National Getting back into business: The comeback costs after lockdown The UK is getting back into business. Gradually, sector by sector, we are beginning to embrace the ‘new normal’, and businesses are once again raring to go. After the most recent loosening of lockdown measures, many pubs, bars, and restaurants are due to open their doors to the public again By The Editor • 3 min read
Whats On Forthcoming events with Connect Yorkshire Let's Talk Zoom! With Connect Yorkshire Partner Sally Roberts In January 2020 who ever imagined that video conferencing would become a regular part of our day? Face to face meetings replaced with a Zoom call, networking in a room, now conducted over Zoom or attending a conference, now By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Appointment by Babble expands The Lucre Group’s tech and the city portfolio Babble, a leading technology business which is reimagining how we do work, has appointed The Lucre Group to handle its PR and communications. The client win strengthens the Tech and the City division at the search savvy PR specialist, which will manage Babble’s corporate communications across the UK through By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Towngate donates £1,000 to help feed 19 families for a week Brighouse-based commercial and industrial lettings specialist, Towngate PLC, has donated £1,000 to a West Yorkshire food bank – a contribution which will feed 55 people, or 19 families, for a week. The Welcome Centre, which is based in Huddersfield, has maintained the same objective over its 25 years of service By The Editor • 2 min read
Businesswoman Global headhunting agency celebrates new business wins Global agency Red Diamond Executive Headhunters has announced a raft of new business wins. Operating out of its head office in Huddersfield and in the United Arab Emirates, the firm specialises in placing business leaders and senior management across the globe. The business – founded by MD Emma Robinson and her By The Editor • 2 min read
National HSBC App phishing scam targeting workers using SMS UK workers are being targeted by a new SMS phishing scam designed to trick victims into handing over details of their HSBC bank account. The scheme, uncovered by litigation specialists Griffin Law, begins with a text message purporting to be from HSBC, the multinational banking and financial services organisation, telling By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink YOUR-FORK BRINGS TOP CHEFS, SOMMELIER'S AND MIXOLOGISTS TO YOUR HOME People missing dining out because of the closure to their favourite restaurants can now turn the home dining experience into something special thanks to Your-Fork. Your-Fork will put diners and budding chefs, sommeliers and mixologists in touch via a 1-2-1 live video link with hospitality experts. The new platform is By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire Agricultural Society Secures future with £1.5million funding from Barclays The Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS) today announced it has received support from Barclays through the Government backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Scheme (CBILS) in order to maintain the ability to trade through the COVID-19 crisis. Established in 1837 to help improve and promote agriculture in the Yorkshire region, YAS is a By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Supporters challenged to ‘save the summer’ for Barnsley Hospice Barnsley Hospice is calling on communities to help save its summer following the cancellation of its biggest fundraising event. The Bubble Rush, which was due to take place in Locke Park this Sunday (12 July), raised over £16,000 last year but can no longer go ahead due to coronavirus By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Welcome to Yorkshire - In Response to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak MP’s Summer Economic Statement Welcome to Yorkshire Chief Executive James Mason (pictured) said “The Chancellor’s announcement to cut VAT from 20% to 5% will be a huge welcome boost for thousands of organisations within Yorkshire’s tourism industry. "It’s been a tough year for many businesses and hopefully this will be By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Building improvements confirmed for 24 Yorkshire schools Property consultant Eddisons has secured £30m to improve buildings at 76 academy schools across the UK under the Government’s Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) programme. Schools in line for upgrades include 24 in Yorkshire, set to receive a total of £10m worth of improvement works. New funding for the latest By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Nomadic Beers Brewery Taproom reopens Leeds-based brewery Nomadic Beers have reopened their brewery taproom. Regulars to Nomadic’s taproom prior to lockdown will recall the brewery opened up once a month, however from this week, the taproom will now be open every Friday and Saturday. “As we’re primarily a cask brewery, we lost 100% By The Editor • 1 min read
