Arts&Culture The Piece Hall to welcome up to 100 Minis in UK-first ‘Italian Job’ motor rally On Sunday 17th October, The Piece Hall is set to host the grand finale of the first-ever UK- Italian Job rally, which will see up to 100 Minis of all colours, shapes and sizes finish at the venue’s 66,000 sq ft piazza in an exciting, free-to-attend family event. By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Zenith Commercial drives growth with senior appointments Zenith Commercial is supporting its growth plans with several senior appointments. With the division passing the milestone of 50,000 commercial vehicles under management and nearly 500 employees, it’s making a series of investments in its people. Sally Warren is appointed as maintenance operations director and joins the business By The Editor • 2 min read
Business FC Humber Utd scores sponsorship from Aon Leading global professional services firm Aon plc has been unveiled as the main club sponsor for semi-professional football club FC Humber Utd. Aon, which provides its Humber-based clients, from SMEs to large corporates, with a broad range of risk and health solutions, has agreed a two-year sponsorship deal with FC By The Editor • 2 min read
Business York staff safety software firm wins Ordnance Survey contract Employee location and protection software developer Vismo, based in York, has won a contract to supply its suite of applications to Ordnance Survey. The national mapping service agency, which provides geographic data for government, business, and individuals, will use Vismo’s lone working health and safety app to protect its By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Digital marketing specialist Fishtank appointed by Rotherham-based Glu Recruit Rotherham-based recruitment service, Glu Recruit, has appointed Mirfield-based digital marketing specialist, Fishtank Agency, to develop their brand identity and design a new website following a successful business proposal. Founded in 2008 by Damien Fisher, Fishtank Agency has since developed a strong reputation for its innovation and creativity within the design By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Theakston Brewery to hold once-in-a-generation Trussing In ceremony For the first time in a generation, a historic ‘Trussing In’ ceremony, where an apprentice barrel maker - or ‘Cooper’ - graduates to become a Journeyman Cooper, will take place at iconic Yorkshire brewery T&R Theakston. In a ceremony largely unchanged for hundreds of years and tracing its By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Pioneering law apprenticeship celebrates tenth anniversary Law firm Gordons is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its pioneering law apprenticeship, an achievement which has been praised by the chair of The Social Mobility Foundation, Alan Milburn. Launched in September 2011, the firm was the first in the legal sector to offer an apprenticeship taking its chartered legal By The Editor • 1 min read
Business EV3POWER grows EV installation force by 20 Wakefield-based sustainability consultants EV3POWER have taken on an extra 20 EV charger installers, taking their installation team to 50. The new employees, all qualified electrical engineers, will be based in Yorkshire and around the country operating from EV3’s 24 regional hubs. The increase in workforce has been driven by By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Sign firm achieves its strongest pandemic month with five new contract wins Leeds-headquartered Widd Signs has recorded its strongest month since the start of the pandemic, securing five new contract wins in September, including a five-figure deal with Chelsea Football Club. The wins, which have a combined value in excess of £200,000, come as the digital and traditional signage specialist continues By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Barnsley to host exhibition by world famous artists Drawings by some of the world’s most famous artists are coming to Barnsley as part of a major British Museum touring exhibition. The town’s Cooper Gallery will play host to works by Tracey Emin, David Hockney, Grayson Perry, Anish Kapoor, Bridget Riley and more than 50 other leading By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire-based Scriba aims to raise £8k to support literacy in young people Yorkshire wordsmiths Scriba PR and not for profit Grimm & Co have joined forces to help young people bolster their literary skills around creativity and writing. Having named Grimm & Co as its ‘charity of the year’, a jampacked calendar of fundraising events is well underway as Scriba’s 13-strong By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Yorkshire Sculpture Park announces 2022 programme Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) announces its 2022 exhibition programme, including the first European museum exhibition of sculpture by exceptional American artist, Robert Indiana (1928-2018). A vibrant indoor and outdoor display of Indiana’s work in Yorkshire, Robert Indiana: Sculpture 1958-2018 will provide a unique opportunity to see the development of By The Editor • 14 min read
