Business Senior appointment at SSB Group to lead funding division Sheffield-headquartered SSB Group has hired a senior funding expert to launch a new division of the expanding business. SSB Group, which runs leading dispute resolution firm SSB Law, has appointed Rick Gregory as managing director of SSB Funding. The newly established division of the business will manage litigation funding for By The Editor • 1 min read
Business PFF Group adds to management team PFF Group has appointed Andrew Frith as general manager for packaging at its Washington site. Andrew will support the plant’s general manager John Conway in the development of the site following unprecedented growth after the company won a contract from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Barclays appoints professional and financial services director for North and West Yorkshire Barclays today announces the appointment of Owais Mohammad as a new Relationship Director covering North and West Yorkshire. Based in Leeds, Owais will specialise in serving the diverse and specialised banking needs of Professional and Financial Services businesses across North and West Yorkshire. Owais brings with him over ten years By The Editor • 1 min read
Business ‘Pace and Power’ EV3 Power teams up with Connected Kerb for Ryedale District Council brief Yorkshire-based sustainability consultants, EV3 Power have teamed up with electric vehicle charging specialist Connected Kerb to install new state-of-the-art electric vehicle chargers as part of a major green initiative by Ryedale District Council. Ryedale District Council has commissioned the units across the district, with two going in each of the By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Cancer Research UK Yorkshire shops back in action PEOPLE across Yorkshire are being urged to help Cancer Research UK shops get back to the business of beating cancer as restrictions on non-essential retail lift from April 12. Staff and volunteers are rolling up their sleeves ready to try and claw back millions of pounds in lost sales. But By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Creative Yorkshire folk invited to come up with their own Xscape logo design Xscape Yorkshire has partnered up with two leading Yorkshire artists to encourage the county to get creative and craft their own Xscape logo – with the winner’s design used by the visitor attraction. The Create Your Xscape competition is giving people the chance to design their own version of the By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Yorkshire Sculpture Park set to welcome visitors back this spring As spring brings the promise of brighter days ahead, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) has unveiled its plans to continue its phased reopening in line with the government roadmap, and welcome visitors back to appreciate and enjoy a remarkable collection in an exceptional landscape. YSP is a unique cultural destination, museum By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Breaking the Mould: Sculpture by Women since 1945 Breaking the Mould is the first extensive survey of post-war British sculpture by women in a public institution. Spanning more than seventy years and exploring the work of fifty sculptors, this exhibition provides a radical recalibration, addressing the many accounts of British sculpture that have marginalised women or airbrushed their By The Editor • 3 min read
Business The Piece Hall prepares for its ‘great reopening’ On Monday 12th April at 10am the world’s only remaining Georgian cloth hall reopens. Visitors to The Piece Hall, in Halifax will be treated to a fantastic day of entertainment. Guests will be entertained by exclusive performances from singer Lizzie Jones MBE and poet Kieron Higgins. In addition, stunning By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Major Headrow scheme set to pave the way for city centre reopening After 18 months of construction, a multi-million pound Connecting Leeds scheme which is set to transform one of the city’s busiest streets is close to completion as work to resurface the road starts. The Headrow scheme, once complete in May, aims to give people more appealing alternatives to the By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Yorkshire Water recruiting more than 30 process engineers Yorkshire Water is looking to expand its clean water team and is hiring 33 process engineers in York, Harrogate, the Yorkshire Dales, Keighley, Bradford, Leeds, Huddersfield, Halifax, Doncaster, Sheffield, Hull, and on the east coast. The process engineers will be responsible for Yorkshire’s clean water – making sure that water By The Editor • 1 min read
Business New rules mean shops can convert into homes without a planning application The government’s newly announced plans to revitalise highstreets by allowing commercial premises to be converted into homes, without a full planning application, is a major gamble according to leading independent property firm, Adair Paxton. The new planning laws, announced by Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick at the end of March, By The Editor • 2 min read
