Business Independent payments broker secures solid growth Independent payments broker Accept Cards, which works with some of the biggest names in financial services, has reported a 34% pre-tax profit uplift in its latest accounts. During the financial year-ended February 29 2024, pre-tax profits rose to £804k, up 34% from £600k in the previous year. Accept Cards secured By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Integrated agency The Bigger Boat secures four new client wins The Bigger Boat, a Yorkshire-based integrated marketing agency, is thrilled to announce four new client wins: Reality+, Hunter Safety Group, Aptvision, and EDNX. These exciting partnerships reinforce The Bigger Boat’s reputation for delivering innovative and impactful full-service marketing projects. Innovative gaming technology company Reality+, renowned for its Web3 expertise By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters North Yorkshire insolvency practitioner heads up R3 in Yorkshire A well-known insolvency practitioner who has operated across Yorkshire and Teesside for over 25 years, Dave Broadbent, has been appointed as regional chair of R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body. Dave, who lives in Northallerton, began working in the insolvency sector in 1997, becoming one of the UK’s By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture West Yorkshire plantsman fulfils a lifelong ambition Such is a Halifax plant buyer's commitment to conservation and gardening that he used annual leave to volunteer on the build of an award-winning garden at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Marc Salama took leave from his position as commercial plant manager at Yorkshire Garden By The Editor • 1 min read
Business York Handmade signs up to pioneering net zero initiative The award-winning York Handmade Brick Company, one of the leading independent brickmakers in the country, has signed up to the Ceramics UK Net Zero initiative. This is another major commitment towards sustainability and Net Zero by York Handmade, who are based at Alne, near Easingwold. Managing director Guy Armitage explained: By The Editor • 3 min read
Charity Harmony Works Vision gains momentum with £1.6 million Canada House purchase Harmony Works Trust is celebrating a key project milestone following its recent purchase of the 35,000 sq.ft Grade II* Listed Canada House in Sheffield City Centre. The £14m Harmony Works project will restore and revitalise Canada House, one of Sheffield’s grandest buildings. The building will be transformed By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Luma brings a bright future for sick children The Yorkshire Children's Hospital Fund has relaunched as Luma Foundation and will be chaired by local businessman Alex Duckett. Mr Duckett's daughter had vital surgery in Leeds. He has set ambitious plans for the charity to raise money to purchase essential robotic equipment and advance medical By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire garden centres awarded membership of prestigious Garden Centre Association Two members of a Bradford-based garden centre group have been accepted as members of the Garden Centre Association (GCA), joining an elite group of 200 garden centres nationwide. Tingley and Otley Garden Centres were awarded membership of the GCA, which champions professionalism in garden centre retailing, after passing a stringent By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Knight Frank establishes 'finance centre of excellence' Global property consultancy Knight Frank has established a finance centre of excellence in Leeds for its UK Property Asset Management team. The brand-new team will be based at Knight Frank’s offices at 9 Bond Court in the heart of the city’s professional quarter. The new team members are: By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Rob Burrow: Statement on behalf of Leeds City Council The following is a joint statement by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung, the Leader of Leeds City Council Leader, Councillor James Lewis, and chief executive Tom Riordan, on the passing of Rob Burrow: "We are deeply saddened by the passing of Rob Burrow – a freeman of our By The Editor • 1 min read
Businesswoman FB Fashion Ball heads to First Direct Arena Spring 2025 Encapsulating on the amazing success of this year’s event in Yorkshire, FB FASHION BALL is moving to First Direct Arena; to host the Arena’s first ever Fashion Show on 24th April 2025. The glitzy black-tie Gala Awards Dinner will feature a bigger fashion show and live entertainment to By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Harrogate wealth manager honoured with charity donation A leading Harrogate wealth management firm has honoured the memory of a much-loved and much-missed former partner with a donation to mental health charity Wellspring Therapy & Training. Williams Investment Management LLP has given £1,000 to the Starbeck-based charity in memory of Robert Ash, who died tragically last September. By The Editor • 2 min read
