G7 let us down on the climate but Yorkshire stands ready to deliver – Mark Casci
While we got pledges on coal and commitments to helping developing nations reduce emissions, leaders of Great Britain, the United States, Italy, France, Canada, Germany and Japan stopped short of anything seismic.
Northern Gas Networks: Engaging local people with the green transition – watch free webinar
But high-level political discussions like these can often seem all too remote from the lives of ordinary people, writes Mark Horsley, Chief Executive Officer of Northern Gas Networks.
The Yorkshire bosses who have been named in Glassdoor's Top 50 UK chief executives
Sky Betting & Gaming’s Steve Birch, Jet2.com’s Stephen Heapy and Turner & Townsend’s Vincent Clancy all made the Glassdoor annual Employees’ Choice Awards of the country’s best leaders.
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.
