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Leeds based JPG Group has secured a further contract as consultant to deliver all civil and structural engineering services for the latest Dakota Hotels development near Manchester Airport. This is the fourth Dakota Hotels brief for JPG which has already provided services for Leeds city centre and Manchester city centre

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is offering a whole host of free creative activities to try out during this summer holidays with something to appeal to all ages. Kids and adults alike are sure to be entertained, inspired and rejuvenated. A registered charity and accredited museum, YSP was awarded Yorkshire’s

Law firm Switalskis has made a senior appointment to lead operations in its expanding clinical negligence team. Helen Richardson joins in the new position of clinical negligence operations lead. Her role will involve further shaping Switalskis’ vision for operational management, focussing on efficiency, resource management, client service, and strategic planning.

The benefit of exercise for people with cancer was the focus of a visit by NHS England National Cancer director, Dame Cally Palmer, to the Yorkshire Cancer Research Centre in Harrogate. Dame Cally was joined by deputy director of delivery for cancer, Andrew Prudames, at the centre, to learn about

Law firm Gordons has appointed its first head of privacy and data protection to further capitalise on this rapidly expanding and fast moving aspect of the law. Lauren Wills-Dixon, who joined the firm four years’ ago, will now lead this practice area and be responsible for ongoing client service delivery

Shoppers and new businesses are flocking to Leeds Kirkgate Market as an ongoing multi-million pound investment in the historic retail destination continues to deliver impressive results. Footfall figures show the market received more than 2.9m visits in the first six months of this year – six per cent up on

July was Fibroid Awareness Month, an important opportunity to raise awareness of this condition, the symptoms it can cause and treatments available. Fibroids are non-cancerous growths that develop in or around the womb (uterus). They are most common in women aged 30 to 50 , with 4 out of 5 women