Business West Yorkshire college leaders take their case for extra skills investment to Westminster Leaders from across West Yorkshire have been speaking with MPs at Westminster as part of a national campaign to bring skills to the forefront of the government’s agenda. Principals from Leeds City College, Leeds College of Building, Keighley, Bradford, Kirklees, Shipley and Calderdale colleges, joined hundreds of leaders from By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New infrastructure boosts trading at The Springs The Springs retail and leisure centre at Thorpe Park Leeds has reported a significant boost in footfall and trading for its occupiers, attributing the opening of the much-anticipated new East Leeds Orbital Route (ELOR) as a major influence. The ELOR is a key part of the East Leeds Extension to By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Transforming Leeds City train station, work begins The next stage in the transformation of Leeds City Rail Station’s main entrance and surrounding area will begin this month. The Leeds Station Sustainable Travel Gateway scheme will create a much-improved and more people-friendly environment which can accommodate growing rail passenger numbers, and ensure people can enter and exit By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Former Boohoo and BlueClaw employee joins Yorkshire agency Wild Yorkshire-based PR agency, Wild PR has appointed Hollie Thornton (pictured left) as the agency’s first SEO Manager. The role will see Hollie lead the technical SEO development, analysis, and performance across Wild PR’s portfolio of clients. The PR and communications specialists have significant growth plans for 2023, and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Aubergine grows team following hat-trick of new business wins Leeds PR agency Aubergine has appointed its first full time employee following a record-breaking hat-trick of new business wins. Since January, Aubergine has secured £50,000 in new contracts with sustainability-focused clients Round Our Way, Be The Future and Foodsteps, helping the agency further carve a niche in this space. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business As energy prices surge, firm offers help to care homes Commercial laundry expert Wolf is tackling the cost-of-living crisis within the care industry by providing expert personalised advice, comprehensive consumption figures and additional training. Barnsley-based Wolf Laundry has more than 30 years’ experience within the laundry sector and provides bespoke commercial laundry equipment across the UK to heavy users including By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Huddersfield Business School appoints new chair of Advisory Board Huddersfield Business School has recently appointed a new chair to its internal Advisory Board, Helen Curtis. Founder of Coterie Marketing, Helen, will work closely with the Dean of Huddersfield Business School to support the board to provide appropriate support for its stakeholders. The aim of the school’s Advisory Board By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Baroness Blake appointed Patron of the Institute of Economic Development Judith Blake, the Baroness Blake of Leeds CBE, has been appointed as the new Patron of the Institute for Economic Development (IED). She takes up the unpaid role from outgoing Patron, The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, who was in post for two years. A British Labour politician serving as By The Editor • 2 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Robust Christmas for Jo Browns Joe Browns, the Leeds-based fashion and homes retailer, has announced what it called a ‘robust Christmas’ with sales up +19.5% in the four weeks to 25 December 2022. The strong figures were delivered against a backdrop of external economic factors including the on-going cost of living crisis, which continues By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds-based Parklane Plowden grows team with new barrister Leeds based Parklane Plowden Chambers has welcomed a new tenant to its 40-plus strong family team. Naomi Hartridge, who was called to the Bar in 2017, specialises in both public and private work in relation to family matters. She joins the set from Leeds-based Spire Barristers where she practiced for By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Design Tonic completes stunning office refurb for Mackinnon Bruce A Leeds-based commercial interior designer has completed a stunning office refurbishment for Mackinnon Bruce at its Park Row offices. Design Tonic completed the refurb for the international executive recruitment company to support the business as it grows from 50 to 85 employees. The new design brings four separate business units By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Louise O’Reilly appointed general manager of new Courtyard by Marriott Sheffield With plans well underway for the opening of Courtyard by Marriott Sheffield in early summer 2023, RBH Hospitality Management (RBH) has appointed Louise O’Reilly as general manager. Louise initially joined RBH in 2002 and brings a wealth of industry experience to this role having previously managed five hotels within By The Editor • 2 min read
