Cake manufacturer BBF creates 65 jobs in Hull
A spokesman said changing consumer buying habits were creating higher demand for its products, including a new range of cake jars which are being produced out of the Hull bakery,.
Yorkshire business leader issues urgent appeal to help with India's virus battle
The Yorkshire Asian Business Association (YABA) has been signposting organisations that can provide oxygen cylinders and concentrators as well as vital medicine to the proper channels after being contacted by the Indian High Commission.
CBI boss backs Leeds Bradford Airport plans for new terminal
Leeds City Council approved plans for the new £150m terminal building at the airport in February which would see the old 1960s building demolished and a new three-floor, 34,000 sq. mt. replacement terminal constructed within the airport’s boundary in a move that is estimated to enable the support of 12,650 permanent jobs across the Leeds City Region.
Eco fashion brand Conscious Apparel launches SS21 collection in a York garden with the help of model friends
Changing the world, scarf by scarf, is the mission statement that aptly sums up what York-based ethical fashion brand Conscious Apparel strives to achieve. Founders Sylvia Schroer and Karin Barter were friends who met up again after Karin’s retirement from her career as a teacher. “It’s worked out tremendously well. She makes me hoot and we have a great time,” says Sylvia, who lives in York’s Southbank, near Rowntree Park (Karin lives in Epping).
Election of Tracy Brabin can be a defining moment for West Yorkshire – Andy Wood
Already recognised by the Government, blue chip businesses and major institutions – the most recent being The Bank of England – as THE natural Northern hub, West Yorkshire now has a dynamic, high-visible leader to advocate its cause nationally and internationally.
Paying the penalty: how much points on your licence add to insurance bills
Penalty points for breaking motoring laws cost UK drivers a combined £159 million a year in extra insurance costs, according to new analysis.
Covid vaccine passport: when will vaccination status be on NHS app, how it works – and how to download the app
With the ban on international travel lifted in England from May 17, some Brits will soon be jetting out for their summer holidays.
New project to halt decline in great crested newt numbers gets underway with US Wildlife Trust and US Amphibian and Reptile Group
The YWT has become the official habitat delivery body for north east and north west Yorkshire specialising in pond creation and restoration. Funded through great crested newt district level licencing, along with members of Yorkshire Amphibian and Reptile Group (YARG), the YWT carried out its first breeding pond survey of the season in West Yorkshire last month.
Chancellor must come down with iron fist on bosses who abuse workers and cheat taxman – Greg Wright
If Rishi Sunak wishes to prove he is the iron Chancellor, he must come down hard on the bosses behind Britain’s unethical umbrella companies, who mistreat their workers and rip off other taxpayers while operating in plain sight.
Why £2.5m Middleham Jewel is far from horse racing town's only claim to fame
You could say it’s a great archaeological mystery, and one with which we can easily connect, because we’ve all lost things as we wander through life. In most cases the object is found – or can be replaced. But every now and then, something is lost which is so precious that it has a more profound effect.
