Charity Dewsbury Community Street Kitchen welcomes new sponsor Dewsbury Community Street Kitchen (DCSK), a charitable cause which helps feed and clothe people in need in Kirklees, has welcomed a new sponsor in the form of Gusieley-based replacement number plate supplier Number 1 Plates. The sponsorship comes following an appeal by Dewsbury Community Street Kitchen for support from local By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds City Council welcomes plans for new Northern Powerhouse rail station Leeds City Council has welcomed plans for a new Northern Powerhouse Rail station in West Yorkshire. The proposed station would serve Bradford city centre from a six-acre site off the A650 Wakefield Road that is currently occupied by St James’s Wholesale Market. Revealing details of the plans today, Bradford By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Homebuyers armed with advice are undeterred by cladding concerns Despite concerns surrounding cladding on apartment buildings, demand still exists for homes in affected developments, which has been bolstered by new government guidelines recently being announced. However, a leading residential conveyancing lawyer says buyers and sellers must be vigilant, and check the building has the right paperwork is in place By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Digital health accelerator programme 2021 Demo Day announced Propel@YH, an accelerator programme that helps digital health innovators to navigate the NHS, is based in the Yorkshire and Humber region, and has announced the date for this year’s Demo Day, which will celebrate the 2020-21 cohort’s successful completion of the programme. The programme, organised by Yorkshire By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Yorkshire Sculpture Park launches new digital guide on the Bloomberg Connects app YSP is delighted to have joined prestigious international cultural institutions, including Central Park Conservancy, Black Cultural Archives, Serpentine, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and many more, on the Bloomberg Connects app. Developed in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies, YSP’s new digital guide provides a fascinating way to explore the display of By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters The University of Law and Newcastle University announce exclusive partnership The University of Law (ULaw) has announced an exclusive partnership with Newcastle University to deliver specialised postgraduate legal training courses at the leading Russell Group institution's Law School. From September 2021, ULaw's Legal Practice Course (LPC) will be available as a full-time and part-time study option By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Green-tech raises the bar by offering Degree Apprenticeships Green-tech is providing its employees with the opportunity to study for a higher education qualification whilst continuing to work, by offering Degree Apprenticeships. Designed in partnership with employers; higher and degree apprenticeships offer a higher education qualification, work experience and industry-relevant skills to create graduate calibre individuals within an organisation. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Huddersfield-based Hartford Holdings continues expansion Family-run Hartford Holdings Ltd, the parent company of Trojan Baths, Mantaleda Bathrooms and Thomas Crapper & Co, has acquired Essex-based Traymate Products Ltd as part of its ongoing expansion. Traymate Products, the UK’s leading specialist shower tray manufacturer, which was established by Steve Rance in 2010 and has 26 By The Editor • 2 min read
Health New testing programme to halt Covid-19 A major new testing programme has been launched for workers in Leeds in a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19. Around one in three people with COVID-19 have no symptoms and will spread it without realising. Now, to stop this risk, Leeds City Council has opened three testing stations By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Food operator or new gastro destination in Sheffield city centre A stunning industrial-style space where Sheffield’s best flavours all come together under one roof has moved a step closer. The company behind some of Sheffield’s favourite food venues, The Milestone Group, has been chosen to run Cambridge Street Collective, a culturally diverse food destination that forms part of By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Nursery kids plant next generation of trees in conservation area Children at Oakwood House Forest School in Edgerton, Huddersfield, have planted 16 trees in a bid to encourage more wildlife to the area. Kids aged from 2 to 4 years old have helped plant a range of trees native to Britain including oak, beech, alder and birch in the garden By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Hull water mist fire suppression business appoints ex-Kier CEO as chair Haydn Mursell, the former CEO of Kier Group, has been appointed as chair of fast-growing Hull-based water mist fire suppression business iMist following a £4.5m investment by private equity firm Foresight Group in January 2021. Founded in 2015, iMist has developed its own range of high-pressure water mist fire By The Editor • 2 min read
