Month: May 2021

The famous St Johns Centre in Leeds is placed on market for £33m

The famous St Johns Centre in Leeds is placed on market for £33m St Johns Centre, one of the largest mixed-use developments in Leeds, has been placed on the market for £33m. St Johns Centre, one of the largest mixed-use…

LNER announces temporary amended timetable after Azuma fleet taken out of service due to mystery mechanical issue

The company cancelled the majority of its services between Yorkshire and London on Sunday.Rail industry insiders said that all 65 of the after Great Western Railway, who also operate the model, discovered the defect during routine maintenance.

Burberry praises Yorkshire colleagues for their pandemic efforts

Burberry’s Yorkshire staff volunteered to make PPE to help out the NHS during the pandemic and nearly 200,000 items of PPE have been donated.

Sarah Coles: IPOs are all the rage at the moment, but tread carefully

In the past week, I’ve had conversations about investing in IPOs with an enthusiastic teenager keen to put money in his Junior ISA to better use, and with an intrigued parent on the football pitch sidelines, who asked me to explain what happened to Darktrace (which launched on the UK market last week and the share price jumped 43 per cent in a day).

7 of the best used cars for new drivers

Driving tests have resumed after months of delays and cancellations, and a wave of first-time drivers is taking to the road after finally gaining their licences.

Hyundai Ioniq 5 starts at £36,995

Hyundai’s headturning all-electric Ioniq 5 is on sale in the UK now, with prices starting at £36,995. The Korean company’s crossover-designed EV hatchback is set to go head-to-head against the likes of the Volkswagen ID.4 SUV and ID.3 hatchback.

Rare chance to buy a beautiful riverside home next to Knaresborough's famous viaduct

This beautiful home on Waterside in Knaresborough is for sale for £695,000 with Hopkinsons estate agency. It has stunning views of the River Nidd and of Knaresborough’s famous 80.5ft Grade II listed viaduct, which opened in 1851 to connect the town to Harrogate

Government stance on sky lanterns "significantly out of date" says rural coalition calling for national ban

The 18 signatories of a letter written to Environment Minister Rebecca Pow outline how they feel the Government’s stance on sky lanterns is “significantly out of date” and “out of line” with other countries where the release of the paper lanterns is considered an environmental crime.

Farm of the Week: Great US Show stalwart back with the beef herd after recovering from a brain tumour

Third generation sheep and beef farmer Steven Crabtree of Bolton Park Farm, Bolton Abbey had a brain tumour removed last June. As a trustee of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society he has been instrumental in this year’s showpiece event going ahead at Harrogate.

One of the Holmfirth area's finest historic homes is for sale with a blend of original and contemporary features thanks to One17 Architects

Jo Wilkinson and her husband clearly recall junior school trips to Wooldale, an idyllic conservation village just outside Holmfirth, which has historic Wooldale Hall at its heart. “We remember sitting there as children, attempting to draw the hall’s classical Georgian frontage and quirky vernacular features. At that time, we could never have dreamed we would live in the Hall some four decades later,” says Jo.