Barclays makes biggest quarterly profit in 13 years
Bosses said the £2.4 billion pre-tax profit for the first three months of the year came through strong growth in its corporate and investment banking division and an improved mortgage book.
The 16 Yorkshire firms who have won a prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise for 2021
Sixteen firms in total from Yorkshire have been awarded Britain’s highest business honour and cover achievement in the areas of innovation, international trade, sustainable development and promoting opportunity through social mobility. The 16 in our region are part of 205 firms nationally to receive an award in this year’s cohort and come after one of the most challenging year’s for British commerce in the history of the nation.
Trainline hails ‘first signs of recovery’ after pandemic-driven losses
The group saw pre-tax losses widen to £106.8 million for the year to February 28 from £80.2 million the previous year after net ticket sales plummeted 79%.
Review of consumer credit division is nearing completion, says Provident Financial
In a statement, Provident Financial said it noted the recent media coverage regarding the previously announced operational review of its consumer credit division (CCD) including, as an option, the possibility of a managed run-off of its home credit and Satsuma businesses.
Yorkshire businesses: best insurance deals
It’s also shone a harsh light on a business essential, insurance. Not all policies are the same, as some firms found out to their cost over this past year.
Why it is time for Britain to show international leadership on net zero – Beckie Hart
Unlike the last time the UK hosted, the world is now a very different place, with a new geopolitical landscape, and battling an ongoing global pandemic. The horrifying outbreak in India in the last couple of weeks is a bleak reminder that we are not out of the woods yet.
Thousands of people are projected to go bankrupt due to loan charge, MPs warn
The study found that the loan charge is “patently unaffordable” for the vast majority of people affected by it. The report from the Loan Charge All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) concluded that most people facing the loan charge simply cannot pay it, whether in one go or on a monthly basis.
High street grocery sales leap nearly 6 per cent reflecting rising consumer confidence
The latest figures from Kantar also show that Leeds-based Asda was the fastest growing of the big four retailers for the first time in nearly two and a half years.
Four Yorkshire hotels saved from administration will soon reopen, creating over 120 jobs
The Hotel St George in Harrogate, the Royal Hotel in Whitby and the New Southlands and Norbreck hotels, both in Scarborough, are set to reopen as part of the Coast & Country Hotel Collection, a newly formed collection of former Shearings Hotels.
Number of empty shops soars with Yorkshire named as one of the worst impacted areas
Figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) showed 17 per cent of Yorkshire stores to be currently lying empty, up from 14.9 per cent a year ago. Only Wales, the North East and North West have higher rates of dormant stores.
