Month: March 2021

RAC launches ‘no ties’ pay-by-mile insurance for low-mileage drivers

The RAC has become the latest car insurance provider to introduce a pay-as-you-go policy.The “no-ties” cover has been launched in the wake of data showing miles driven are 20 per cent lower than 20 years ago and a prediction that motorists’ mileages could fall even further in a post-Covid world where more people work from home.

New software to help SMEs with customer experience launched

Nigel Greenwood has created Bubul, which is free for start-ups and has been developed with the support of the University of Bradford. It delivers customer journey driven analysis, advice, resources and tailored recommendations.

Leeds consultancy firm Answer Digital to create 35 jobs

The IT and digital consultancy firm, which helps companies and the public sector advance their digital transformation plans, said the roles were being recruited to support its growth.

Wetherspoon to create jobs as its invests in new pubs and upgrades in Leeds and Sheffield

The ambitious plans will start within weeks of its pubs reopening fully as the lockdown eases.A total of 18 new pubs will open and “significant extensions and upgrades” will be made to scores of current pubs.

Yorkshire firm helps deliver over 15 million NHS Covid-19 vaccinations

The Leeds-based firm said its Pinnacle product is the system used by healthcare professionals throughout England, delivering Covid-19 vaccinations to capture and share essential immunisation information.

Meet the former chemist from Hull who created the world-famous Hendrick’s Gin

She is one of a handful of women to be a Master Distiller and has just been inducted into the Gin Magazine Hall of Fame in recognition of 22 years’ service to the world of gin.

Shop local with these gorgeous Top 10 US gift ideas to celebrate Easter 2021

As we prepare for the easing of lockdown and non-essential shops reopening, it is time to step up our support for those wonderful super-stylish local businesses right here on our doorstep in Yorkshire. Here are some great Yorkshire gift ideas to help celebrate Easter in all its glory.

Meet the family behind Cross Lanes Organic Farm Shop off the A66

He turned the 360-acre family farm organic 10 years ago as he had never been comfortable with the use of chemical pesticide sprays and wanted to produce his own beef from grass.

Pandemic will lead to a 'lost generation' of managers amid warning town and city centres will change forever

The seismic effect of the coronavirus pandemic has has a profound economic impact alongside the devastating health crisis which has claimed more than 125,000 lives.

Alex Belfield latest: who is the Voice of Reason YouTuber – and what he said on Twitter about the BBC and arrests

In January 2021 a conservative YouTuber who once called a mother of triplets a “slapper” live on air, and recently referred to the women who escaped fines for walking by a reservoir during lockdown as “hotties” returned having gone missing from social media.