Food&Drink Reopening of Platinum Lounge & Bar helps to raise spirits in Rotherham Platinum Lounge & Bar located on High Street in Rotherham town centre is helping to raise spirits with the reopening of its doors to punters and the launch of its new and extended menu, including its ‘healthy-range’ of jacket potatoes and paninis. Following its successful Covid-19 safe trial and the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Rotherham distribution warehouse brought to market Leading commercial property agency CPP has been instructed to market a large distribution unit totalling 125K sq ft seeking offers exceeding £4,550,000. Located just one mile to the east of Junction 1 of the M18, the site spans approximately 7.41 acres and was let earlier this year By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Initiative encourages locals to explore Bradford this summer “Keeping the sparkle going” is the theme of a new campaign which aims to encourage local people to start exploring Bradford’s hospitality, retail and attractions this summer. Sparkling Bradford is a bi-annual initiative delivered by partners The Broadway Bradford, Bradford Council, Visit Bradford and the Bradford Business Improvement District By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Hudd Lit Fest is a White Rose finalist for the third time The Huddersfield Literature Festival (HLF) has been selected as a finalist in the prestigious Welcome to Yorkshire White Rose Awards for the third time in five years. The Festival has been shortlisted in the Arts & Culture category of the annual awards, a competitive group covering a wide range of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Proptech investment helps start-up Huddersfield law firm The founders of a start-up Huddersfield law firm say their investment in proptech has proved crucial to business continuity during lockdown and helped the company achieve its best-ever month of new instructions. Holden Smith, based in Denby Dale, has invested heavily in technology including facial recognition and document verification apps By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Homelessness charity invites businesses to network in first virtual event A homelessness charity has organised its first virtual networking group as part of its corporate partnership. West Yorkshire-based charity Simon on the Streets will hold the online event on Thursday 6th August at 1-2pm as part of its ‘5 for 5’ corporate support programme. 5 for 5 is designed to By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Law firm hires Yorkshire telecoms specialist Stephen Sawley – an experienced wayleave professional with more than 20 years’ telecoms sector knowledge – has joined Hampshire-headquartered Trenches Law. He has taken on the role of senior wayleave manager, as the company prepares to double in size by the end of 2020. Having begun his career with BT, Yorkshireman Stephen By The Editor • 2 min read
Businesswoman Yorkshire family given the Barnsley Chop It has been 30 years since Yorkshire Shepherdess and busy mum of nine Amanda Owen has visited a hairdresser. Her long hair had almost reached her waist and although it was in good condition, Amanda wanted to have not just a change, but something that would be stylish whilst being By The Editor • 5 min read
Arts&Culture Yorkshire’s Runswick Sands is Britain’s Best Beach The amazing accolade of Britain’s Best Beach has been given to the spectacular sands at Runswick Bay in North Yorkshire by The Times in their Annual Guide to the Country’s Best Beaches. Here at Welcome to Yorkshire we were never in any doubt that the county’s coast By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Transformation of Leeds Greek Street complete Work to transform Greek Street in Leeds city centre into a new-look pedestrianised space has been successfully completed. The project, carried out by Leeds City Council in partnership with businesses, on this popular street known for its bars, restaurants and cafes, has been given a modern, spacious new look, supporting By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Vision for the future of colleges launched by Independent Commission This week, the Independent Commission on the College of the Future launched its vision for the future of colleges across the UK: a new bold and ambitious strategic remit for colleges to empower people with opportunities for lifelong learning and support, to boost productivity, and to strengthen every community’s By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Personal insolvencies set to rise, R3 member survey finds Over 8 in 10 respondents to a national survey of members of the insolvency and restructuring profession carried out by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, expect personal insolvency numbers to increase within the next 12 months. Nearly half (44.5%) of the respondents to R3’s member survey who By The Editor • 3 min read
