Business

The teams at Yorkshire's first whisky distillery and a Yorkshire coast brewery are celebrating after being shortlisted for a prestigious farming award. Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery and sister company Wold Top Brewery have reached the final of the Diversification of the Year (Large) category in the 12th annual

Propaganda Brand Consultancy has appointed Sarah Shakery as its first hHead of ecommerce amidst huge growth in ecommerce clients. Over the last year, Propaganda has seen a huge increase in demand for its ecommerce trading services. Sarah will lead the online sales team to deliver tailored strategies for a wide

Hull-based regulatory technology company Rubicon Bridge has hit a huge milestone adding three new European countries – Ireland, Poland and Sweden - to its regulatory platform and will soon cover all the major eCommerce markets in Europe. This expansion marks a significant milestone in the company’s journey to revolutionise regulatory

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

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.

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