Leeds and Newcastle ‘are best placed for pandemic recovery’
Leeds scored particularly highly in terms of resilience. More than 25 per cent of office take up in the city in the last five years is from public sector occupiers, which are considered low risk because of the Government’s “levelling up” strategy which will benefit cities outside of London.
Legal firm appoints senior IT specialist
Operating as part of the senior leadership team, Mr Clarke will work alongside CEO, Gary Gallen, and rradar’s board to lead the Hull-based firm’s expanding development and IT teams, focusing on driving and implementing rradar’s digital transformation roadmap as part of its five year business strategy.
DFS sees a big surge in orders as people celebrate lockdown ending
The Doncaster-based firm has benefited as more people lavished money on their living rooms during lockdown periods when they were forced to stay at home.
New venture in former bank set to provide jobs boost for Cottingham, which claims to be England's largest village
Chris and Simon Leahy, owners of Cassiel Bar and Kitchen, plan to open Raph’s Bar and Grill in a former NatWest bank across the road from their existing premises.
Clarity is needed to halt the business rates’ villains – Greg Wright
Overwhelmed by paperwork and red tape, you receive an unexpected visit from a plausible salesman who tells you he can ease the financial pressure.
Yorkshire's manufacturers accelerate growth plans as prospects improve
After suffering a 10% decline in output in 2020, the sector is now set to recover a significant amount of lost ground in 2021 and outpace the growth of the overall economy, the survey said.
Why your credit score becomes a numbers game – Martin Lewis
Yet there’s one number you shouldn’t pay too much attention to – your credit score. In the UK, there is no single, all-encompassing number attached to your identity that dictates to a lender – be it a bank, credit card firm, mobile phone company or anyone else – whether it should take you on as a customer.
Firma aims to tie up deals for solar farms
Leeds-based Firma and its partner, European Energy, said they are combining the latter’s experience of safely and responsibly developing Solar PV, including the biggest solar farm in northern Europe, with Firma’s local expertise to create a portfolio of solar PV opportunities for investment in the UK to benefit landowners, communities and the climate.
Britain saw record surge in number of workers on payrolls last month
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said there were 197,000 more people in payrolled employment last month compared with April, the highest rise since these records began in 2014.
Former Kirkstall shopping centre to be transformed into 263 homes
Property developer Artisan Real Estate has launched in Leeds with the announcement that it will deliver a sustainable development in the Kirkstall area of the city.
