Month: June 2021

Hats away for Royal Ascot 2021 as Harrogate milliner Jenny Roberts turns heads at Ladies' Day

Award-winning Harrogate milliner Jenny Roberts has been making hats at a romping speed after being inundated with requests for her creations to wear at Royal Ascot Ladies’ Day.

How Virgin Money is helping Yorkshire businesses go green

The word ‘sustainability’ was first coined in 1987, with the idea that “human societies must live and meet their needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. Simple enough, but it has taken quite some time for those words to really be put into action.

Morrisons rejects £5.5bn takeover by CD&R

The Bradford-based grocer said it received the “unsolicited, highly conditional non-binding” proposal of 230p a share on Monday.

Home repairs firm HomeServe set to create 20 jobs in Leeds

HomeServe – which provides nationwide emergency cover for a range of home repairs services including plumbing and heating – is aiming to add another 20 customer services advisors to its Boiler Installations team based out of its Leeds offices.

Jobs boost for famous Yorkshire market town of Beverley as Sports Direct and USC arrive at Flemingate centre

The brands are to come together under one roof at Flemingate in one of the latest retail openings by parent company Frasers Group. Sports Direct and USC will occupy a 10,000 sq ft unit, which is one of the largest at the centre.

US chef Tommy Banks to launch 'premium canned wines' with brother and business partner

Brothers Tommy and James Banks and their business partner Matt Lockwood are the brains behind the Michelin-starred restaurants The Black Swan at Oldstead and Roots and will debut their canned wine company next month.

US Shepherdess Amanda Owen to appear on new Channel 5 show shot in US to celebrate farming in the summer

The broadcaster, which also has shows such as Our Yorkshire Farm, All Creatures Great and Small and This Week on the Farm, has announced it will air a weeknight show called Summer on the Farm Live all this week.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak won't reconsider the controversial loan charge and says it's 'already been through a lot of scrutiny'

Mr Sunak told The Yorkshire Post that the policy, which was designed to tackle tax avoidance schemes, had “already been through” a lot of scrutiny and been amended and adjusted.

Residents of an apartment block in Scarborough warn new-build home buyers to beware of NHBC warranties

When Liz Fidler bought her apartment at The Old Brewery in Scarborough, she took comfort from the fact that it came with a 10-year National House Building Council Buildmark warranty.

Yorkshire firms are facing 'war for talent' to attract new generation of workers, Humber Business Week is told

Paul Sewell, who is also chairman of Sewell Group which has a workforce of 500, said the need to look after staff has never been greater at a time when young people hold all the cards.