Month: June 2021

Renting a home in Britain is now cheaper than buying for the first time in six years – but not in US

Last month the average private sector tenant in Britain spent £71 per month less in rent than if they were servicing the repayments on a 10 per cent deposit mortgage, according to estate and lettings agents Hamptons.

Here's why Haribo is investing £22m in its Castleford factory

The business said it would enhanced technology across its purpose-built site in Castleford West Yorkshire, to deliver additional capacity, greater efficiencies and reduced costs as it continues to produce 30,000 tonnes of product from the factory each year.

Why this £3m luxury home for sale in US is really a bargain buy

Adrian Harris happily admits that he will be out of pocket after turning what was a five-bedroom house in the village of Flockton into one of Yorkshire’s most spectacular, no-expense-spared, top-end homes.

The pandemic has changed working life forever, says Paul Dickens of York-based Shortlister

WHEN Boris Johnson announced the first national lockdown in March 2020, he was imposing restrictions that would leave an indelible mark on the corporate world.

Free car insurance for people driving to vaccination appointments

A short-term car insurance firm is offering drivers free cover to get them to and from Covid vaccination appointments.

How the surge in home improvements is placing Yorkshire's construction industry under pressure and risking delays in building projects

Commercial and residential property developers are seeing increases in costs for raw materials as high as 30 per cent owing to a boom in demand and the pandemic impacting shipping costs.

Women’s trench coats UK 2021: stylish ladies’ trench coats for summer

From Marlene Dietrich to Alexa Chung: The trench coat is a fashion favourite for chic womenSimple, sleek, stylish: Marlene Dietrich and Alexa Chung working a ladies’ trench

Medical students at University of Sheffield spend time on Heeley City farm helping dementia patients re-connect with memories

Lucy Dean, who is a third year medical student at the University of Sheffield, described how animal therapy has helped connect elderly patients connect with their past in the project that is putting community at the heart of health practice.

Family heartbroken as pet dog killed by swan in attack at US country park

Bruce, a Lhasa Apso and Bichon Frise cross, was being walked at the popular country park on Sunday (Jun 6) when he was attacked by a swan in front of devastated owner Russ Barber and his two children.

Meet the former hairdresser turned Mangalitza pig farmer who supplies top chefs and has saved a rare breed from dying out

Lisa Hodgson started her Otterburn Mangalitza herd at Low Farm, Carlton nine years ago following a visit to Beamish Museum where she and her husband, Tim Otterburn, first saw what at a distance they mistook for sheep.