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Leeds College of Building to expand North Street Campus
Leeds College of Building (LCB) has announced the purchase of a large building adjacent to its North Street Campus — a move that will significantly expand facilities and open up new training opportunities.
The 5,000 m2 former Vodafone site on Melbourne Street sits next to LCB’s North Street Campus
SportsShoes.com makes six marketing team appointments
Shipley-based SportsShoes.com has announced six new additions across its marketing team to support the online running shoes, running clothing and outdoor gear retailer’s growth strategy.
The new hires are within the brand performance marketing, customer relationship management and events specialisms.
From a running perspective these include Asics, Nike,
Avant Homes acquires site in Harrogate
Housebuilder Avant Homes North Yorkshire has secured a new homes development site, after exchanging contracts on 5.61-acres of land at Knox Lane, Harrogate.
Subject to planning, Avant Homes North Yorkshire will build 60 of its practically designed, energy-efficient two-, three- and four-bedroom homes which will have a gross development
Hartmann Young strengthens senior team as it announces record sales growth
Hartmann Young, the Leeds-based life sciences recruitment specialist, has announced a series of senior appointments following a record first half of the year.
The company has seen strong growth in 2025, with sales over the first half of the year £1 million higher than during the same period in 2024.
Growth in business distress slows across Yorkshire
Almost 49,000 businesses in Yorkshire experienced ‘significant’ or early-stage financial distress in Q3 2025, up 6.2% on the previous quarter and 11.1% on the same three months in 2024, according to the latest Red Flag Alert research from leading independent business rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor.
Firm to host third annual festive drive-thru
RJC Plant Services Ltd, the local waste collection firm based in Church Fenton, has announced the return of its much-loved festive fundraiser to collect presents for children in need as part of the Mission Christmas appeal.
On Sunday, 30th November 2025, the company will once again bring the community together
Surge in new business activity across Yorkshire and the Humber
Yorkshire and the Humber recorded a strong rise in business start-ups in September, as new figures reveal growing entrepreneurial confidence across the region.
According to the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, almost 5,000 (4,989) new businesses were launched in Yorkshire and the Humber during September,