Business Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce welcomes new Patron The Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, which supports almost 500 member business in the region, is delighted to welcome digital agency Beanie Media as a Patron. Founded in 2018 by then 18-year-old Melissa Roberts and Daniel Atkinson, TopicUK partner, Beanie Media is now a team of five young professionals, offering By The Editor • 1 min read
Business AYRE Event Solutions invests in securing its future Leeds based AYRE Event Solutions is reacting to the ongoing challenges posed to the events industry by the pandemic with the support of the Culture Recovery Fund, which has been distributed through Arts Council England. The firm, which specialises in event production, saw 95% of its revenue wiped out as By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Property e-procurement start-up raises investment from Northern angel investors C-Link, a property procurement start-up founded in 2015 by Paul Heming and Chris Barber, has successfully raised a six figure investment from private investors through investment non-profit, NorthInvest. The C-Link platform simplifies the initial procurement process for SME construction companies and developers by connecting them with the best and most By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Promising outlook for website maintenance services in 2021 SaaS firm Glow has predicted that 2021 is set to be the year when the true importance of website maintenance is recognised after a spike in demand for its web-based maintenance app. The Leeds-based startup reported that interest in its new to market app has grown significantly as more and By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Museum's young history lovers celebrate a decade of discovery Together they’ve explored some of British history’s most important stories, from the horrors of the First World War to the fascinating journeys of migrants who travelled to Leeds. Now an award-winning group of budding curators working with Leeds City Museum have reached a major milestone of their own By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Award win for Banner Jones’ Yorkshire residential property team The residential property team at leading Yorkshire law firm Banner Jones has been recognised for its dedication to its clients and its quick response to remote working at this year’s prestigious Yorkshire Legal Awards. The accolade was announced at a well-attended awards ceremony which was live streamed on Tuesday By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Yorkshire Sculpture Park unveils new works in the open air this winter New additions to the open-air display: * Kalliopi Lemos, Bag of Aspirations, 2018 * Henry Moore, Large Two Forms, 1966 and Large Spindle Piece, 1974 * William Tucker, Monumental Dancer After Degas, 2018 * Edward Allington, From the Sex of Metals IV, 1990 * Gary Hume, Snowman, two balls twinkle white, 2014 This festive season, By The Editor • 4 min read
Arts&Culture Welcome to Yorkshire announce ‘Walkshire’ as their key campaign for 2021 A walk for ‘every day of the year’ is promised as one of the many highlights underpinning Welcome to Yorkshire’s new groundbreaking #Walkshire campaign which launches on New Year’s Day 2021. The aim is to promote Yorkshire as the walking capital of the world and the year-long project By The Editor • 3 min read
Business How Covid-19 vaccine will affect the financial markets There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the world’s financial markets, breathing new life into some stocks (such as Zoom [https://www.wired.co.uk/article/future-of-zoom#:~:text=For%20the%20quarter%20ending%20April%2030%202020%2C%20Zoom%20reported%20total,the%20same%20period%20last%20year. By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Welcome to Yorkshire announces Launch Pad Partnership for making music Welcome to Yorkshire and the county’s music maestros Launchpad, are delighted to announce a new partnership where a creative development programme of amazing and diverse music from across the region will be showcased on the destination marketing organisation’s impressive social media channels. This will be a great PR By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Easy Bathrooms announces major recruitment drive to support 2021 expansion plans West Yorkshire-based Easy Bathrooms has announced plans for a major recruitment drive and is set to increase its workforce by 60-70% in 2021; creating 250-300 new jobs. The recruitment will support its 2021 expansion plans, following a successful 2020. In the last 12 months, the firm opened 23 new showrooms By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Housebuilder signs £166m multi-site agreements in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Keepmoat Homes has announced four new land deals across Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire that will see the Doncaster-based top ten UK home builder create 1,058 new homes with a combined gross development value of £166m. The sites include two in South Yorkshire, one in North Yorkshire and one in By The Editor • 1 min read
