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March 13, 2023|Business

Concept Tavern’s to launch Yorkshire venue with new female MD

Yorkshire-based Concept Taverns is gearing up to launch the twelfth venue in its rapidly expanding portfolio of bars and pubs. The Swan Tavern is poised for a summer launch having undergone a dramatic £740k reinvention in the space formerly occupied by the Riverside Fox, Ripponden. The Swan Tavern will boast a refreshingly modern interior design that mixes exposed beams and eye-catching brickwork with pops of colour. The design project has been overseen by Yorkshire Project Design and Build Lt

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March 8, 2023|Business

An evening with the author

You’re invited to an evening with author Ros Jones to celebrate the first anniversary of the publication of her first novel, ‘When I Was A Girl’. Join us for a delicious three course meal at Trinacria Sicilian restaurant in York

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March 7, 2023|Business

Brewery celebrates women with launch of bold new brew

Yorkshire’s own Black Sheep Brewery has launched a new, limited addition stout, Blossom, to mark International Women’s Day 2023. Conceptualised, brewed and branded by the women of Black Sheep Brewery, the new brew marks a true celebration of women in the beer industry. Blossom is a strong cherry stout, brewed from start to finish by the female members of the Black Sheep Brewery team, and will be available on cask at Black Sheep pubs and at the brewery in Masham and from today (8th March). It w

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March 6, 2023|Business

West Yorkshire college leaders take their case for extra skills investment to Westminster

Leaders from across West Yorkshire have been speaking with MPs at Westminster as part of a national campaign to bring skills to the forefront of the government’s agenda. Principals from Leeds City College, Leeds College of Building, Keighley, Bradford, Kirklees, Shipley and Calderdale colleges, joined hundreds of leaders from across the country in calling for fairer funding, a right to lifelong learning and support for local skills shortages. Following 12 years of declining funding for adult

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March 2, 2023|Business

New infrastructure boosts trading at The Springs

The Springs retail and leisure centre at Thorpe Park Leeds has reported a significant boost in footfall and trading for its occupiers, attributing the opening of the much-anticipated new East Leeds Orbital Route (ELOR) as a major influence. The ELOR is a key part of the East Leeds Extension to create strategic growth for the city and includes major infrastructure and plans for significant new housing. December trading figures for most stores at The Springs showed a marked increase year on ye

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March 1, 2023|Business

Transforming Leeds City train station, work begins

The next stage in the transformation of Leeds City Rail Station’s main entrance and surrounding area will begin this month. The Leeds Station Sustainable Travel Gateway scheme will create a much-improved and more people-friendly environment which can accommodate growing rail passenger numbers, and ensure people can enter and exit the station safely. A total of £46.1 million is being invested in the scheme, which is being delivered by Leeds City Council on behalf of Network Rail as the landow

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February 21, 2023|Business

Former Boohoo and BlueClaw employee joins Yorkshire agency Wild

Yorkshire-based PR agency, Wild PR has appointed Hollie Thornton (pictured left) as the agency’s first SEO Manager. The role will see Hollie lead the technical SEO development, analysis, and performance across Wild PR’s portfolio of clients. The PR and communications specialists have significant growth plans for 2023, and Hollie’s appointment will be instrumental in enhancing the agency's SEO credentials, enabling the team to provide an additional service to clients to boost their online prese

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February 21, 2023|Business

Aubergine grows team following hat-trick of new business wins

Leeds PR agency Aubergine has appointed its first full time employee following a record-breaking hat-trick of new business wins. Since January, Aubergine has secured £50,000 in new contracts with sustainability-focused clients Round Our Way, Be The Future and Foodsteps, helping the agency further carve a niche in this space. The business hired University of Sheffield graduate Isobel King on a permanent basis to help the directors with account support, journalist liaison, social media, copywr

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February 21, 2023|Business

As energy prices surge, firm offers help to care homes

Commercial laundry expert Wolf is tackling the cost-of-living crisis within the care industry by providing expert personalised advice, comprehensive consumption figures and additional training. Barnsley-based Wolf Laundry has more than 30 years’ experience within the laundry sector and provides bespoke commercial laundry equipment across the UK to heavy users including care homes, universities, and holiday parks. Recognising the energy cost pressure facing the care home market, Wolf Laundry

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February 21, 2023|Business

Huddersfield Business School appoints new chair of Advisory Board

Huddersfield Business School has recently appointed a new chair to its internal Advisory Board, Helen Curtis. Founder of Coterie Marketing, Helen, will work closely with the Dean of Huddersfield Business School to support the board to provide appropriate support for its stakeholders. The aim of the school’s Advisory Board is to strengthen the school’s links with industry and professions to provide input into the academic and strategic direction of Huddersfield Business School. The Advisory Boa

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February 20, 2023|Business

Baroness Blake appointed Patron of the Institute of Economic Development

Judith Blake, the Baroness Blake of Leeds CBE, has been appointed as the new Patron of the Institute for Economic Development (IED). She takes up the unpaid role from outgoing Patron, The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, who was in post for two years. A British Labour politician serving as a life peer in the House of Lords since 2021, Baroness Blake sits on the opposition front bench as a Shadow Spokesperson for Business and Energy. She was previously Leader of Leeds City Council from 2015 to 2021, becom

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February 17, 2023|Fashion and Lifestyle

Robust Christmas for Jo Browns

Joe Browns, the Leeds-based fashion and homes retailer, has announced what it called a ‘robust Christmas’ with sales up +19.5% in the four weeks to 25 December 2022. The strong figures were delivered against a backdrop of external economic factors including the on-going cost of living crisis, which continues to affect consumer confidence. The robust year-on-year growth, which annualised on similarly strong sales figures for Christmas 2022, was delivered across all the retailer’s channels inc

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