Business West Yorkshire Mayor goes stateside West Yorkshire has gone stateside, with a dozen of the region’s businesses joining Mayor Tracy Brabin in Nashville, Tennessee, to meet with potential investors and trade partners. The trade mission, which has been organised by the Mayor to create opportunities for West Yorkshire businesses, will conclude ahead of the By The Editor • 3 min read
Wakefield firm celebrates landmark 50 years in business Architectural ironmongery firm John Monaghan Ltd, which is based on Milner Way in Ossett, marked the landmark occasion with an event at the city’s popular Tileyard North venue, where employees and guests gathered to toast the firm’s impressive achievement. Founded in 1974 by John Monaghan, the award-winning company By The Editor • 2 min read
Time capsule burial at former chocolate factory to honour Rowntree’s legacy Henry Boot Construction and Latimer buried a time capsule at The Cocoa Works site in York on Friday, honouring the iconic former Rowntree Factory ahead of the new residential scheme’s completion in winter 2024. Representatives from contractor Henry Boot Construction, developer Latimer by Clarion Housing Group, Haxby Primary Academy, By The Editor • 4 min read
TopicUK News State-of-the-art creative hub for Calderdale College now live at Dean Clough A new state-of-the-art new digital creative skills hub for Calderdale College has officially opened at Dean Clough in Halifax. Following the complete transformation of space at the iconic mill complex, Calderdale College was able to welcome over 60 first-year students for the start of the academic year. ‘Mill Studios’ now By The Editor • 3 min read
Photo by Christopher Bill / Unsplash Business Pro-small business Budget ‘first and best’ chance for Chancellor to secure sustainable growth The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling on the Chancellor to deliver a decisively pro-small business Budget, saying SMEs are “sick of stagnation.” By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Avant Homes West Yorkshire appoints construction director to deliver ongoing multi-tenure Wakefield-based Avant Homes West Yorkshire has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of a construction director to support the housebuilder’s ongoing delivery of its multi-tenure strategy. By The Editor • 2 min read
Curators taken to tusk TopicUK News Curators taken to tusk as mammoth clean-up gets underway The prehistoric appendage was discovered in the former open cast site near Temple Newsam in the late 1960s, more than 38,000 years after the extinct, ice age behemoth it once belonged to died. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Shelborn lands Bluesmith at South Central in Leeds Shelborn Asset Management has secured another letting at their redevelopment of South Central in Leeds. This follows on from the recent deals with AON, Keepmoat and Inseego UK Ltd. Bluesmith Information Systems, a leading software and data engineering provider for blue chip and government clients, is taking 11,000 sq By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Zentra completes high-quality Bradford development Zentra Group, the UK-based residential developer, which has recently rebranded from the One Heritage Group, has announced the completion of its One Meadow Victoria Road development in Eccleshill, West Yorkshire. This prestigious development consists of 24 high-specification two, three and four-bedroom homes, strategically located between the cities of Bradford and By The Editor • 2 min read
TopicUK News Leading Leeds special needs school moves into White Rose Park Broomfield South will be occupying a 9,000 sq ft former office suite on the ground floor of the refurbished ABC Building. It will accommodate 80 students and 30 staff members. By The Editor • 3 min read
HOUSEBUILDER HONEY OPENS LEEDS OFFICE Sheffield-headquartered housebuilder Honey has opened its 5,000 sq ft office in Leeds and announced five new senior appointments to deliver the expansion plans for its Yorkshire operating region. Ben Smith has been recruited by Honey Yorkshire as land director and Kyle Danton joins as commercial director. Simon Hogg been By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Radcliffe Construction appointed as principal contractor for iconic restaurant rebuild Radcliffe Construction, the specialist construction project management firm, has been appointed as principal contractor for the rebuild and refurbishment of The 3 Acres gastro-pub in Huddersfield By The Editor • 1 min read
