Business

A landmark regeneration project that will breathe new life into one of Penistone’s most historic sites has been given the go-ahead, paving the way for a major boost to the town’s economy and community. Fairbank Investments Ltd, the family-run Barnsley-based business behind several successful local developments, has secured

Julian Pitts, Kris Wigfield and Paul Stanley of Begbies Traynor have been appointed joint administrators of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Limited and of Sheffield 3 Limited, the company that owns the club’s stadium, on 24 October 2025. The administrators were appointed following significant efforts to agree a sale to

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

St Michael’s Retail Park in Ripon, home to Marks & Spencer and Next, has been sold for £8.3m. The Leeds office of leading global property consultancy Knight Frank and independent property consultants Lamb and Swift acted for the vendors, Commercial Development Projects and retail and leisure specialist Rothstone

Housebuilder Avant Homes has started construction on its £23.2m, 93 new home residential development in Bingley. Called Five Rise Quarter and located off Keighley Road, the development will comprise a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom homes. It will feature 12 of Avant Homes’ practically designed, energy efficient

DPP Planning, one of the UK’s leading independent planning consultancies, has strengthened its Leeds office with the appointment of three new graduate assistant planners. Sam Wainwright, a graduate of Leeds Beckett University, joined the team in Spring 2025. He was followed by Jamie Pratten, who completed his degree at

SealStop, the ground-breaking Yorkshire-made automatic shut-off valve designed to eliminate water waste and save gardeners’ time, has won this year’s prestigious GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund award. The team behind SealStop were officially handed the award during the opening day of Glee 2025, the leading garden retail show, at