Business

Doncaster-based Victoria Plum reports record sales of £103m

Doncaster-headquartered Victoria Plum has secured a £7m flexible facility from Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance to support further growth, following record sales.

Here’s where Roomzzz Aparthotels plans to open new sites

The business, which began as a family firm in Leeds 15-years ago and now includes a portfolio of 10 properties across the UK, is preparing for further developments in the UK and Europe.

Historic pub in Yorkshire has been thrown a lifeline thanks to local support

The Jubilee, in Balfour Street, near Leeman Road in York, originally opened in 1897 and was named for Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee, but it has stood empty and boarded up since 2016.

Heathrow passenger numbers 90% below pre-pandemic levels

Just 675,000 people travelled through the west London airport last month, compared with 6,769,000 in May 2019.

It’s the pessimists that lose out… but so can the optimist – Sarah Coles

The fundamental problem for pessimists is that they expect the worst, which makes them hold back from taking calculated risks, because they calculate that something will go wrong.

Huge warehouse planned for West Yorkshire described as "monochromed liquorice allsort" by councillor

The warehouse and distribution facility near Cleckheaton, which has been linked to online retailer Amazon, could provide 1,500 jobs.

Former grocer’s warehouse and coffee roastery in Sheffield’s Kelham Island to be transformed into 40 apartments

Developer Ashgate is regenerating the disused Nichols Building, creating a mixed-use scheme with private residential units and 10,000 sq ft of commercial space.

Non-Standard Finance plans equity capital raise of around £80m

The board of Leeds-based Non-Standard Finance has announced that it will publish the results for the year ended 31 December 2020 on 30 June 2021.

A brighter future for creative businesses in West Yorkshire

As one of the fastest-growing sectors, the region’s rich cultural and creative offer could unlock significant growth for the industry, talent and regional economy.

Seven-year-old boy becomes youngest ever supplier to Booths after recommending his mother's 'yummy' fruit pots to director

Entrepreneurial Edgar Johnson was so taken by his mum Jane’s healthy creation last year he decided to pen a letter to the director of his favourite supermarket, Booths.