Consultation begins on walking and cycling plans
Leeds City Council is calling for further views on the new emergency walking and
cycling plans in the city as part of its response to Covid-19.
An initial round of public consultation which began in May and ended earlier
this month saw more than 25,000 contributions received from over
Sheffield nurses drop pounds for pounds for rare disease charity
A pair of Sheffield nurses have raised over £1700 for a rare disease charity
after taking on a sponsored slim during the coronavirus crisis.
Iain Armstrong and John Harrington, who work in the Royal Hallamshire Hospital’s
Pulmonary Vascular Disease Unit, beat their 26lb weight loss target to shed 31lb
Leeds Council parking charges resume
Charges for Leeds City Council car parks and on street parking will resume from
Saturday 4th July 2020, with some important changes in place.
City centre parking
Payment via the machines will resume at our standard prices.
Payment via the ParkMobile app will resume at a temporarily discounted rate of
Welcome to Yorkshire launch recovery plan
As the county’s destination marketing organisation, Welcome to Yorkshire
accepted the challenge at the start of COVID-19, to stand up for thousands of
tourism related businesses and retain a vital part of the region’s identity now
and for the foreseeable future. Working with the county’s local authorities,
East Yorkshire business launches flame-retardant face mask
ProGARM, the UK’s leading Arc Flash and FR protection specialists, based in East
Yorkshire, has developed a new flame-retardant (FR), anti-viral, reusable face
mask, designed to offer some protection against both COVID-19 as well as
injuries caused by fire or an Arc Flash.
The new washable face mask is
Insurance specialist invests in cloud telecoms as growth plans continue
Multi-site insurance brokerage Erskine Murray has invested in a new telephony
solution, powered by Vapour Cloud.
With four offices throughout the UK – each with their own on-premise system –
the growing business wanted to transition to a modern cloud voice infrastructure
that would support smarter working. Half of the 100-strong workforce
Firm proves contactless car sales are key to industry’s future
With the automotive industry taking a hit during the Coronavirus pandemic, The
Car Buying Group based in Wakefield has resumed trading with tens of thousands
of customers looking to sell their car.
Claiming its success is down to its contactless car buying method, the firm’s
CEO advises that this