Month: April 2021

New industrial development could create more than 500 jobs on former colliery site in Yorkshire

Network Space has secured outline consent for a £24m industrial development at Vector 31 West in Rotherham, close to Junction 31 of the M1.

Owner of 16th century country pub in Yorkshire on why he decided to open new business during pandemic

The Staveley Arms in North Stainley, near Ripon, was launched as a new venture in August last year, during a respite from the lockdowns which have been enforced to tackle the spread of Covid-19.Mr Matthews and his wife, Maggie, along with their 21-year-old daughter, Rose, and her fiancé, Jack Baldwin, 20, have once again been able to serve food and drink to customers with the easing of restrictions this week.

The need to address Yorkshire's skill shortage is urgent, here's what we can do – Rashmi Dube

There are also anxieties growing about the amount of time children have missed in terms of school time, leading to concerns about which skills require further attention, particularly for the economically disadvantaged.

Online electricals retailer AO World set to report soaring full-year earnings

The bumper performance helped AO’s group revenues jump by 62% to £1.66 billion in the year to March 31.

Leeds-based Tracsis aims to pursue organic and acquisitive growth opportunities

Tracsis, which provides software, hardware, data analytics and services for the rail, traffic data and wider transport industries, has announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 31 January 2021.

How Barnsley is proving one of the fastest-moving property markets with booming interest in semi-rural villages

New research from property portal Zoopla highlights the South Yorkshire borough as a key hotspot as we emerge from the pandemic.

Fossil hunter Mary Anning has watch named in her honour by new Yorkshire company

Now self-taught palaeontologist Mary Anning has an unlikely claim to fame. A watch has been named in her honour by a Yorkshire company which is shining the spotlight on innovators who have been ignored for too long.

Summer will be unprecedented chance to showcase US, says tourism boss

The easing of lockdown restrictions from Monday will mean camp sites and self-contained holiday lets will be able to reopen in the first steps to rebuilding the fractured tourism sector.

Meet fifth-generation butcher turned charcuterie owner Chris Wildman who runs Town End Farm Shop in Malhamdale

Chris Wildman is the owner of Malhamdale’s Town End Farm Shop, which also houses his Wildman British Charcuterie & Salumi business.

From cataloguing the Queen's silver to running a saw mill, Emma Woods talks about owning one of the oldest mills in the county

Once part of the Duncombe Estate, the saw mill is now owned by Emma Woods, who took on what was a failing enterprise almost 18 years ago.