Business Tech R&D firm Consult Red becomes employee-owned Consult Red, the Shipley-based technology development firm, has announced it is becoming an employee-owned company. Consult Red works with some of the world's largest brands to develop cutting-edge in-home entertainment technology and other innovative, smart, secure, 'Internet of Things' (IoT) products. The directors are transferring shares By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture The Piece Hall gears up to host Eid get together The Piece Hall in Halifax is to host an Eid Get Together, on Saturday 22 May from 10am-6pm. Visitors are invited to come together with family and friends in a safe, outdoor space. The free event will be an opportunity for people to reconnect with each other in the beautiful By The Editor • 2 min read
Business SM UK supplies £500,000 vehicle safety installation programme SM UK, the growing Leeds-based auto-engineering business that specialises in improving safety for HGVs, vans and other commercial vehicles, has won a £500,000 contract to upgrade parcel delivery firm Tuffnells’ fleet of 230 brand new vehicles by installing state-of-the-art safety equipment. SM UK, which recently announced it will open By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds estate agent hops into Horsforth Independent Leeds estate agent, HOP, is expanding its office network with the launch of a new branch in Horsforth town centre, as part of a significant investment that will initially create five new jobs in the town. The new office spans two floors and will offer residential property sales and By The Editor • 2 min read
Health Health and wellbeing hub set to open A former GP’s surgery in the heart of the popular North Leeds suburb of Adel has been transformed into a state-of-the-art health and wellbeing hub, where individual practitioners can work, following a £200,000 investment. A new fitness studio is also set to open on the site later this By The Editor • 2 min read
Business FlamePro wins major Capita tender to provide PPE for Ministry of Defence FlamePro, a British manufacturing specialist of life-saving garments for firefighters, has been awarded a £4m contract by Capita to provide its firefighting PPE for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) across the next decade. The competitive tender, part of Capita’s contract with the MOD, saw four different PPE providers bid By The Editor • 1 min read
Business MBO for West Yorkshire filling machinery manufacturer Advanced Dynamics, a Bradford-based business which manufactures automated filling and packaging machinery, has completed a Management Buyout (MBO) for an undisclosed sum, supported by a team of Yorkshire advisers. Established in 2004, the company has developed a range of filling, capping and labelling machinery to support production lines across a By The Editor • 2 min read
Whats On CFFC launch networking to support professional advisors in Calderdale As part of The Community Foundation for Calderdale (CFFC) 30th Anniversary plans, they are launching a bi-monthly breakfast networking event to support Professional Advisors in Calderdale. The inaugural event will take place online at 8.00 am on Wednesday 26th May and is free for professional advisors to get support By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Funding package enables Leeds dentist to buy second practice A popular dentist from Leeds has opened his second practice thanks to six-figure funding from Unity Trust Bank. James Cooper, who took over Briggate Dental in the city centre in 2017, has used an £800,000 refinance package to purchase Langdale Dental in Headingley because of the increasing demand for By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture North Yorkshire water park gets green light to reopen North Yorkshire Water Park, one of Scarborough’s hidden gems, has announced it will reopen its much-loved AquaPark on May 17th, in line with Government restrictions lifting. Filled with exciting new obstacles and challenges, the AquaPark is a floating inflatable assault course which guarantees a day out to remember. From By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Work to start on transforming public realm outside iconic Corn Exchange On Sunday 16 May, work is set to start on transforming the public realm outside the city’s iconic Corn Exchange building. The work, which will run alongside and complement the Connecting Leeds highways work, will see planted trees lining the streets to create a welcoming green space and shelter By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds City College announces new social, emotional and mental health provision for students Leeds City College, part of Luminate Education Group, is becoming a key driver for improving young people’s prospects in the district, by launching a Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) provision for 16 to 24-year-olds. The college has launched Somerville House, a provision offering a different environment to students By The Editor • 1 min read
