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Apr 1, 2025Business

Grand Central installs defibrillators on all its train services

Grand Central has announced a new partnership with the North East-based charity, Red Sky Foundation, to install defibrillators on every train service. This initiative aims to enhance passenger safety by providing immediate access to life-saving equipment during medical emergencies. Red Sky Foundation was established by Sergio and Emma Petrucci after their young daughter had to have life-saving heart surgery. So far, the charity has placed more than 500 defibrillators in the community and rai

Apr 1, 2025Business

Chadwick Lawrence raises life-changing funds to support children

Yorkshire-based law firm Chadwick Lawrence has hosted its third annual charity Iftar, raising vital funds for The Citizens Foundation (TCF) that will support 186 school children through a year of education. The event, which brought together local businesses and individuals to promote diversity, inclusivity and different faiths and religions, was held at The Madisson Bradford on 20 March. Distinguished speakers included Bishop of Bradford Toby Howarth, Iman Fazal Dad, Principal and CEO at Bla

Mar 28, 2025Business

Leeds agency GOLD79 celebrates 20th anniversary with B Corp Certification

GOLD79, a communications and content agency founded in Leeds in 2005, is now a Certified B Corporation™. It joins a select group of UK businesses that are leading a global movement for an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy. The B Corp Certification marks a big year for the female-led agency as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. Today, just 19.6% of UK companies are female-led and only an estimated 2% of British businesses set up in 2005 remain, according to data from Companies Hou

Mar 28, 2025Business

Mayor of West Yorkshire welcomes Government investment in transport network

West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin said: “This investment in the North’s transport network will help us unleash our ambitious plans to grow the economy, boost living standards and put more money in people’s pockets. “The government’s commitment to a mass transit system for West Yorkshire is a game changer and will see trams back on the streets of Leeds and Bradford for the first time in 75 years. “We know that you can’t boost the economy without the right infrastructure in place to get people

Mar 25, 2025Business

New look Fodder reopens after stunning refurb

Fodder has today reopened after undergoing its biggest refurbishment since opening in 2009, now selling even more Yorkshire produce than ever. TV presenter Christine Talbot and Peter Wright from The Yorkshire Vet reopened Fodder – Great Yorkshire Food Hall, together with Fodder General Manager Vanessa Pitt and CEO of Yorkshire Agricultural Society Allister Nixon. The shop and café which have been closed since January, has undergone a huge refit and is now known as Fodder – Great Yorkshire Fo

Mar 24, 2025Business

Leeds businesses support women into work jobs fair

Leading UK employers and businesses gathered in Leeds to take part in a Women Into Work Jobs Fair, hosted by Smart Works Leeds, the charity that dresses and coaches unemployed women across Yorkshire for job and interview success. The ground-breaking event, held at Leeds Beckett Student Union, saw 26 employers including Mitie, Network Rail, Cygnet and Univar set out their stalls to advertise their vacancies and opportunities to local women who have been searching for work. More than 250 unemp

Mar 19, 2025Business

Hyatt Place Leeds and Hyatt House Leeds celebrate opening

Hyatt Hotels today announces the opening of Hyatt Place Leeds and Hyatt House Leeds, marking the Hyatt brands’ debut into the Leeds market. With Hyatt Place and Hyatt House under one roof, this new dual-branded development combines intuitive design, practical amenities, spacious rooms, and 24/7 convenience, offering guests a home away from home. Together with a state-of-the-art fitness centre, flexible meeting spaces and stunning city views, Hyatt Place Leeds and Hyatt House Leeds are the perfec

Mar 18, 2025Business

Leeds PR agency secures clean sweep with leading waste management firm

Leeds-based specialist PR agency, Lucky North, has bolstered its client portfolio with the addition of leading waste specialist business, Envirovue. Lucky North has been appointed to implement a targeted B2B PR strategy for Envirovue, encompassing a sustained press office and media liaison function to position the brand as the number one choice for hazardous, manufacturing and utilities waste management. Strategic PR activity will also work to establish the business as a leader in waste refo

Mar 17, 2025Business

The 3 Acres launches recruitment drive ahead of May reopening

The 3 Acres in Huddersfield has launched a recruitment drive as it looks to expand its hospitality team ahead of reopening in May. The much-loved restaurant with rooms has been closed since it was severely damaged by fire on Boxing Day 2023. With ten weeks until it reopens its doors to the public, owners Tom and Lauren Truelove have announced they are now looking for staff to join the venue. Tom said: “We’re on the final push to reopening now, and we’re pleased to be recruiting to grow our a

Mar 13, 2025Business

Top international food guide highlights The Plough as one of the best pubs in Yorkshire

Following on from Yorkshire’s success last month at Kelvingrove Museum and Gallery, at the 2025 awards ceremony held in Glasgow, which saw Forge at Middleton Lodge adding an eighth Michelin star to the county’s haul, Michelin Guide for the UK & Ireland has just published a list of their best pubs across the region. Among them is The Plough, Wombleton, run by Richard and Lindsey Johns which was included in the world-renowned Michelin Guide in January this year for the first time. Michelin’s r

Mar 13, 2025Business

Bradford College wins prestigious national education award

Bradford College has won ‘The Bell Foundation Award for Excellence in ESOL’ category at the 2025 Association of College’s Beacon Awards. The College was the only winner from Yorkshire or Northeast England. The national Beacon awards celebrate the best and most innovative practice in further education colleges and demonstrate the far-reaching impact of colleges on their students and the communities they serve. The award is in recognition of Bradford College’s ESOL (English for Speakers of Oth

Mar 12, 2025Business

Commercial property gems on the railway waiting for the right business

Northern says local business owners across the North of England should consider ‘setting up shop’ on the rail network. There are currently 29 vacant units being advertised by the train operator’s commercial property partner, Lambert Smith Hampton. Vacant units suitable for office space are available at stations including Poynton in Cheshire and Worksop in Nottinghamshire. Retail space is available at stations including: * Alderley Edge, Chelford, Padgate, Poynton and Wilmslow in Cheshir

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