Business Leeds City Council leader welcomes extra funding Final budget plans for 2025/26 released today The Leader of the council Councillor James Lewis has welcomed new funding for the city after final budget plans for 2025/26 were released today which confirmed £67million in extra funding next year. However, the impact of rising costs, pressures and demand By The Editor • 6 min read
Business Mayor's grad scheme to link graduates with SME's in Yorkshire Businesses in West Yorkshire will be able to recruit from a talent pool of hundreds of professionally-trained graduates under a new scheme launched by regional mayor Tracy Brabin. The Graduates West Yorkshire scheme is the first of its kind for the region, and will see up to a thousand graduates By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Take-up in West Yorkshire's industrial and logistics market hits three year high A robust year for the industrial and logistics market in West Yorkshire and the Humber saw transactional take-up reach a three-year high of 2.1 million sq ft (units over 50,000 sq ft), according to global property consultancy Knight Frank’s latest Logic Report. This represents a 25% increase By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Footbridge installation, road users need to plan ahead Road users are being urged to plan ahead early next month as significant disruptive work takes place around the Armley Gyratory involving the full closure of the A58 Wellington Road northern arm of the junction. Starting 8pm Saturday 8 February until 5.30am Monday 10 February sees the completion of By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Beware the dangers of poor financial advice In today’s complex financial landscape, even the most accomplished business leaders can fall victim to poor financial advice. Lazenby's Financial Services, a Leeds-based Independent Financial Advisory firm, is emphasising the critical importance of choosing the right advisor to help investors fully understand the risks and costs involved. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leading Northern developer signs up 5 retail occupiers Leading northern developer Almscliffe-Dhesi (AD) is transforming a derelict industrial site on Faverdale in north-west Darlington into a multi-let retail park. Construction work on the two-acre site begins next month (February) and is scheduled to finish in September. Occupiers already signed up are Costa Coffee, Greggs, Indigo Sun, Harrison Vets By The Editor • 2 min read
Business North Yorkshire developer welcomes planned easing of mortgage rules The news that mortgage rules could be eased in the quest for growth has been welcomed by Vivly Living, the award-winning Yorkshire residential property developer and builder. The Government has urged financial regulators to look at allowing banks and other lenders greater flexibility to allow “responsible risk-taking” from borrowers. The By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Odsal lease sold to Bradford Bulls by the RFL The sale of the lease of the iconic Odsal Stadium, the home of the Bradford Bulls Rugby League team, to the Bulls, has been completed. The deal was brokered by global property consultancy Knight Frank. Lawyers have now finalized the exact details of the 150-year-old lease, which is owned by By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Baytree's development sets new benchmark for environmental excellence Two state-of-the-art speculative warehouse units developed by Baytree Logistics Properties Ltd have reached practical completion – and are now available for occupation. The scheme totals 552,000 sq. ft and is situated in Stourton, south Leeds just three miles south-east of Leeds city centre and adjacent to both J7 of the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Julian Kynaston appointed brand director for CLOUD NINE styling tools Julian Kynaston, founder and CEO of Propaganda Brand Consultancy, has been announced as the new brand director for CLOUD NINE, the award-winning hair styling tools company. Julian will take on this exciting role alongside his existing responsibilities at Propaganda and as chair of GenM. This move further solidifies the intertwined By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Housebuilder submits plans for £23.5m development in Barnsley Avant Homes has submitted plans and exchanged contracts on a 7.6-acre site in the village of Great Houghton, Barnsley to deliver a £23.5m, 108 new home multi-tenure development Called Houghton Place and located on High Street, the proposed development will comprise a mix of one-, two-, three-, and By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Housebuilder secures three new sites delivering 255 plots Sheffield-headquartered housebuilder Honey has secured three sites across South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire that will deliver 255 new build homes and revenues of £81.5m. The housebuilder has exchanged contracts on sites in Waverley, near Rotherham; Kirkby-in-Ashfield, near Mansfield; and Eastwood, near Nottingham. Honey currently has five live developments, ranging from By The Editor • 1 min read
