Catalytic converter thefts double in lockdown: these are the most targeted models and the regions where you’re most at risk
Catalytic converter thefts have more than doubled in the last year, according to police data. Figures obtained by consumer group Which? show a 104 per cent increase in thefts between 2019 and 2020, prompting calls for drivers to take action to protect their cars.
Why Leeds escape rooms firm Tick Tock Unlock is resetting its business model
Leeds-based Tick Tock Unlock at one point had four different sites across the North but has shut them all to focus on a new site in the city centre.
Surgical Innovations in Leeds sees optimistic signs of recovery
The Leeds-based firm added that it was clear that the pent-up demand for surgery was continuing to increase and healthcare providers “are under pressure to find innovative ways of increasing productivity and reducing waiting times and costs”.
Kid’s playhouses: the best outdoor children’s playhouses, from Smoby, Little Tikes, Argos and TP
Whether you’re after a wooden playhouse, play centre with a slide, a portable tent, or even a pirate’s galleon, we’ve found the best playhouses on the market
Law firm Harrowells advises on deals valued at over £50m in the past year
More than 20 deals for clients throughout the North of the UK, including a third with an individual value of more than £5m, have been completed by the team led by partner, Susie Mortonson.
Ripon's long-term hospitality and retail vision to be launched in June in a bid to boost tourism to historic city
The strategy has been drawn up to help entice more visitors to Ripon in North Yorkshire with a host of measures set to improve the ancient city’s shops, cafes and restaurants as well its tourist attractions.
Best fans 2021: electric standing fans for cooling you down this summer – from Currys, B&Q and Dyson
We’ve found the best electric standing fans for cooling you down this summer, from high street brands
Potato giant McCains commits to regenerative agriculture deadline supported by its network of US farmers
As part of its Global Sustainability report Together, Towards Planet-Friendly Food, McCain, which has its UK headquarters in Scarborough, has pledged to implement the practices across 100 per cent of its potato acreage – representing 370,000 acres worldwide – by 2030.
New 225-metre deep lake could be created in North US under quarry extension plans
The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority will meet on Tuesday (Jun 15) to consider Tarmac’s proposal to extract 4.4 million more tonnes of gritstone from Dry Rigg Quarry, near Horton-in-Ribblesdale, before restoring the area in 2035, with a 225-metre deep lake that would take about 30 years to fill.
Holiday home lodges with starting price of £110,000 are launched in Yorkshire Dales
The new development, Ingleborough Heights, is in the Yorkshire Dales Country and Leisure Park in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, which has more than 30 acres of landscaped grounds, woodland and old quarry walls. Prices for the lodges start at £110,000. Ingleborough Heights, is pet-friendly and open all year.
