Harrogate care home creating 100 jobs marks milestone
Graeme Lee, chief executive of Springfield Group, which is behind the project, was joined by Neil Silcock, of York contractor, Simpson, Sally Rasmussen, of Springfield Healthcare, and Joanna Hawkins-Spencer, of project manager, Projex Building Solutions, to celebrate the landmark event.
Ford Fiesta MHev review: supermini joins the green party
The Ford Fiesta must have one of the most comprehensive model ranges in the country, which might explain its near-total dominance of the sales charts.
DVLA strike: why are workers striking over Covid safety fears – and how will it affect me?
Hundreds of workers at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) have voted to take industrial action over safety concerns around Covid.
Meet the 19-year-old US woman who believes riding could save the endangered shire horse
Megan Hoyle, who at 19 has been involved in showing and riding shire horses her whole life, said as a riding horse they are like being “sat in a luxurious armchair”.
Why not add 10 per cent extra to goods and services to fund acts of kindness? – Bird Lovegod
So your £50 online shop at Tescos would become £55, and the £5 goes into a collective fund which Tesco uses to do fabulous acts of kindness. These would be documented as little videos, or short stories, and published on the website. Good deeds and acts of kindness funded by shoppers at TescoKind.
Best sofa beds 2021: these stylish, comfy sofas can be converted to sturdy beds, from M&S, Made, and Swoon
Sofa beds are not what they once were: no the longer lumpen, clunky propositions of yesteryear. This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement.
Ferguson posts an 18 per cent jump in half-year profits
The London-listed firm, which now focuses on the US, said it would make the 180 cents (£1.30) a share payout to investors in May following the £308 million sale of its UK-based Wolseley division at the start of the year.
These 10 UK cities are rated as the best locations to retire
Around 64 per cent of Brits plan to move to a different UK city when they retire, but deciding on a new place to call home can be a difficult decision. To help people decide, experts at HeatingForce.co.uk have created an index-based points ranking based on a range of social and geographical factors, including crime levels, annual sunshine, quality of health care, house prices and access to leisure facilities. These are the top 10 UK cities which ranked the highest overall.
ECSC sees a big rise in cyber breaches as more people work from home
Ian Mann, ECSC’s chief executive, said he was initially confused as to why more companies did not report breaches during the first lockdown last spring, but the firm soon realised that homeworkers were unaware that their systems had been hacked.
How Bradford can lead Britain's green transformation – Zahir Irani
Across our metropolitan and rural district, we have a set of social, business and physical assets which, if fully harnessed, can help generate new jobs, increase prosperity and improve health and wellbeing. Prime Minister and advisers, please take note.
