Business Hat-trick of deals at Wakefeld development site A hat-trick of deals has been completed at a prime employment park on the outskirts of Wakefield. Three new flourishing Yorkshire companies are moving into Flanshaw Way, close to Junction 40 of the M1, which is owned by leading Yorkshire property company Frank Marshall Estates. The Bradford-based developer bought the By The Editor • 4 min read
Arts&Culture From This World, to That Which Is to Come 18 March – 30 August 2021 Visit online now at thetetley.org // Visit the gallery from 21 May 2021 Mel Brimfield's interdisciplinary and collaborative practice is rooted in scripted performance, incorporating live work, moving image, staged audio, installation and drawing. Operating at the intersection of theatre, live art and By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Irwin Mitchell national head appointed chair of STEP steering committee The national head of Tax, Trust, Estates and Disputes at leading national law firm has been appointed as chair to the leading specialist will disputes committee in the UK. Partner Paula Myers has been voted in as chair of the Contentious Trusts and Estates SIG Steering Committee for the Society By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Heald enhances bridge bollard system with expansion joint addition Heald Ltd, the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of hostile vehicle mitigation security products, has developed an Expansion Joint Unit to enhance its award-winning Bridge Bollard System, which protects bridges and other locations which require an ultra-shallow mount from the threat of vehicle attacks. Following the Bridge Bollard System’ By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Yorkshire Water and Biffa working to reduce, reuse and recycle Yorkshire Water and Biffa are working together recycle and reuse grit produced at the water company's treatment works. The grit, which is screened out as water and wastewater is processed at treatment works, is being reused and recycled instead of going to landfill. Since April 2019, 6,300 By The Editor • 2 min read
Business BBC's planned jobs move to Leeds Today the BBC announced it plans to relocate a number of its national journalism roles from London to Leeds. Two BBC News teams will move to Leeds; the Learning and Identity team and some of the new UK Insight team. The move is part of the wider “BBC Across the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Bus Alliance takes students on skills journey Bus operators from across the regional transport sector and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, including Arriva, First and Transdev, have teamed up with social enterprise Ahead Partnership to deliver an important skills initiative to open up career opportunities whilst highlighting the need for greener travel. The West Yorkshire Bus Alliance By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Former Blueclaw SEO Senior Lead launches new digital marketing agency A new digital marketing agency aimed at helping SMEs across the UK has been launched by former Blueclaw SEO Lead Sam Raife (Pictured). Together with business partner Robin Hetherington, the pair have decades of digital, marketing and advertising agency experience between them. Brand Ambition was created after the duo saw By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Intellectual property: protecting your business & brand Thu, 25 March 2021 09:00am – 11:00am The second event of the XPLOR Seminar Series, Intellectual Property: Protecting Your Business & Brand, launches on the Thursday 25th March from 9am to 11am. For this event, Production Park have partnered up with intellectual property experts, UDL, to deliver an event By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Barnsley-based global arts college joins DMC creative business community A global distance learning college which has seen a 30 per cent increase in student enrolments in the past year has moved its headquarters to Barnsley’s Digital Media Centre. The Open College of the Arts (OCA) delivers a wide range of open access distance learning courses to more than By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Despite almost a 50% drop in insolvencies, Yorkshire businesses face challenging times ahead Insolvency figures released by the Government’s Insolvency Service show an almost 50% drop in insolvencies compared to February 2020. The number of registered company insolvencies in February 2021 was 686, 49% lower than the number registered in the same month in the previous year (1,348 in February 2020) By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Demand for the region’s accommodation and attractions Welcome to Yorkshire has worked in partnership with Vypr, an online intelligence platform, to understand the customer sentiment for tourism in a post-Covid world, following the clarity of the proposed route out of lockdown. The platform has tracked consumer sentiment for holidaying in Yorkshire post-Christmas 2020 and after the announcement By The Editor • 3 min read
