Food&Drink Yorkshire bakers urged to turn up the heat on cancer Yorkshire bakers are being urged to grab their mixing bowls and whip up some cash, as ‘The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer’ returns this March on Channel 4, starring Hull born actor Reece Shearsmith. As the Bake Off tent opens its doors again, foodies and fundraisers By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Barnsley fire door manufacturer invests in growth to chase £1m turnover A Barnsley-based fire door manufacturer is investing in growth to get more doors out of the door and achieve £1 million in annual sales. Door Solutions Group Ltd, based in Dodworth, manufactures and installs bespoke fire doors of the highest quality for schools, hospitals, universities and commercial premises. Established in By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Approval for storage and distribution centre at Calder Park Wakefield Council has granted planning permission for a large storage and distribution facility at Calder Park Business Estate in Wakefield. Pegasus Group achieved approval of the single employment building for B8 use with ancillary Class E offices, access and landscaping on a 6.07 hectares site within the business park. By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Hundreds of jobs saved as Fazenda restaurant chain bought out of administration Julian Pitts and Bob Maxwell of Begbies Traynor in Leeds were appointed joint administrators of City District Limited, which trades as the Fazenda Rodizio Bar & Grill alongside sister brand Picanha by Fazenda, on 1 March 2021. A substantial part of the business and assets of City District Limited was By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Microsoft's San Francisco-headquartered venture fund appoints Leeds Digital Agency Leeds-based digital agency Bolser has been hired by M12, Microsoft’s San Francisco-headquartered venture fund, to design, develop and promote a new website that will help drive its ongoing global investment strategy. M12 appointed Bolser after holding a global pitch process across its approved supplier network which includes some of By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity The Broadway crowns its first ‘local hero’ Sixty-four year old, ex-sergeant major Michael Chin-Chan of Girlington has been crowned as The Broadway’s first local hero. The Centre announced last month it was launching a campaign to celebrate the region’s unsung heroes with a winner each month scooping a £250 shopping voucher. Nominated by his daughter, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire regulatory affairs consultancy donates 24 laptops to pupils in need Huddersfield-based Woodley BioReg has donated 24 laptops to schoolchildren who do not have access to a computer at home so that they can learn remotely during the pandemic. The drive to tackle the digital divide, started by Anthony Hall, managing director of Marsden-based computer support firm, A&A PC By The Editor • 1 min read
National Financial firm Recordsure releases comprehensive mortgage research study Recordsure, a London-based technology firm, has just launched a Mortgage Market Review investigating recent impacts on the mortgage market, emerging trends and potential risks to regulatory compliance. Recordsure has developed two insightful whitepapers around the UK and Australian mortgage industries, designed for those in the mortgage lending sector. The paper By The Editor • 2 min read
Business MEPC invest over one million pounds in public spaces Developer and Asset Manager, MEPC, has announced a £1.1m investment into the public realm at the Wellington Place development, demonstrating a major commitment to employee wellbeing and the wider Leeds community. With work set to commence in April, the enhancements to the public realm will see a number of By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Law firm gets a move on for its latest challenge A Yorkshire law firm is warming up ahead of its latest challenge that aims to get all of its 15 branches and over 100 employees on the move. Leeds-based law firm Ison Harrison has launched the Yorkshire Law Firm Challenge which encourages staff from its Yorkshire branches to clock up By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Parklane Plowden Chambers hires Brand8 PR Leeds-based Brand8 PR has been appointed by Parklane Plowden Chambers (PLP), a leading barristers’ set on the North East circuit with 108 members and offices in Leeds and Newcastle. The agency won a four-way pitch to secure an initial three-year contract to provide integrated public relations, content marketing, social media By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Dakota Leeds doors opening soon Better days are coming, and with them, the long-awaited Dakota reopening! Following the much-anticipated good from the Government, Dakota are pleased to announce their booking channels are now open. They are taking bookings for al-fresco dining and drinks on their heated outdoor Terrace from Monday, 12th April; and reservations for By The Editor • 1 min read
