Month: April 2021

Yorkshire's shops are 'raring to go' as they prepare to reopen on April 12 after three months of lockdown

One leading business figure in North Yorkshire said the county’s small firms were “ready to take the leap” of operating alongside some restrictions as they emerged from a year in which their doors have been closed for months at a time.

Meet the indie rocker turned artist who has opened his own gallery in Haworth

It was disappointing that just four weeks later they had to close as the UK went into another national lockdown, but this month, as restrictions begin to ease again, they are looking forward to reopening.

North US Police explain why they have been unable to prosecute anyone after report of illegal fox hunting near Selby

A number of people monitoring the activities of the unnamed hunt on land near Selby submitted video footage of alleged illegal hunting to the police, but only one of them agreed to provide a formal statement required for the case to proceed to court.

Yorkshire firms face £4.2bn debt burden from pandemic as Labour calls for more flexibility to help business to repay

On a visit to a brewery in Ilkley today, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary and Yorkshire MP Ed Miliband will call for more to be done to help businesses supplying the hospitality industry which have had no choice but to take on debt.

Up to 1,200 Asda store workers at risk of losing their jobs

The Leeds-based firm said that it was treating redundancy as “the last option” during the consultations, which it said was sparked by changing tastes among shoppers.

York Gin to share samples through a socially distanced 'vending machine'

York Gin shop in the centre of the historic city is reopening today and managers say they’ll keep their socially-distanced gin tasting machine in place, serving free tasters.

600,000 cars at risk of damage from new E10 petrol: how to check if your vehicle is vulnerable

More than half a million car owners face higher fuel bills from later this year or risk damaging their vehicles as a new type of petrol becomes the country’s regular unleaded.

The US Vet, Julian Norton has to deal with a difficult second diagnosis – and a billy goat.

It wasn’t the loud barking emanating from behind nervous, saliva-splattered canine teeth that worried me.

Picnic baskets, blankets, cooler bags and backpacks 2021: everything you need for an ideal picnic

Time to channel Yogi Bear and grab yourself a picnic basket. Here are our favourite pieces of kit -from coolers to blankets, backpacks to baskets – for an outdoor feast.

S4 Capital increases its sales and earning outlook for 2021

S4 Capital said it is now expecting 30% like-for-like revenue and gross profit growth this year, up from 25% previously.