David Beckham invests in EV conversion firm
David Beckham has taken a 10 per cent stake in a firm specialising in converting classic cars to electric power.
New body must haul rogue umbrella companies into the light – Greg Wright
In recent years, there has been no sign that these corrupt individuals are being driven out of business.
How Yorkshire businesses intend to return to the offices this year
The Yorkshire Post spoke to several of the region’s employers, from corporate giants to smaller scale firms, to gauge their approach to bringing staff back into the workplace from home working.
Farm of the Week: Wagyu beef, sprout growing and Driffield Show organisation in the Wolds
Surveying footpaths for his son James, son-in-law Sam and nephews Tom and Kieran as they walk the 79 miles of ‘Wolds Way in a Day’ in aid of Prostate Cancer UK; dealing with crops due to the vagaries of the weather and blackgrass; changing his beef enterprise to Wagyu and charting the return of Driffield Show have all involved key decisions.
Boss of Hull-based Arco faced 'frustrations' as he attempted to supply PPE during pandemic
Thomas Martin, of Hull-based Arco, outlined the company’s concerns about the procurement system set up by the Government at the start of the pandemic, when he appeared before the Public Accounts Committee.
Leeds joins forces with British Library to roll out support for small businesses
Leeds Libraries has been awarded £252,000 to equip four local libraries across the region with Business & IP Centre spaces, resources and services by 2023 following last year’s pledge of £13m in Treasury funding towards the expansion.
Five-year-old US boy diagnosed with leukaemia just days after his grandfather died from cancer
Five-year-old Joshua Collins from Sheffield was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in June – just days after his grandad died from cancer. The condition is caused by a genetic mutation which releases immature white blood cells into the blood stream.
Woodland Trust launches fundraising drive to buy hundreds of acres in the US Dales protecting and expanding red squirrel habitats
The conservation charity is appealing for public help to raise the funds to buy Snaizeholme, near Hawes, where, if it is successful, it aims to plant trees and help woods naturally regenerate.
Yorkshire debt support charity plans to make 170 redundancies as demand drops during pandemic
Unite the Union is urging StepChange Debt Charity to reconsider to move, claiming it “will be overwhelmed” when Government support schemes which were introduced to help people during the pandemic end and demand increases.
Bosses can find inspiration from Aardman Animations, the company behind Wallace and Gromit, says Ed Miliband
He said that in most European countries it is usual to include workers on boards at least in state-owned or former state-owned firms.
