Business ‘Scandal’ of Arcadia collapse as taxpayer forced to pay for sacked workers' redundancy Workers have to apply through the statutory process and the taxpayer will cough up while greedy multi-millionaire Philip Green sales off on his yacht, says GMB Union GMB has revealed the ‘scandal’ of Arcadia’s collapse as it emerges the taxpayer will have to for out of sacked workers' By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Sheffield investor acquires holiday park in £2m deal Caistor Lakes, an award-winning holiday park near Grimsby has been sold to Sheffield-based investment company Evogo Group for £1.9m. The £1m turnover, seven-acre leisure park includes five holiday lodges, pitches for 28 caravans, a 110-cover restaurant and three fishing lakes, along with planning consent for the development of a By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Green light for next phase of Wellington Place Developer and Asset Manager MEPC has recommenced works on 11 & 12 Wellington Place after a short pause during 2020 to concentrate on the completion of 4 Wellington Place. With enabling works having already been completed, 11 & 12 Wellington Place will be on track for completion in Q4 2022 By The Editor • 3 min read
Charity Hospice given £1,000 by Yorkshire West Riding Freemasons Barnsley Hospice has received a grant of £1,000 from the Freemasons. The grant comes from the Province of Yorkshire, West Riding Freemasons via the society’s nationwide Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) and will be used to support hospice running costs. John Rushworth, MCF Member for West Riding Freemasons said: By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Vicar Lane in Leeds opens to two way traffic, first time in 50 years Vicar Lane in central Leeds will reopen to bus traffic going both ways on Sunday 21 February, improving reliability and journey times by removing a bottleneck on The Headrow at New Briggate. The reopening marks the first time buses will have travelled northbound on Vicar Lane since the road was By The Editor • 1 min read
Health Town Hall Group set to provide boost for healthcare in the UK The Brighouse based Town Hall Group is set for expansion with ambitious plans for its two Dental practices, Town Hall Dental and Beechwood Dental and the exciting launch of its new Dental Laboratory, JLM. Being at the forefront of clinical practice, the Group is also launching a number of new By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Liam is sold on move to LCF Residential Experienced residential property conveyancer, Liam Gray, has been appointed at LCF Residential, following a record period of growth at the conveyancing arm of leading Yorkshire law firm, LCF Law. Liam has worked in the legal industry since 2009 and joins from a Leeds-based law firm where was conveyancing manager. He By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink North Yorkshire business celebrates another listing in Booths stores The team at a North Yorkshire rapeseed oil business is celebrating after winning a contract to supply another of its bread dippers to an independent family owned supermarket group. Thixendale based Charlie & Ivy's has secured the listings for its new White Balsamic, Tarragon and White Peppercorn bread By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Contest to find the UK's top amateur quizzers with Chase star Paul Sinha It’s a Great British institution that has helped to entertain millions of us through three lockdowns. And with more people than ever before taking part in pub quizzes, albeit virtually, pub quiz experts SpeedQuizzing have decided to launch a timely virtual contest to find the UK’s best amateur By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Northern Asian Power mission 2021: India Building The Special Relationship 1 – 5 March 2021 Building on the success of the of the Northern Asian Power-list 2020 which showcased the incredible impact of the exceptional Asian business and cultural leaders across the Northern Powerhouse. We are working in partnership with the UKIERI and the University of Delhi By The Editor • 4 min read
Business £4 million facility opens doors for Yorkshire manufacturer Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £4 million Invoice Discounting Facility to investment group Modular Group Investments to support the acquisition of Euramax Solutions Ltd, one of the UK’s leading window and door manufacturers. Servicing both commercial and residential businesses in the UK and Ireland, Euramax specialises in By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Historic cinema redevelopment to begin this Spring Work on the Hyde Park Picture House’s transformational redevelopment project is set to begin this April, thanks to a successful £285,600 Capital Kickstart Fund award from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the government’s Culture Recovery Fund. Combining vital restoration work with the creation of new accessible By The Editor • 3 min read
