Business Kirklees College to host March open days for prospective students Kirklees College is preparing for its Spring term open days, as applications for all courses are now open. The open days will take place at all Huddersfield centres on Saturday 18 March, 10.30am – 12.30pm and all Dewsbury centres on Wednesday 29 March, 5.30 – 7.30pm. Kirklees College By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Solar panel approval for pioneering York Minster Plans to install photovoltaic panels on the roof of York Minster have been approved by City of York Council (CoYC) and the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England. This important decarbonisation project forms part of the York Minster Neighbourhood Plan and is one of a number of sustainability projects taking place By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Residential development for challenging brownfield site Dudleys Consulting Engineers has been appointed by Lovell Partnerships to advise on the new development of 46 family homes on a 4.6-acre historic mill site in Skelmanthorpe, Kirklees. Lovell recently secured planning consent to redevelop Greenside Mill, a former textile production site located between Huddersfield and Wakefield. Built in By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Gregory acquires York site to ease shortage of student accommodation Gregory Properties has purchased a strategic site on Foss Islands Road, York with aspirations to deliver against a chronic shortage of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in the city. The site, previously occupied by Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Just Tyres, is equidistant between the University of York and York St John University By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Penistone heritage site to be restored following acquisition A partially Grade II listed Penistone heritage site that has been derelict for years has been acquired by a South Yorkshire business that plans to invest in and renovate the area, restoring the local ‘eyesore’ to its former glory. Family-run, Barnsley-based property and land specialists, Fairbank Investments Ltd, have acquired By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Chadwick Lawrence renews sports law partnerships with 3 pro rugby teams Yorkshire Law firm, Chadwick Lawrence, has renewed its sports law sponsorship contracts with 3 of the region’s biggest names in rugby: Leeds Rhinos, Bradford Bulls and Wakefield Trinity professional rugby league clubs. The renewals cement long-term relationships between the firm and the clubs. With Chadwick Lawrence acting as official By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Last chance for businesses to take advantage of Super Deduction Tax Relief The Super Deduction Tax Break was brought into action in April 2021 to help kickstart the economy post-Covid and provide businesses with an incentive to make additional investments in machinery and tools. However, this will be the last month the scheme will run. Coming to a close on March 31st By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Grants of up to £5,000 available for projects that benefit communities The Community Foundation for Calderdale (CFFC) is working with Blackmead Infrastructure to provide grants of up to £5,000 for projects that benefit the communities of Bacup, Cornholme and Portsmouth, Todmorden and Walsden. Steve Duncan, CEO of CFFC (pictured) explained, “We are particularly looking to fund environmental projects, projects combating By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Law firm advises on £17m sale of converted mill in Leeds Law firm Gordons has advised JM Construction on the £17m sale of a converted mill at the Victoria Riverside development in Hunslet, Leeds to global real estate investment and fund management firm, LRC Group. Comprising 93 apartments, Mill F was the final mill to be sold in a wider project By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Shorts renew their Chamber Patronage for 7th consecutive year Sheffield-based Shorts Chartered Accountants have renewed their Patronage membership with Sheffield Chamber of Commerce for the 7th year in a row. With a long-standing heritage of over 130 years, Shorts Chartered Accountants grew from a local business to a nationally recognised award-winning firm. Providing all the services you would expect By The Editor • 2 min read
Business West Yorkshire college leaders take their case for extra skills investment to Westminster Leaders from across West Yorkshire have been speaking with MPs at Westminster as part of a national campaign to bring skills to the forefront of the government’s agenda. Principals from Leeds City College, Leeds College of Building, Keighley, Bradford, Kirklees, Shipley and Calderdale colleges, joined hundreds of leaders from By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Barnsley bakery finds recipe for growth A family-run Barnsley bakery, which was left fighting for its very existence, has proved it has the appetite for growth and is setting its sights on doubling its turnover thanks to help received through the South Yorkshire Business Productivity Grant Scheme. Headquartered at Worsbrough Bridge, White’s Bakery is a By The Editor • 4 min read
