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November 8, 2021|Business

Local search firm reveals hidden property risks across Yorkshire

Property search firm, X-Press Legal Services South and West Yorkshire is revealing the risks that you should look out for when buying a property in the region. Before a buyer commits to buying a property by exchanging contracts, they need to know as much as possible about it- especially anything that may affect its future value or their enjoyment of it. Property searches are enquiries made on a buyer’s behalf by a solicitor or conveyancer to various authorities that hold information about a pr

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November 3, 2021|Business

Calderdale’s hopes for COP26

The COP26 theme of ‘youth and public empowerment’ is in action here in Calderdale, with opportunities for people of all ages to have their voices heard in the fight against climate change. Calderdale people have been setting out their hopes for the UN’s annual Climate Change Conference underway in Glasgow, in an inspiring new film produced by Calderdale Council. The video features people from local businesses, Calderdale Youth Council, Calderdale Interfaith Council and Calderdale Council talki

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October 27, 2021|Business

Engineering a brighter future…

Wakefield College Engineering student Yasmin Whale has come up trumps after securing a place in the finals of the prestigious WorldSkills UK competition. Yasmin, who is studying Level 3 Engineering at the College’s Castleford Campus, will be competing with over 400 students and apprentices across 64 disciplines to be crowned national skills champions in November. The Engineering department at the Castleford Campus has also recently undergone an expansion and refurbishment of the fabrication an

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October 27, 2021|Business

Engineer who dedicated decades to promoting engineering in Yorkshire receives prestigious medal

AN engineer who has dedicated her life to promoting civil engineering in Yorkshire has received a prestigious medal for her work. Penny Marshall, who worked as the regional director for the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in Yorkshire and Humber for 10 years, and has been an ICE member for more than 45 years, was presented with the Garth Watson Medal for her service to civil engineering, at the 2021 ICE Awards. Recently retired, Penny has worked tirelessly across Yorkshire and Humber and

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October 12, 2021|Business

Bradford’s female manufacturing leaders to inspire pupils during 2021 event

Bradford’s female manufacturing leaders are headlining a panel event to inspire school pupils as part of Bradford Manufacturing Weeks 2021. The district’s female manufacturing role models from some of Bradford’s most established blue chip manufacturers, are taking questions from Bradford Girls’ Grammar School pupils during the fortnight of in person and online manufacturing events which runs from Monday 4 October to this Thursday (15 October). The women, who have a collective 150 years’ manufa

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October 12, 2021|Business

Double award win for Yorkshire funeral firm

Yorkshire funeral firm Full Circle Funerals has scooped two awards at the National Good Funeral Awards, including the coveted title of Funeral Director of the Year. It also won Green Funeral Director of the Year in recognition of its efforts to support those choosing sustainable funeral options as well as its own progress as a business towards B Corp status, a rigorous measure of sustainability and good practice. Currently celebrating its fifth birthday, Full Circle has four sites across Yorks

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October 8, 2021|Business

Harron Homes Yorkshire expands sales team

Following a successful sales year, Leeds-based Harron Homes Yorkshire has welcomed Vicki Armitage to its sales team as senior sales manager, along with four new sales executives. In the last year Harron has implemented a number of changes to improve the customer experience during the Coronavirus pandemic, including a 24/7 web-chat function on the website, and an appointment only system to ensure customers receive the undivided attention of the sales team. With nearly two decades of sales exper

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October 7, 2021|Business

Family law firm is promoting women’s football

Lake Legal is the new shirt sponsor for the Thackley AFC ladies team. The club promotes football to all parts of the community and is currently fundraising to support NHS charities, mental health charities and food banks. Commenting on the move, Claire Glaister, partner at Lake Legal, said: “Supporting Thackley AFC was an easy decision for us. We have a long-standing commitment to community sport, and our partnership with the football club will boost our community engagement activity. As shirt

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October 6, 2021|Business

Yorkshire-based Scriba aims to raise £8k to support literacy in young people

Yorkshire wordsmiths Scriba PR and not for profit Grimm & Co have joined forces to help young people bolster their literary skills around creativity and writing. Having named Grimm & Co as its ‘charity of the year’, a jampacked calendar of fundraising events is well underway as Scriba’s 13-strong team aims to raise £8,000 in celebration of the agency’s 8th birthday earlier this year. And the fundraising is well timed it seems, as Grimm & Co’s base in the heart of Rotherham town centre — known

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October 5, 2021|Business

Social media blackout leaves many brands voiceless

At 4.50PM last night social media users across the globe were plunged into darkness as Whatsapp, Facebook and Instagram all suddenly froze. The facebook owned apps, which all run on shared infrastructure, had gone down. Inevitably, social media users turned to Twitter to share their reaction. The social giants, who were understandably smug about the situation welcomed these users in huge numbers as they fired out a tongue-in-cheek tweet which said, ‘Welcome, literally everyone’. But, as some p

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October 5, 2021|Business

Kickstarter Scheme success for Northern business collaboration firm

Northern Powerhouse partner The Northern Affinity has expanded its team with the appointment of two further young professionals. Lydia Burton aged 21 and Maya Johnson aged 21 join as partner relationship manager and social media executive. They are the third and fourth people to join the firm in the last six months, all of which have been appointed via the Government’s Kickstarter Scheme. This is a testament to founder Mike Edwards’ commitment to giving young people a voice and a chance to be

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September 30, 2021|Business

Inspirational Huddersfield nursery manager wins ‘Outstanding Contribution’ award

There were celebrations at Huddersfield-based Portland Nurseries as manager Julie Lister scooped the prestigious ‘Outstanding Contribution’ Award at this year’s Nursery World Awards. Julie has worked at Portland House - one of four settings in the Portland Nurseries Group - for over 26 years and as manager for 20 years. After joining the Portland House team in July 1995 as baby room senior, which she led for 6 years, she became manager. Julie is responsible for 34 staff and 150 children within

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