Business First flights to Marrakesh and Bucharest take off from Leeds! Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has celebrated the inaugural flights of two new routes to Marrakesh, Morrocco, and Bucharest, Romania, expanding its partnership with low-cost airline Ryanair. Expanding the airport’s direct offering to Africa, the first flight to Marrakesh (RAK) departed on Friday 3rd May and will operate twice weekly By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Heroine averts flooding catastrophe at Harrogate charity The quick-thinking of a dedicated member of staff prevented a major flooding disaster at the headquarters of the mental health charity Wellspring Therapy & Training in Harrogate. As the rain poured down over the May Bank Holiday weekend, Elaine Wright decided it would be wise to check on Wellspring’s By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds City Council chief executive to leave at the end of 2024 Leeds City Council’s Chief Executive Tom Riordan today announced his intention to leave at the end of the year to explore new opportunities. After 14 years at the helm of the second-biggest local authority in the country, Tom has decided the time is right to try fresh challenges. As By The Editor • 3 min read
Business New managing director and COO take the helm at Northern A new managing director and chief operating officer have taken the helm at Northern this week. As managing director, Tricia Williams now leads the UK’s second largest train operator, an organisation that makes an annual contribution to the national economy of £1.25bn. Tricia has been with Northern since By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Accu receives King’s Award for Enterprise Huddersfield based precision component supplier, Accu, has received a King’s Award for International Trade, recognising the company’s outstanding continuous growth in overseas sales. Accu - which employs over 100 people and supplies over 50% of the world’s top 100 manufacturers – has grown its overseas sales by 288% By The Editor • 1 min read
Business British Bedmaker achieves King’s Award for sustainable development Fifth-generation family-owned luxury bedmaker and components manufacturer Harrison Spinks has earned a prestigious King’s Award for Sustainable Development, adding to its two current King’s Awards for Innovation and International Trade and previously awarded Queen’s Awards, bringing the total number achieved by the business to eight. The King’ By The Editor • 2 min read
Business RSM announces Mike Thornton as new Yorkshire and North East regional managing partner Leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK, has appointed Mike Thornton as its new regional managing partner for Yorkshire and the North East. In his new role, Mike will continue to strengthen and grow the regional business, and in addition to his office managing partner role in Leeds, will By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Leeds International Festival of Ideas 2024 ***Tim Spector, Nile Rodgers, Rylan, Kate Garraway, Stacey Dooley, Grace Beverley, Carol Vorderman, Rebecca Lucy Taylor, Goldie and Matt Willis are the lead names announced *** Festival Dates: October 2 - 5th 2024 Tickets on Sale: 10th May, 10am Leeds International Festival of Ideas (LIFI) is set to return to Leeds By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Leeds-based Underpin Sports bolsters Scottish expansion plans with Tartan Pro Tour deal Leeds-based golf mental performance coaching company, Underpin Sports has cemented its recent expansion in Scotland by agreeing a unique partnership deal with the Tartan Pro Tour – founded by 1999 Open Champion Paul Lawrie. The two-year deal enables the company to expand its player portfolio and business network north of the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Landmark project sees local firm claim hat trick of prestigious awards A Wakefield company has received a hat trick of awards for its outstanding work on London’s prestigious The Old War Office (The OWO) renovation. Architectural ironmongery firm John Planck, which incorporates brands John Monaghan and HAF, scooped the Residential Award for The OWO Residences by Raffles, as well as By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Profit warnings issued by listed companies in Yorkshire Seven profit warnings were issued by UK-listed companies in Yorkshire in Q1 2024, down slightly from the eight warnings issued in the same period last year, according to EY-Parthenon’s latest Profit Warnings report. However, profit warnings issued by companies in the region between January and March 2024 saw a By The Editor • 3 min read
Legal Matters Leeds law firm acquired for undisclosed fee A renowned Yorkshire law firm has been acquired in a deal creating a 60 plus-strong workforce and paving the way for future expansion and job creation. Castle-Donnington-based WLR Law has purchased commercial, media, and sports law expert Front Row Legal – based on Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds – for an undisclosed By The Editor • 1 min read
