Month: March 2021

Seven US entries are featured in The Sunday Times Best Places to Live Guide 2021

It is the first time Ilkley has even featured in the guide for eight years, but after shedding its image as a quiet retirement community in favour of high-profile environmental campaigning and a network of thriving local businesses it has become far more attractive to residents of all ages.

York-based Abingdon Health's testing technology deployed to test impact of Long Covid

Abingdon Health is to provide its rapid antibody tests to the UK Biobank-run study to examine the effects of ‘long Covid’.

These new driving laws come into force in April – from parking and tax to a mobile phone crackdown

From April 2021 a number of new rules, regulations and laws will come into effect that will impact the lives of road users across the country.

Deliveroo confirms it is to be value at £7.6bn in listing

Earlier this month, the takeaway delivery giant said it hoped for a valuation between £7.6bn and £8.8bn.

Up to 300 jobs planned for redevelopment of Drapers Yard in Leeds's South Bank into a new Labcorp medical facility

CEG has submitted a planning application seeking to revitalise Drapers Yard on Marshall Street in Leeds for Labcorp, a global diagnostics and drug development company at the heart of life-science innovation in Leeds.

Mazda MX-30 review – leading the charge of the light brigade

Like many brands over the years, Mazda has dabbled in electric vehicles, running various battery-powered test mules since as early as the 1970s. But the MX-30 you see here is the first Mazda EV to make it to production and arrives just as the market is swinging heavily in the direction of battery power.

Aston Martin Vantage F1 Edition celebrates marque’s return to Formula 1

Aston Martin has launched a special edition of the Vantage sports car to mark its return to Formula 1.

Clocks going forward can boost wellbeing but damage 'work performance', expert says

The clocks will go forward an hour at 1am on Sunday, March 28, to mark the beginning of British Summer Time.

US vets Julian and Ann Norton end the first operation in their new veterinary practice with eight healthy basset hound puppies

Fortified by coffee and breakfast, no life or death challenge is too large.Of course, it isn’t always excellent. Many years ago, at the start of my veterinary career, I rushed up Sutton bank, through the clouds, to perform a caesarean section on a young heifer.

Chef profile – Jason Ioakeim, the driving force behind Bond Street Restaurant & Bar in Hull

When the 2004 games were held in Athens, he became a team leader in the Olympic Village, liaising between athletes, coaches, administrators and, significantly, the hospitality and catering teams.