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Hull’s visitor economy worth £350m
Hull is continuing to grow its reputation as a top destination for both domestic and international tourists with its visitor economy growing to £350m...Sheffield offers advice for businesses as South Yorks enters Tier 3 COVID restrictions
Sheffield City Council is offering advice for businesses ahead of South Yorkshire’s Tier 3 COVID restrictions due to come into force this Saturday (24...Exporters face £130m paper pile-up in 2021 as trade restrictions hit
UK exporters of paper used in paper packaging, newspapers, magazines and personal hygiene products face a possible £130 million surplus of potentially recovered fibre...Eagle Lab Farm launched in Lincoln to boost future of UK agriculture
Barclays is launching a new Eagle Lab Farm at the University of Lincoln’s Riseholme Agri-tech research campus. The Lab and the surrounding farm offers entrepreneurs...UK must invest in skills or risk sustained higher unemployment, report warns
The UK must either invest more in upskilling millions of employees, or risk sustained higher rates of unemployment and skills shortages, according to a...
- Finance
Clean energy company raises £165m
ITM Power, the Sheffield-based energy storage and clean fuel company, has raised £165 million. The listed company raised £135 million with the placing of new...Chancellor increases financial support for businesses and workers
The government has announced it will increase its winter support schemes to ensure livelihoods and jobs across the UK continue to be protected in...Merger deal and Nasdaq listing for Leeds pharma firm
4D pharma, the listed Leeds-headquartered pharmaceutical company, has merged with Longevity, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), in a deal worth up to $37.6...‘Exceptional’ trading period for music seller
Total sales have risen dramatically for Gear4music, the York-based online retailer of musical instruments and equipment. A trading update released this week for the six...Ten10 completes sale to new owners
Ten10, a Leeds-based engineering and software testing consultancy, has completed a sale from its current owners, private equity investors, Livingbridge, to Graphite Capital. The investment...
- Manufacturing
Decline in manufacturing activity slows from July slump but remains weak
Output volumes in the three months to October fell at their slowest pace since March 2020, according to the latest CBI quarterly Industrial Trends...Wakefield manufacturer boosts output and capacity
Conservatory Outlet, the Yorkshire-based manufacturer of windows, doors, home extensions and conservatory products, has invested £500,000 to increase output and capacity. The manufacturer, which employs...Manufacturing activity remains poor – CBI
Manufacturer output volumes in the three months to September fell at a slower pace than in August, according to the latest CBI monthly Industrial...Sheffield start-up launch software to boost manufacturing capacity
A Sheffield tech start-up has launched software that will help manufacturing businesses improve capacity. Dubbed the ‘Fitbit for manufacturing’, the new Manufacturing Execution System will...AMRC awarded £2m to open food, drink packaging sustainability centre
The University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) will create a Food and Drink Packaging Sustainability Centre at AMRC Cymru after securing £2...
- Appointments
IoD appoints new North Yorkshire ambassador
IoD Yorkshire and North East has appointed a new ambassador to represent North Yorkshire. Natalie Foster has been made Education and Skills ambassador and will...Recruitment expert joins Greater Lincolnshire LEP board as director
The Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has welcomed a recruitment expert as a Director to its board. Mandy Watson, Founder and Co-Director of Ambitions...Leeds housing association CEO appointed to Grenfell Tower Inquiry panel
The Chief Executive of Leeds-based housing association Unity Homes and Enterprise has been appointed to serve as a member of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry...Yorkshire property consultancy appoints partner
Yorkshire property consultancy Dove Haigh Phillips (DHP) has strengthened its team with the appointment of Tom Day as partner. Day is an experienced property professional,...Harron Homes Yorkshire appoints new Managing Director
Leeds based Harron Homes Yorkshire has appointed a new Managing Director to oversee operations in the region. Tony Lee, from Auckley in Doncaster, joined Harron...
- Out of office
Yorkshire business leaders unite for mental health campaign
Employers across the Leeds City Region will target mental health in a major new campaign to raise awareness and tackle stigma. Despite the fact that...Leeds achieves Clean Air Zone aims early
Leeds’ planned Clean Air Zone (CAZ) is “no longer required” after a joint review found that its aims have already been achieved thanks to...MIPIM pushed to June 2021
After concerns were raised about the "lack of visibility on travel restrictions and quarantine rules connected to the Covid-19 pandemic," MIPIM 2021 has been...Start-ups sought to share challenges in region-wide survey
A new region-wide survey has launched to discover the challenges start-ups across Yorkshire are facing at present. Launched by Nexus, the University of Leeds’ innovation...Gelder sponsored analysis finds Lincoln Guildhall timber dates back ten centuries
Gelder Group have sponsored ‘tree ring dating’ to timber within Guildhall which is situated above the ‘Stone Bow’ on the pedestrian High Street with...
- 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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