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University launches virtual version of popular accelerator to boost business recovery.
Leeds Beckett University is urging the region’s young businesses to sign up for the third cohort of its popular accelerator programme. Launching in late July,...Enrolment opens for 4D Pharma’s phase II study of live biotherapeutic in COVID-19
4D Pharma, the listed Leeds-based pharma company developing Live Biotherapeutics, has announced that its Phase II clinical trial of oral immunomodulator MRx-4DP0004 for patients...Leaders in the Midlands and North demand early start to HS2 to help regions rebound
Political leaders in the Midlands and the North are demanding an early start to HS2 as new research shows the eastern leg of the...Boost for UK food export industry as York-based VetPartners launches new national service
A NEW nationwide service for the food export industry has been launched by UK veterinary group, VetPartners. Exports By Vets is a dedicated veterinary...Rotherham payment tech company expands to Germany
Rotherham’s Gala Technology has extended their capabilities to Germany to support post-lockdown requirements. The expansion of the company’s SOTpay payment solution will enable German merchants...
- Finance
Promise of post-pandemic ‘green recovery’ must be quick, report urges
Promises of a ‘green recovery’ from the coronavirus downturn must offer quick and tangible financial benefits and job opportunities, a new report argues. The Social...Digital agency acquires fellow Leeds business
Digital and creative agency, Zeal, has eyeing growth and expanding its reach after acquiring bespoke software developers, fellow Leeds firm Appmetrix. Zeal is aiming to...Four Yorkshire restaurants to close as Casual Dining Group enters administration
Casual Dining Group (CDG) the operator of restaurant brands including Las Iguanas, Bella Italia and Café Rouge, has appointed Clare Kennedy, Peter Saville, Daniel...Forrester Boyd acquires Hull accountancy practice
Independent Humber accountancy firm, Forrester Boyd, has acquired Hull-based accountancy practice Graybrowne. The acquisition is part of the firm’s ambition as it looks to evolve...Gov urged to approve £1.7bn economic renewal for South Yorks
An action plan developed to kick-start South Yorkshire’s economic renewal from the coronavirus crisis is seeking government approval. The plans aim to recalibrate the regions’...
- 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
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...Solicitor strengthens Wake Smith’s litigation team
Mike Doherty has joined Wake Smith Solicitors’ Litigation and Dispute Resolution department as an Associate. Mr Doherty joins the Sheffield-based team with more than 15...Clarion adds experienced corporate finance lawyer to team
Clarion is bolstering its corporate team with the appointment of experienced business lawyer Laurie Dale as a legal director. Having worked in private practice for...
- Out of office
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...Meatless Farm backs campaign to reduce meat in school meals
The UK’s fastest-growing meat-alternative brand, Meatless Farm, has thrown its support behind a campaign, backed by Sir Paul McCartney and his daughters Stella and...Leeds Outbreak Control Board meets for first time
The newly-formed Leeds Outbreak Control Board met for the first time this month as the city looks to curb the spread of coronavirus. The board...
- 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...
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