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Applications open for young farmer opportunity
Applications are now open for Yorkshire Water’s first Beyond Nature starter
farm. The utilities company, which is the second largest landowner in Yorkshire,
is looking to rent Scow Hall Farm to a young farmer as part of its mentoring
scheme.
Scow Hall Farm, near Swinsty Reservoir, is owned by
Smith Brothers completes first two Arlington Energy sites
The initial 60MW of Arlington Energy’s colossal 1GW UK portfolio of energy
storage and gas peaker projects is now live, with Smith Brothers Contracting Ltd
having energised both Greenfields and Chesterfield Road locations.
The Elland-based contractor carried out all engineering, procurement and
construction (EPC) works on each project, with
Harrogate distillery and local MP successfully lobby HM Treasury to remove hand sanitiser duty
Gin distiller Harrogate Tipple, which recently announced that it would be
switching production from gin to hand sanitiser, has been supported by Andrew
Jones, MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, and, together, they have successfully
lobbied the Treasury to remove duty from alcohol used in the production of hand
sanitiser across
Covid-19 advice from Scarborough Council for business
In response to COVID-19 the Government has set out a package of temporary and
targeted measures to provide additional support to businesses. These measures
include:
* a statutory sick pay relief package for SMEs
* a 12-month business rates holiday for all retail, hospitality and leisure
businesses in England
* small business grant
Mid Yorkshire Chamber postpones Kirklees Business Conference
The Mid Yorkshire Chamber has postponed Kirklees Business Conference due to the
Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
The event was scheduled to take place at the John Smith’s Stadium on Wednesday
18 March 2020.
Martin Hathaway, managing director of the Mid Yorkshire Chamber, said: “In light
of the evolving situation with
Minister commends 3M BIC
Minister of State Simon Clarke MP visited the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre (3M
BIC) in Huddersfield on 12 March, after signing the new devolution deal for West
Yorkshire alongside the Chancellor of the Exchequer and local leaders.
The 3M BIC is a subsidiary of the University of Huddersfield, designed to