Business Hull dental clinic prepares to expand into new custom-built premises An award-winning dental and skin clinic is preparing to expand into new custom-built premises in Hull. Whitehills Dental & Skin Clinic will double its surgery space when it moves to Monks Way Retail Park in Kingswood, Hull, which has been developed by Barnsley-based commercial property specialists, Priority Space. The clinic, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Trio of Huddersfield property firms partner up to provide accommodation for NHS workers Huddersfield based property firm Bramleys is working in collaboration with property developer SKA Developments and contractors Big Red to offer accommodation for NHS staff who are not able to return home during the Coronavirus pandemic. The companies have worked together to ensure all empty student properties across SKA Developments property By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Lupton Fawcett appoint managing partner and chairman Yorkshire law firm Lupton Fawcett has appointed insolvency lawyer James Richardson (pictured left) as its new managing partner. James takes over from corporate specialist Jonathan Oxley, who has vacated the managing partner’s seat to take on the role of chairman. James has more than 30 years’ experience of advising By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Friends collaborate to launch free platform in support of Leeds SMEs A group of friends in Yorkshire have set up a new website which will act as an online information hub in a bid to help small businesses in Leeds to continue generating income during the COVID-19 outbreak. Gary Butterfield, Ashton Wesley, and Owen Williams, set up ‘Support Your Local, Leeds’ By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Marie Stopes International appoints ER specialist Family planning charity Marie Stopes International has partnered with award-winning, new-model employment law firm ESPHR to further enhance company culture and focus on its Employee Relations (ER) provision. Focusing on relationship between employees and employers, ER can help to drive commercial and strategic success for a business’s long-term future By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Wainhouse Tower turns blue to thank coronavirus heroes Every night, Wainhouse Tower in Halifax is lighting up blue, to honour the kindness and relentless efforts of the NHS and all the key workers helping others in the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19). The lights at the top of the iconic landmark will remain blue until further notice, as a By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds Building Society supports tenants and suppliers Leeds Building Society is providing reassurance that measures are in place to support tenants and suppliers who may be facing disruption as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak. Commercial tenants who occupy Society-owned premises around the UK have been offered temporary rent payment deferrals until the end of May. The By The Editor • 1 min read
Businesswoman How to adhere to Health and Safety Policies for staff working from home Jenny Kilburn - Founder and Managing Director of Synergos Consultancy Ltd. The current coronavirus crisis has led to calls for employees, where possible, to work from home. For many, this presents little in the way of change but for thousands of works used to the daily commute and working from By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Covid-19 Support for Yorkshire & Humber Businesses Julian Pitts, regional managing partner for Begbies Traynor in Yorkshire, gives some tips on helping businesses survive the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic Last year was a tough one for many businesses, with sustained difficult trading across a raft of sectors that was only just starting to see a By The Editor • 4 min read
Food&Drink Rooster's launches ‘Take-Home Taproom’ for home-bound beer fans Award-winning Harrogate brewery, Rooster’s, has launched a Take-Home Taproom as the UK embarks on a second week in lockdown. Rooster’s Take-Home Taproom includes a 15-strong selection of its core-range of award-winning vegan-friendly beers, four premium quality pub snacks, and details of how to access a specially curated playlist, By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink JUST HEAT – comfort food delivered direct to your door New fresh, meal delivery service for the Huddersfield area. Can’t get hold of fresh ingredients or not a natural in the kitchen? Told to self-isolate? Have elderly relatives who need feeding? Just Heat by Asparagus Green based in Lepton, can offer fresh, feel-good family meals. They're cooking By The Editor • 2 min read
National The physical & mental repercussions of workplace accidents Accidents occur in the workplace often and even an office-based role can be hazardous. These accidents can be damaging in many different ways and not just through injury to the individual (also this is a huge concern). In addition to suffering an injury and poten-tially missing time at work, a By The Editor • 2 min read
