Business Family-run housebuilder is the perfect place to work for sisters Janette and Jackie Sisters Janette Ager and Jackie Ward are now both working as sales advisors for the same housebuilding company – having both initially applied for the same job. Jackie, 60, and younger sibling Janette, 58, recently joined Jones Homes and are selling new-build properties at different developments in Yorkshire. Janette, who lives By The Editor • 3 min read
Business North Yorkshire firm celebrates client wins and promotions An award-winning North Yorkshire marketing agency has made two promotions and is recruiting following several client wins and a recent shortlisting for its diversity and inclusion policy. Peachy Digital, based in Northallerton has welcomed a range of new clients including Derwent Training, Yorvik Homes and Spring House Farm Shop, as By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Life-time achievement award in YPW centenary At the Yorkshire Publicity Association (YPA) Centenary Ball current chair Shirley Cummings was presented with a unique Life-Time Achievement Award. The Ball held at Rudding Park was attended by a ‘Who’s Who’ of nearly 250 executives from the media world from TV, Radio, Press and agencies across the region By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Bradford equestrian specialist takes the reins with more than 100 per cent revenue growth Bradford-based specialist equestrian brand, Harry Hall, is ending the year lengths ahead of its competitors after recording an increase in revenue growth of more than a quarter (26 per cent) over the past 12 months, taking the brand to a total revenue increase of 109 per cent since the start By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Fully funded training pathway launched to boost farming careers A new agricultural training programme to support the development of farming’s next generation has been launched by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society. Ambitious farmers aged under 35 are encouraged to apply for a place on the Goodall Agri-Development Pathway which has been developed thanks to a legacy left to the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Caddick turns focus to sustainability with senior hire Caddick Construction Group is set to enhance its operational efficiency with the appointment of Alison Brough as environmental and sustainability manager, becoming the latest senior hire as the business eyes continued expansion. Alison joins Caddick from Willmott Dixon where she spent nine years in various regional and national environmental management By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Cooper King Distillery launches England’s first net zero energy whisky Yorkshire’s Cooper King Distillery has produced the first whisky in England distilled using net zero energy. The trailblazing distillery’s inaugural whisky, First Edition – Fruit + Spice, is the first release in its Expedition Series and every energy-related greenhouse gas emission from its production has been removed from the atmosphere. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business BGF bolsters Yorkshire and North East portfolio team with senior hire BGF – one of the largest and most experienced growth capital investors in the UK and Ireland – has appointed Becky Odam to strengthen its team in Yorkshire and the North East. Becky joins BGF’s portfolio team from Elaghmore LLP, where she spent the last three years managing new and existing By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Hill Cross Furniture announces new leadership changes Hill Cross Furniture, the family-owned contract furniture supplier, has announced strategic leadership changes as it prepares for accelerated future growth. The North-Yorkshire based business is also moving to a group model, with expansion into new sectors including residential and luxury lounge furniture on the back of rising client demand. Hill By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Hippo provides technology for the app of the year for Virgin Trains Ticketing Hippo, a leading digital services provider, has a strategic partnership with Virgin Trains Ticketing, the rail ticketing app that has revolutionised train travel by offering customers a seamless way to book train travel and save money at the same time. Travellers that book any train ticket across Great Britain via By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Magical night at The Queens Landmark Leeds building brought to life, with British actress Celia Imrie to voice over stunning new city centre animation. With the festive season fast approaching, LeedsBID (Leeds Business Improvement District), in collaboration with the renowned Barcelona-based creative studio Onionlab, is set to captivate the city with a magical Christmas projection By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Friends invest in East Yorkshire sandwich shop Three friends have taken over a sandwich shop in a popular East Yorkshire village. Sisters Zoe Robinson and Emma Neale from Wilberfoss have partnered with Jodie Tate from High Catton to take on the lease of the former Bridge Rolls sandwich shop in the centre of Stamford Bridge. Since taking By The Editor • 1 min read
