Business Public feedback welcomed on Leeds City Council draft budget 2020/21 Public consultation is now invited on Leeds City Council’s budget proposals for the next financial year. From now until midnight on Wednesday 13 January 2021, the council would like to hear the views of residents and anyone who works in or travels to the city on how it should By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Solicitor honoured with an MBE for his services to childcare and public law Nigel Priestley, senior partner at Huddersfield law firm Ridley and Hall and one of the UK’s most respected care and adoption specialist solicitors, has been named in the Queen’s New Year 2021 Honours List in which he has been awarded an MBE in recognition of his services to By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Year that will herald a call for more communication The new year will see a key change - the public will demand consistent, clear and genuine communication more than ever before from government, says Scarborough-based Duncan Lewis, who has published a new book. Part of the proceeds of ‘Speak Out! How to Make an Emotional Connection in Communication' By The Editor • 2 min read
Businesswoman Bloom and Yorkshire Business Woman Presents In support of SmartWorks Leeds Make A date with You An online interactive wellbeing evening Friday 12 February 7pm-10pm This February we’re inviting you to give some self love and make a date with yourself. At this special online event, you will be our focus and there to enjoy By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire self-employed workers call for more support Eighty-three percent of self-employed workers in Yorkshire have urged the Government for greater support, as numbers continue to fall by369,000 since April. Nearly half of sole traders in the region (49%) have called for additional grants to support the sector, with a quarter insisting lower taxes are needed to By The Editor • 1 min read
Business The Property Buying Company hits back against Coronavirus National homebuyer, The Property Buying Company, has hit back against coronavirus this Boxing Day, by installing a state of the art gym at its headquarters in Leeds. The fitness space, officially unveiled by pro boxer, Jack Bateson, has been designed by the CEOs to encourage strong physical and mental wellbeing By The Editor • 1 min read
Businesswoman Leader of Leeds City Council selected to be a Labour Party Peer The Leader of Leeds City Council, Councillor Judith Blake CBE, has been selected to be a Labour Party Peer in the House of Lords. Councillor Blake was named among the new peers announced by the Government. Councillor Blake has served as Leader of Leeds City Council since 2015 and before By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Keighley to host official Yorkshire Day celebrations in 2022 Keighley has been invited by The Yorkshire Society to host the official Yorkshire Day civic celebration in 2022 (Monday 1st August). It will be the first time the town has hosted this important annual event since its conception in 1985. The official celebration, believed to be the largest such event By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity The Broadway,Bradford donates funds to Bradford Nightstop The Broadway, Bradford has made a donation of £3,500 to its charity partner, Bradford Nightstop. The organisation, which works to prevent youth homelessness and provide emergency accommodation, is a valuable support system for the region’s most vulnerable. The generous donation has been made by The Broadway to honour By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Infiniti leads the way with Esplanade Hotel and DWP contracts Scarborough-based Infiniti Group has confirmed its status 'as one of the leading construction and building services companies in Yorkshire and the North' with a 'high six-figure' contract to refurbish the interior, exterior and roof of the coastal resort's Esplanade Hotel for the Daish Hotel By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire electrical engineering company named as sole UK SeaBis installer Any owner of a sea-going vessel will know about the potential perils of metal corrosion and the various means of keeping it at bay, but there is some excellent news for such owners wishing to prevent electrolysis – a Yorkshire electrical engineering company has been appointed as the UK’s only By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Construction nears completion on Grade-II listed apartments Work on Centenary House, a new apartment scheme delivering 80 high-quality apartments in the heart of Leeds’s Northern Quarter, is near to completion. The ambitious scheme, brought by developer and purchaser Avenir Works, has resulted in the refurbishment of a Grade-II listed building and construction of a new build By The Editor • 1 min read
