Business Asian Standard newspaper launches in Leeds Asian Standard newspaper has launched a new edition to cover the Leeds area. The free weekly print title carries news and features targeted mainly at a local South Asian readership and the Leeds edition has been added in response to popular demand. Published by RF Publishing Ltd, it is the By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Funding to improve public space around the iconic Corn Exchange Leeds City Council’s executive board has formally approved funding to improve the area directly outside the city’s Corn Exchange building. In September 2020, it was announced that Leeds City Council successfully secured £8.6m of match funding from the government’s Getting Building Fund which would be added By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Rising tech entrepreneur invited to help new businesses and start-ups Northern Max Mentor A rising Leeds tech entrepreneur is using his skills and experience to help start-up businesses grow their way out of the Covid-19 pandemic. Phil Storey, founder of innovative website maintenance app Glow, has become a mentor for the Northern Max Accelerator, a Bradford-based business support programme for rising digital and By The Editor • 2 min read
Health Famous faces lend support to NHS campaign to help people choose services wisely Stars of sports, stage and screen have lent their voice to support an NHS campaign to encourage people to use health services appropriately this winter. The campaign, ‘Help Us, Help You Leeds’ aims to make people to think about how they access health services and gives key information about when By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Two new hires and head of transformation move for Vapour Disruptive cloud technology specialist Vapour has made a number of team changes to support the company’s progress towards £7m turnover, as announced last month. Long-standing operations lead Carol McGrotty (pictured) – who has been with the business almost since its inception – has moved into the new role of head of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire M&A activity gaining momentum, despite third lockdown Corporate finance activity in Yorkshire is gaining momentum, despite the country being placed in a third national lockdown. Accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO LLP, has seen an upward trend in market activity in the first few weeks of 2021, following a significant number of deals in 2020. In total, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business The Northern Affinity increases northern footprint to support businesses and economic growth The widened community will enable businesses across more Northern regions to collaborate, develop new business connections and access more growth opportunities. The Northern Affinity, a Leeds-based business community powering growth and development, is expanding its footprint across the North by adding two further regions to its portfolio. From March, businesses By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Galaxy reaches for star apprentices with The Source A Sheffield-rooted insulation company rapidly expanding nationwide found the expertise on its doorstep when it decided to set up an apprenticeship scheme to ‘future-proof ‘the business. The Source Skills Academy is now providing apprentices across the UK for Galaxy Insulation and Dry Lining Limited, a market-leading, independently-owned supplier to the By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Hudd Lit Fest launches an exciting programme of online events The Huddersfield Literature Festival (HLF) has announced its March programme, with most events taking place online for the second year in a row, due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. In 2020, the Festival was due to launch on 18 March, but the Festival team took the decision to move to online By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire business support programme shortlisted for financial award A Yorkshire business support programme, which has helped hundreds of new businesses, has been shortlisted for a financial award. AD:VENTURE, which helps ambitious new businesses trading for less than three years in North and West Yorkshire, is one of the finalists in the Yorkshire Financial Awards 2021. It is By The Editor • 2 min read
National BJSS to create more learn to earn apprenticeship opportunities BJSS has announced, at the start of UK National Apprenticeship Week 2021, an ambitious plan to create more apprenticeship opportunities across all its UK locations. The initiative, which has already supported 24 technical apprentices in addition to over 90 graduates and under-graduates since 2017, has now been extended to include By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Yorkshire plastic-free pioneers launch products in John Lewis & Partners An online retailer based in Leeds is launching its eco-friendly products on the John Lewis & Partners website. Some of the brand’s most popular eco-alternative products, including antibacterial cleaning sachets, a glass spray bottle and compostable sponges will be sold on the national department stores website from February. The By The Editor • 2 min read
