 2019 by former lawyer-turned-entrepreneur Rebecca Hutchinson and her business By The Editor • 4 min read
Arts&Culture Barnsley's leisure attraction ready to bowl over visitors Yorkshire’s newest leisure attraction, Superbowl UK, which has created 30 town centre jobs, is preparing for a week-long opening extravaganza. Superbowl UK opens on Friday 15th October as part of The Glass Works, the new retail and leisure destination at the heart of Barnsley town centre. The trendy 12 By The Editor • 2 min read
Business EV charging partnership helps to save 2,164 tonnes of CO2 across West Yorkshire EQUANS (the new name for ENGIE’s services-led activities), in partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, has helped tackle air pollution in the region through the installation of over 85 free-to-use electric vehicle (EV) chargers – helping to create a more sustainable environment, and putting West Yorkshire at the forefront By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Razorblue adds award to record breaking year Multi-award-winning managed IT services provider razorblue has been recognised once again with its latest win at the North East Business Awards. Over the last four years razorblue has seen turnover increase by 128% and is on target to reach £20m turnover by 2023, completing its second acquisition in as many By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel play Harrogate and Bridlington Steve Harley celebrates his 48th year in music in 2021 and continues to play concerts around the world. He says that playing Live is more than a job, it’s almost his life’s blood. Considered one of the most charismatic Live performers at work today, the original Cockney Rebel By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Travel team walk marathon to help children’s charity build ‘magical kids village’ A six-strong team from a Leeds-based travel company is aiming to walk the distance of a marathon this Sunday, to raise vital funds for a children’s terminal illness respite charity. Individuals from Ventur, a travel management consultancy, are taking part in the Royal Pride Charity Challenge on behalf of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Young entrepreneur celebrates second year in business with six-figure success Ambitious entrepreneur, Jordan Hill, took a leap of faith after finding himself unemployed and moving from Scunthorpe to Leeds to start a business with just £900 in the bank. Now, within two years, Jordan has successfully built and runs a six-figure business, highly regarded by clients, all by the age By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Happiness together fund unveiled in sweet partnership HARIBO, in partnership with Community Foundation Wakefield District, has unveiled the HARIBO Happiness Together Fund, a four-year programme to encourage friendships across generations. Creating opportunities for memorable, shared experiences, the HARIBO Happiness Together Fund will deliver moments of fun and enjoyment that will reduce loneliness while improving the welfare and By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Santa IS coming to Yorkshire this year and bringing a very special guest Lotherton announces special sixth anniversary Christmas Experience with an extra sprinkle of festive magic and a record-breaking start to the festivities Popular family attraction, Lotherton, has announced that Santa will return to the heart of Yorkshire this Christmas with a very special guest. Yes, for the first time ever Mrs By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds SaaS firm supercharges £300m United Utilities project United Utilities is expected to save £189,000 and 4,000 man-hours per year during the delivery of its 100km West Cumbria pipeline – after commissioning a bespoke digital evidence platform from Leeds SaaS firm, eviFile. Rolled out in 2018, eviFile’s assurance technology is bolstering efficiencies across the £300 million By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Queen’s Award success lifts growth for weighing specialist A Rotherham-based healthcare and industrial manufacturing company has successfully signed up five new international distributors across Europe and South East Asia since their Queen’s Award win for the Marsden Patient Transfer Scale. The presentation of the award was made to chief executive, Mark Holdaway, during a special visit to By The Editor • 2 min read
National BDO welcomes a record number of trainees Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has welcomed a record number of trainees in 2021, with more than 600 joining across its graduate and apprenticeship programmes since the start of the year – 15 of whom will be based in Yorkshire. The majority of BDO’s annual cohort of trainees joined By The Editor • 2 min read
