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Regeneration proposals to be developed for Goole
East Riding of Yorkshire Council's Cabinet has confirmed support for developing a Town Deal for Goole. Councillors have agreed to press ahead with preparation of...350 jobs on the line at Arup
Arup, which has offices in Leeds, Sheffield and York, is set to cut 350 jobs. The engineering and design consultancy's redundancies come as a result...Yorkshire-based headhunting agency celebrates new business wins
Global agency Red Diamond Executive Headhunters has announced a raft of new business wins. Operating out of its head office in Huddersfield and in the...Chancellor’s Economic Statement provides food for thought or more thought of food?
James Pinchbeck, Marketing Partner at Streets Chartered Accountants, breaks down the Chancellor’s economic statement and what it means for businesses. The headline grabbing announcement...Hull car retailer partners with carbon streaming service to offset future emissions
A Hull-based car retailer has partnered with a carbon streaming service, iOffset, to offset the projected future emissions of every used car sold for...
- Finance
IPF ‘very encouraged’ by firm’s improving performance
International Personal Finance (IPF), a Leeds-based consumer credit firm, has reported an uptick in collections in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Collections reached 88%...Greater Lincolnshire receives £25.8m in ‘new deal’
The Greater Lincolnshire LEP has received a £25.8 million cash boost from the Government to fund ‘shovel-ready’ projects to help the local economy and...UK GDP will not recover until 2024
The UK economy will not return to 2019 levels of GDP until 2024, according to new research from accountants and business advisers, BDO, and...Gov awards £13.4m for ‘shovel ready’ infrastructure projects in the Humber
The Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is set to receive up to £13.4 million in funding to support “shovel ready” infrastructure projects in the...Business volumes fall at record pace in financial services
Business volumes in the financial services sector declined at the quickest rate on record, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey. Profitability and...
- Manufacturing
Record year continues at GIC
A Lincolnshire packaging machinery manufacturer’s strong start to 2020 has continued this month, with the company sending a record number of machines out of...AMRC partners with drives makers to steer region’s green economic recovery
The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has partnered with two electric automotive drives makers to drive the region’s green economic recovery. “Fears...Yorkshire set to take advantage of new £6.5m boost for SME manufacturers
Small to Medium-sized (SME) manufacturers across Yorkshire are being urged to take their share of a £6.5m funding boost to help them recover from...Report points to 2022 for manufacturing to recover to pre-COVID growth
It will take until 2022 for manufacturing to recover to its pre-COVID-19 growth track, new analysis has claimed. In the first detailed analysis of the...German tile maker enters UK market with new Barnsley sales HQ
A German tile manufacturer has expanded into the UK with the establishment of a new sales HQ in Barnsley. Despite the current pandemic, alferpro has...
- Appointments
Non-profit chief exec joins Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park board
Darnall Well Being Chief Executive, Lucy Melleney, has been appointed to the Board of Directors at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park. Ms Melleney will act as...Modular installation firm boost senior team as COVID turnaround continues
East Yorkshire modular installation firm, Frontier Modular Services, has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Adam Millikin as Operations Manager. Mr Millikin, who...Lincoln City FC Vice Chairman steps down
Roger Bates is to step down from his role as Vice Chairman of Lincoln City Football Club on 30th June 2020. Roger, who has held...EY eyes future growth in Yorkshire tax business following senior hires
EY’s tax teams are predicting future growth across Yorkshire and Humberside following two senior hires to its International and Indirect Tax teams this year. Andrew...Fulcrum strengthens senior management team
Fulcrum has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of new Group Business Development Director Andy Hirst. He joins Fulcrum from Wolseley where he...
- Out of office
Plans progress for West Yorkshire mass transit system
Proposals to make £2 million available to support the further development of a mass transit system have been approved by members of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Investment...Details presented for Leeds City Region decarbonisation plan
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has presented the first stage of an ambitious plan to radically cut carbon emissions across Leeds City Region whilst...New state of the art visitor centre a step closer for Lincoln Cathedral
Another major phase of works to Lincoln Cathedral as part of the £16.5m Connected project, of which £12.4m is funded by The National Lottery,...Batley bed factory sees COVID-19 outbreak
There has been an outbreak of Coronavirus at a bed factory in Batley. Kirklees Council and Public Health England are working with Dura Beds after...Leeds-based logistics firm raises £30k for homelessness charity
Leeds-based logistics services provider Torque has raised almost £30,000 for Yorkshire homelessness charity, Simon on the Streets as its charity partner of the year...
- Advice
Business Lincolnshire launches campaign to help businesses post-COVID-19
With lockdown restrictions continuing to ease, many businesses are preparing for life in the ‘new normal’. The impact of COVID-19 ranges by industry and...Prioritise jobs, training for young to drive UK-wide recovery – CBI
The CBI has laid out a health-first recovery plan that it said would help secure a jobs-rich, fair and sustainable future for the UK...Top vet asks Prime Minister to rethink plans to stop key workers accessing UK jobs
A Yorkshire vet has called on Boris Johnson not to proceed with plans to heavily restrict access to the UK labour market for so-called...Sheffield industrialist speaks out for region’s SMEs during crisis
A Sheffield industrialist has spoken out in support of the region's many SMEs which are struggling to keep going during the coronavirus pandemic. James Harding-Terry,...With 2021 looming, what’s in store for trade?
The end of January brought with it the end of the UK’s member ship in the European Union. Last month, the government began setting...
- Property
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