Business Northern businesspeople come together to support region’s bounce back Businesspeople from across the North of England are preparing to celebrate Christmas 2020 in August in a bid to support small businesses striving to bounce back from the pandemic. Over 85 small business owners and entrepreneurs from across Yorkshire, Manchester and Sheffield have purchased tickets for The Northern Christmas 2020 By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Global pest control technology leader to be acquired by specialist investment manager Knaresborough-headquartered global pest control technology leader Pelsis Group has announced it will be acquired by specialist investment manager Pamplona Capital Management this September. Pelsis has been owned for the past four years by Lloyds Development Capital (LDC), the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group. During that period, LDC supported By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds City Council and partners secure grant to buy more electric cargo bikes A successful bid by Leeds city council, West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Bradford council secures Department for Transport and Energy Saving Trust’s grant to fund 32 new electric-cargo (e-cargo) bikes to the value of £160,000. The Energy Saving Trust’s £2m fund in England last year aims to By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture The George Inn is crowned Yorkshire’s favourite pub 2021 Raise a glass … as Welcome to Yorkshire announces ‘Yorkshire’s Favourite Pub 2021’, as voted for by the general public and sponsored by Theakston Brewery in Masham. For the first time in the competition’s ten-year history, The George Inn at Upper Denby, Huddersfield, pulled in the most votes. The By The Editor • 3 min read
Business New built-environment advisory firm launches to support levelling-up agenda GenNorth, a new advisory firm focusing on the property and construction industry, has launched, with a focus on helping firms respond to a post Covid world and deliver on the Government’s levelling-up agenda. Founded by Richard Shaw, who has held senior positions in globally respected advisory firms and has By The Editor • 2 min read
Business The Bigger Boat set to drive international web project for historic British oil brand Duckhams Integrated agency The Bigger Boat has successfully launched the first of a global roll out of 25 websites throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, for famous engine lubricants business Duckhams. Known for its distinctive green hue – and used by car manufacturing giants including Morris, Bentley and Rolls-Royce – British oil By The Editor • 2 min read
Health Ground-breaking Huddersfield-developed ‘medical cooling device’ Paralympian Antony Cotterill – who is unable to regulate his own body temperature – will be using a pioneering medical cooling device incorporating a bespoke cooling vest - in Tokyo to stop his body reaching dangerously high temperatures. Huddersfield based Antony broke his neck after falling into a shallow swimming pool in By The Editor • 2 min read
Business White Rose’s M&S store relocates to larger premises M&S is to move into larger premises within White Rose Shopping centre, previously occupied by Debenhams. Pablo Sueiras, Senior Portfolio Director at Landsec, which manages White Rose Shopping Centre, said: “We are shaping White Rose in a way that truly meets all the needs of our community, combining By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Age UK Bradford district opens new Idle hub Local charity Age UK Bradford District has opened a new community hub in Idle supported by £15,000 raised by staff at Yorkshire law firm Gordons. Idle is the first of six new hubs to open in the Bradford area over the course of the summer. Others are due to By The Editor • 2 min read
Business A Simple guide to keeping your office clean and tidy Businesses are tentatively returning to their offices after spending 16 months in lockdown and working from home. If the pandemic has highlighted anything, it is the importance of hygiene and being organised. As such, managers need to prioritise having a clean and tidy office more than ever before. To help By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Unique ‘work, play and train’ space set to open in centre of Barnsley Barnsley’s Burlington Arcade is getting ready to open the doors to a brand new membership-based work and leisure concept, called The Works, with a little help from Yorkshire’s leading hygiene management company. The brainchild of local entrepreneur Matt Crisp, who owns a number of successful cafes and bars By The Editor • 3 min read
Legal Matters Lupton Fawcett adds further strength to employment team Yorkshire law firm Lupton Fawcett is expanding its multi award-winning employment team with the appointment of experienced solicitor Tom Watkins. Tom joins the firm’s York office as partner, specialising in employment law. After studying international history and politics at the University of Leeds, Tom gained a diploma in law By The Editor • 1 min read
