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
Business Yorkshire manufacturer pledges to go carbon neutral by 2025 The UK’s leading developer of specialised leak detection and environmental protection systems, Andel, has pledged to go carbon neutral by 2025. Following the recent UK government announcement to put the country on track to net-zero by 2050, the Yorkshire manufacturer has declared it will significantly reduce its carbon emissions By The Editor • 1 min read
Business New animation shows how Leeds' £38.5m park & ride will look on completion An animation has been released by Leeds City Council to show how the brand new park and ride in Stourton will look once complete in autumn 2021. The £38.5 million project forms part of Connecting Leeds’ ambition to improve the bus network, provide better connectivity and reduce carbon emissions By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Peatland restoration project leads fight against climate change A four-year peatland restoration project in the North Pennines is delivering 3,343 acres of peatland restoration in a venture that will strengthen the region’s ability to fight climate change. Pennine PeatLIFE, funded by the EU LIFE programme with match funding from Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Northumbrian Water and By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Construction complete on 4 Wellington Place Developer and Asset Manager, MEPC, has announced the completion of the east end of the Wellington Place development, with construction work finalised on 4 Wellington Place. Following their announcement to pre-let the office space in its entirety, the building will house one of the world’s largest betting and gaming By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New roof's a glass act at multi-million pound Barnsley development The glazing of two new glass roofed boulevards has been completed in a major milestone for The Glass Works, a new leisure and shopping development in Barnsley. The final piece of glass has been installed in the canopies at The Glass Works in Barnsley town centre, marking another step towards By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Marine engineer and shipbuilder join forces to launch new vessel Two Yorkshire engineering companies have defied the challenges posed by COVID-19 to continue surpassing customer expectations. Hull-based electrical engineers Pearson Electrical and boatbuilding firm Parkol Marine Engineering, which has yards in Whitby and Middlesbrough, recently saw their latest project – the Havara – leave Parkol’s Middlesbrough yard. Parkol has garnered an By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Leeds Playhouse launches new streaming service – Playhouse At Home – with A Christmas Carol Just as the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future try to instil in Scrooge some seasonal spirit, Leeds Playhouse remains committed to spreading much-needed festive cheer across the city and beyond this year, with ‘as live’ digital screenings of its sensational family show A CHRISTMAS CAROL. As Leeds remains By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Wakefield engineering boss charting path to greener future The boss of a Wakefield company that designs and supplies plant used to recover lead and precious metals has been awarded Chartered Environmentalist and Chartered Engineer status by the prestigious Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). It’s the latest accolade to be bestowed on Inprotec’s managing director By The Editor • 2 min read
National EY continues to invest in the regions Following a strong performance over the first nine months of its financial year, pre COVID-19, EY has reported 5% UK revenue growth and hired over 3,000 people as the firm continues to invest in talent, technology and audit quality. EY’s UK fee income grew to £2.6bn in By The Editor • 8 min read
