Sustainable building materials partnership for luxury bedmaker
Two firms with sustainability at the core of their business have teamed up to
create healthier homes. Luxury bedmaker, Harrison Spinks, and building materials
provider, Adaptavate, have announced a strategic partnership centered around
hemp.
Having grown 382 acres of hemp this year, which ties up approximately 1,390
tonnes of
De Vere donates over half a million pounds to NHS Charities Together
De Vere, a collection of historic mansion house estates and distinctive
contemporary hotels, has donated £560,000 to NHS Charities Together to help NHS
staff, volunteers, and patients at the centre of the COVID-19 pandemic.
De Vere’s donation will help support NHS staff, volunteers and patients in key
areas
Zenith backs COP26 global declaration to speed up electric vehicle adoption
Zenith has signed up to the EV100 global declaration to accelerate the
transition to 100% zero-emission cars and vans, announced on Transport Day at
COP26.
EV100, a group of businesses from more than 80 countries, has pledged to
increase demand, influence policy, and drive mass roll-out to make electric
vehicles
CAPSLOCK raise £1m pre-seed as demand for cyber security talent reaches tipping point
As the world continues to move towards a digital future, the unmet demand for
cyber security professionals is becoming an urgent societal problem.
CAPSLOCK, an online cyber security bootcamp provider, has completed a £1.04m
pre-seed round to help adults re-skill and land high-paying jobs in cyber
security, whilst simultaneously
Work gets underway on second phase of £5.5m Thirsk business park - with 80 new jobs expected
North Yorkshire-based developer Marrtree Investments has begun work on phase II
of its flagship £5.5m Marrtree Business Park at Thirsk.
The second, £2.5m, 30,000 sq ft phase of the development will create a further
10 trade and warehouse employment units at Sowerby Gateway, the 950-home,
70-acre development
Date set for unveiling of Barnsley's permanent covid memorial
A BRONZE sculpture which commemorates those who have died during the pandemic
and pays tribute to key workers and volunteers will be unveiled later this
month.
“Reverence” depicts ordinary working people and has been cast in bronze by
sculptor Graham Ibbeson in collaboration with Lockbund Foundry. Barnsley poet
Ian McMillan
Azeem Rafiq Chadwick Lawrence PR statement
The legal dispute between former Yorkshire cricketer, Azeem Rafiq and Yorkshire
County Cricket Club (YCCC) has been settled without a non-disclosure agreement,
with Rafiq receiving unreserved apologies. New club Chairman, Lord Patel, has
committed to the creation of an independent reporting process which will assure
future whistle-blowers of anonymity. He