National Award winning local delivery firm YDL, records 35% growth YDL, part of The APC network - the largest independent parcel delivery network in the UK - has today reported significant, continued growth, spurred by a huge surge in online shopping across Yorkshire. The company, which through The APC network, specialises in parcel solutions for SMEs, has today announced 35% By The Editor • 3 min read
Editors Blog A better year ahead? Is it too late to wish everyone a happy new year? I hope not. following a short break over Christmas, January has got off to a really busy start for us as we work on the next edition of TopicUK and Yorkshire Businesswoman magazines. As we have entered another lockdown, By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Food4Heroes providing nutritious meals to those most in need Food4Heroes is back. The charity, which was founded in March 2020 to provide nutritious meals to NHS and key worker staff, is now providing meals to families in the local community who are affected by food poverty. Following a successful pilot, the charity is working with food banks enabling them By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds City College calls for unused laptops to help students learn from home Leeds City College, which is part of Luminate Education Group, is calling for donations to its student laptop initiative, following the reinstatement of remote learning due to the current lockdown. Last week, the government pledged to provide a further one million laptops to disadvantaged students across the country to support By The Editor • 1 min read
Business BDO has announced a new partner in business restructuring Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has announced the promotion of 20 new partners across the firm with Mark Thornton named partner in Yorkshire. The promotions, delayed from June 2020 as a result of COVID-19, are effective from 1st January 2021. Mark joined BDO in 2007 at manager level By The Editor • 2 min read
Health Plans approved for major extra care development in Kirklees Plans have been approved for a major new extra care scheme at Cleckheaton that will provide 80 apartments for local people over the age of 55, who have a connection to the local area. The scheme, located on Kenmore Drive, will be developed by Housing 21, in partnership with Kirklees By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Widd Signs reaches new heights with eye-catching student accommodation Leeds-headquartered Widd Signs has completed a five-figure project to design and install external and internal signage at the impressive UNINN Parkside development in Coventry. The project has seen Widd Signs, which has bases in Leeds and St Helens, install eye-catching UNINN branding at the top of each of the developments’ By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Growth of team at Yorkshire’s Legal People Chadwick Lawrence Solicitors are delighted to welcome two new additions to the firm. Lauren Bullock and Pete Konieczko-Hansom. Lauren has joined the Medical Negligence department and is based in Huddersfield and Pete into the Corporate and Contracts team based in Leeds. Lauren Bullock qualified as a solicitor in 2015, completing By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Communities rally to support home-schooled children Calderdale’s kindness is shining through once again, as thousands of pounds worth of donations are being made to support children and young people to learn from home during national lockdown. Building on the success of the Never Hungry Again fund launched last October to end child hunger in the By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Pantera Property appoints former Leeds King Sturge partner as non-executive chairman Growing valuations and disposals firm Pantera Property, based in Harrogate, has appointed property expert Colin Fell as non-executive chairman. With over 40 years of building and developing property agency businesses, Mr Fell was responsible for growing King Sturge’s Leeds office from five to more than 100 people, before the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Five ways to stay GDPR compliant when working from home With many Brits back to working from home until at least mid-February, experts reveal what both staff and employers need to do to remain GDPR compliant. From accessing work-related emails on personal devices to correctly disposing of confidential print outs, remaining GDPR compliant when working from home can be tricky By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Yorkshire businessman appointed to help inspire next generation of business leaders A digital marketing expert passionate about business is to help inspire the next generation of business leaders. Jag Panesar, director of Bradford-based digital agency Xpand, has been appointed to two key roles to help young people achieve their business and career ambitions. Inspired by his own grandfather’s legacy, Jag By The Editor • 2 min read
