Sheffield manufacturer Merrychef to create 50 new jobs
Merrychef, which manufacturs high-speed ovens for the hospitality industry, is investing in laser machine technology at its manufacturing site on Provincial Park, Sheffield, after strong growth in 2020.
Bill Carmichael: Lying political classes must shoulder blame for Brexit misery
Theresa May – no doubt as ‘umble’ as Uriah Heep – is allowed a short opportunity to grovel and plead before our EU overlords before she is dismissed to the scullery like a junior parlour maid so they can eat their dinner in peace.
The Highland Vet secures another series after proving hit with viewers
The Highland Vet – which is produced by Leeds-based Daisybeck Studios – has been recommissioned after viewers fell in love with workers at the practice and the Scottish scenery.
WANdisco to raise £32m as it considers listing in the US
The Sheffield-based group said a US listing would improve its position with commercial partners and, given the high proportion of US shareholders, help maximise shareholder value.
Exclusive: Labour MP Rachel Reeves reveals grudging respect for Theresa May while backing Yvette Cooper to lead Opposition
“When you think of some of the people she has to put up with in the Tory party, and who want to lead it, it could be an awful lot worse,” said the Leeds West MP. “I have got respect for her and what she is doing, but I disagree fundamentally with the Brexit deal she has secured.”
US Wildlife Trust to create habitat for endangered newts on farm in Ryedale
The charity said it has been contracted by Natural England to help reverse dramatic declines in populations of the creatures over the last 60 years, despite being protected under UK and EU law.
Barnsley duo lead gruelling military exercise in Kenya as 2 Rifles battalion prepares for Afghanistan tour
Major Neil Watson and Sergeant Major Daniel Long are working together to lead a company of soldiers during an intense training operation in a remote area of African bush.
Domino’s sales rise as lockdown leads to households ordering record numbers of pizzas
Bosses said sales jumped 11.4% to £1.35 billion in the 12 months to December 27 with profits after tax soaring from £2.8 million to £39.7 million.
How a DIY broadband project has had a profound economic and social impact on the most isolated of the North York Moors
Yet a pioneering broadband network set by a group of disgruntled residents over a decade ago has now transformed the area into a beacon of connectivity that is increasingly attractive to digital natives – and which has come to the fore during the confinements of lockdown.
Bernard Ingham: This is our society and we shall all have to clean it up
It attracted much criticism, perhaps not surprisingly since idealistically it sought absolute honesty, purity, unselfishness and love.
