Business Yorkshire accounting firm hails impact of Job Retention Scheme A firm of chartered accountants and business advisors has hailed the impact of the Government’s Job Retention Scheme in helping protect businesses - but has warned the worst is yet to come. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) allowed companies to furlough staff and cut costs during the pandemic. By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Sir Patrick Stewart and Captain Sir Tom Moore become Welcome to Yorkshire Personal Members Welcome to Yorkshire have launched a new personal membership scheme available to people across the world that have a connection to the county. The My Y membership scheme is FREE but a tree will be planted in Yorkshire for every paid annual membership (£20). Offering a little piece of Yorkshire By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Majestic stretch of Wharfedale countryside for sale A substantial, 22 acre stretch of stunning grassland, woodland and riverbank, complete with fishing rights, has just been released for sale and will appeal to anyone wanting their own piece of tranquillity on the River Wharfe near Ilkley. The land is located to the west of the hamlet of Nesfield, By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity By ‘eck, we’ve got the true Yorkshire spirit To celebrate Yorkshire Day on August 1st, Barnsley-based online food and drink retailer Approved Food is making another round of donations to local charities – taking the number of items donated so far this year to a 25,000. And as the county prepares to rightly indulge in some richly deserved By The Editor • 2 min read
Competitions and offers White Rose Celebrates Leeds United Football Team for Yorkshire Day Say hello to Yorkshire's smallest team of Premier League footballers, as White Rose Shopping Centre unveils a unique collection of custom minifigures printed on genuine LEGO® parts in celebration of Yorkshire Day and Leeds United’s promotion to the Premier League – and the set could be yours. This By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Teams Channel efforts for Children’s life saving swim Driven by a desire to help save young lives, three/four teams of swimmers will attempt to complete one of the most gruelling feats of human endeavour when they swim the English Channel in aid of the Doncaster-based Children’s Air Ambulance. Nearly 146 years after Captain Matthew Webb became By The Editor • 3 min read
Business New grant launched for holiday food support Calderdale Council and Community Foundation for Calderdale (CFFC) have launched the "School Holiday Food Support Grant" programme to help local organisations who are providing healthy meals and food parcels during the school holidays. Grants will be awarded to help support vulnerable people in the immediate emergency caused by By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Agency launches objective to make websites available to all disabled and impaired people Lockdown has highlighted a number of issues, but in particular the impact on the public having to change to online shopping and ordering, even for local stores. With 70% of UK websites inaccessible to disabled and impaired people, affecting a staggering 34m people, UK businesses alone are losing a potential By The Editor • 3 min read
Food&Drink Vegan Festival Goes Online With A FREE Summer Special VegfestUK Summerfest Online is a full weekend programme of live streams and presentations from some of the UK’s leading vegan experts and a growing contribution from speakers based overseas. Cookery Demos and Plant Based nutrition take centre stage at this online vegan extravaganza, with an array of tantalizing recipes By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Chartered surveyor to occupy office space in Leeds city centre A chartered surveying firm has invested more than £60,000 in a prominent, 2,060 sq. ft. office at 64 Wellington Street in Leeds – a Caddick Developments' property. The move marks the firm’s ambitious growth intentions as it heads into its 21st year. Lucas Lee also provides building By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds architect becomes link in new £750m innovation chain framework Leeds-based Brewster Bye Architects has been selected from over 720 bids by nationwide suppliers, contractors and consultants to become part of a new housing framework responsible for £750m worth of building works planned for the north of England over the next four years. Brewster Bye is one of just 17 By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Bradford firm’s rapid Covid-19 test kits approved for professional use Bradford-based manufacturing and distribution company Multibrands International has gained coveted EU and UK regulatory approval for a rapid test kit that shows whether patients and those in social care settings have had Covid-19 Coronavirus - even if they did not develop obvious symptoms at the time. The point of care By The Editor • 2 min read
