Arts&Culture Photo flashback: Leeds uses its loaf A remarkable image captured more than 120 years ago has revealed the bizarre day Leeds residents constructed a huge archway from bread to welcome an aristocrat. The half-baked idea is just one of thousands of the city’s unique stories ready to be discovered in the newly-relaunched Leodis photo archive By The Editor • 2 min read
National Commercial expert saves customer £38k per annum with £2.2 million refinance Commercial finance broker Commercial Expert has achieved a significant annual saving for a property investor forced to refinance with an existing bank. The County Durham-based broker was able to help with a £2.2 million refinancing package which resulted in a saving of £38,000 per annum for the client. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Vapour and ICC join forces to deliver next-generation managed service proposition Cloud specialist Vapour has joined forces with global IT solutions provider The ICC Group (ICC), to deliver a next-generation managed service proposition for customers. The collaboration follows ICC’s appointment of well-known industry name Gary Saunders, who will be responsible for growing the managed service division to a multi-million-pound revenue By The Editor • 2 min read
National The Mountaineers have landed Emerging from the head office of Mid UK, in the sprawling metropolis of Caythorpe, Lincolnshire is the new team of sustainability superhero’s, Mountain Recycling. The latest brand to join the UK group of Beauparc companies are already taking the East Midlands commercial waste market by storm, offering solutions to By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity The Kirkwood Business Movement gets off to a flying start This week, the Kirkwood launched a new Business Movement, which they hope will bring people who share their passion for the local community together to help those in need. The Kirkwood Support Life for anyone affected by a life limiting illness in Kirklees, offering a wide range of services designed By The Editor • 3 min read
Charity Children receive egg-cellent gift from The Broadway, Bradford The Broadway, Bradford has donated 300 Easter eggs to Bradford Hospitals' Charity. Young patients of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will receive the chocolate eggs ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend. The children who are being cared for at Bradford Royal Infirmary, St Luke’s Hospital, and those By The Editor • 1 min read
Business City centre building sale is latest example of foreign investment Hull property company, Westfield Homebuyers, has sold Anchor House to a Chinese businessman in a multi-million-pound deal handled by city legal firm, James Legal. Westfield founder Mike Clayton purchased the iconic property from a housing association at auction five years ago and spent the following year on a refurbishment that By The Editor • 5 min read
Business Towngate’s longstanding property expert retires from industry After 16 years driving the portfolio expansion of Brighouse-based commercial and industrial lettings specialist Towngate PLC, property surveyor Nick Yates is set to retire this month. Having joined the organisation in 2004, Nick has established a reputation for an extensive knowledge of building maintenance, security, and utilities, and has played By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Online bathroom retailer announces record increase in sales Doncaster-headquartered online bathroom retailer Victoria Plum has announced that its sales rose by a record 46 per cent to £103m for the year ended 28 February 2021. In addition, the business saw its EBITDA increase by 115 per cent to £4.5m. Over the same period, the company grew its By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Yorkshire digital Festival attracts worldwide audiences The transformation of this year’s Huddersfield Literature Festival (HLF) into a digital event has proved a huge success, with performers and audiences joining from around the globe. Due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, almost all activities were held online. Sylvia Plath expert Heather Clark joined as a speaker from the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Packaging specialist enjoys record year of growth Humber-based packaging specialist, which has been helping retailers take advantage of the boom in online sales during the COVID-19 pandemic, has secured a £110,000 loan, jointly funded by alternative lending provider Finance For Enterprise and the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) and backed by CBILS. Hull Boxes & Packaging, By The Editor • 3 min read
Business 150-year-old national newspaper grows audience with new digital offering The Universe, a national news and lifestyle tabloid established for 150 years, is growing a new digital audience with the launch of an online version designed and built by Leeds-based agency, Creative Marketing Services. With a loyal readership amongst Britain's Catholics, the print edition of The Universe is By The Editor • 2 min read
