Business Recruitment firm to tackle youth unemployment with 124 paid-for candidates With levels of youth unemployment at their highest since 2016, Offploy – an organisation which offers jobseeker support to socially-excluded people – is urging businesses to seize the chance to make the most of Government-funded work placements. House of Commons Library statistics show the number of young people claiming unemployment-related benefits increased By The Editor • 2 min read
Health Barnsley company secures national funding to tackle spread of Covid in workspaces A Barnsley business developing smart technology to help prevent coughs and sneezes spreading diseases in the workplace has gained a funding boost. Twin Dynamics, based at Barnsley’s Digital Media Centre, has received a £91,633 grant from Innovate UK to invest in an intelligent airflow analysis system which will By The Editor • 3 min read
Business UK’s fast-growing component supplier commences recruitment drive The UK’s fastest-growing, innovative component supplier, Accu, has commenced a recruitment drive to support its ambition to be a £20m turnover company by 2023. Following a landmark 2020, the Huddersfield-based business has now set plans in motion to recruit for 25 new roles by the end of 2021, taking By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture The event industry reacts to the lockdown exit plan Leeds based AYRE Event Solutions reacts to the government announcement of the plan to ease lockdown restrictions and what this means for the events industry. A new four-step plan to ease England's lockdown could see all legal limits on social contact lifted by 21 June, if strict conditions By The Editor • 3 min read
Health Sustainable and responsible investing There has been a lot of talk and momentum about Environmental, Sustainable and Responsible investing over the last two months. In a forthcoming event (date to be announced) organised by Jonathan Kattenberg about benefiting the consumer/investor and on how collectively we can all make a difference, it will also By The Editor • 3 min read
Charity Solutionize Global pledges to raise funds to refurbish two parents’ rooms for CHSF Technology solutions and services provider, Solutionize Global, has named Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) as its charity partner of the year for 2021, pledging to raise £9,000 to refurbish two overnight rooms as part of its upcoming undertaking: The Parent Rooms Project. The partnership comes at a pivotal By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Literature Festival to create Lockdown Lantern Installation 23 March – 5 April, Lawrence Batley Theatre Courtyard, Huddersfield Link to festival brochure: https://www.huddlitfest.org.uk/brochure-downloads/ A local festival is creating a stunning Lockdown Lantern installation to commemorate a year since the first Covid-19 lockdown (23 March 2020). The installation, commissioned by Huddersfield Literature Festival (HLF), will By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Nomadic Beers new can range and rebrand Nomadic Beers is delighted to announce the release of beer into cans for the first time, and to introduce a fresh new look, all happening in March. Beers ‘Pale’, a 3.8% ABV session pale, ‘Bandit’ a 4.8% ABV American pale ale and ‘Sonic Titan’ a 5.8% ABV By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leeds City College receives funding for LGBTQ+ sports project Leeds City College has been awarded funding for an LGBTQ+ volunteering programme, as part of the Association of Colleges (AoC) Sport Leadership Academy Development Fund. The LGBTQ+ Sport and Physical Activity Leadership Programme will inspire those within its community to become sport and physical activity leaders, by encouraging volunteers to By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Eighty new jobs for Thirsk as Marrtree launches first phase of £5.5m business park Leading Yorkshire developer Marrtree Investments has completed the first 40,000 sq ft, £3m phase of its £5.5m Marrtree Business Park at Thirsk, with tenants already signed up for seven of the scheme’s 16 high-spec units. Part of the 950-home, 85-acre Sowerby Gateway development, close to the A19 By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Schofield Sweeney selects homelessness charity to support throughout 2021 A West Yorkshire law firm has chosen West Yorkshire homelessness charity Simon on the Streets as its charity of the year to support throughout 2021. Schofield Sweeney supports SMEs, PLCs, and large multinationals, who value the firm’s technical expertise and collaborative approach. It also provides legal services for charities, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business BDO calls for targeted tax incentives to boost Yorkshire manufacturing Two thirds of manufacturers (65%) would commit to greater investment in the regions if incentives for capital expenditure were increased, a new survey from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has found. The poll of over 200 UK manufacturers also found an overwhelming majority (61%) who said that a simplification By The Editor • 3 min read
