Petition to save John Lewis Sheffield hits 11,000 signatures in a day
John Lewis Partnership confirmed the closure of eight of its stores on Wednesday, including its Sheffield firm which was first established in 1847 as Cole Brothers. John Lewis York is also set to close.
Jobs boost for Mirfield as work begins on phase two of Moor Park 25
Five industrial buildings providing a total 180,000 sq ft at Moor Park 25 in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, will be built by the third quarter of this year.
Bettys announces closure of York tearooms on Stonegate with dozens of jobs at risk
The café on Stonegate in the centre of York will not re-open after the branch has been deemed to be no longer financially viable.
Leeds law firm Clarion records revenue increase despite pandemic uncertainty
Roger Hutton, the firm’s joint managing partner, said that the relocation of major brands such as Channel 4 to Leeds would help the region’s recovery as the financial pressures caused by lockdown start to ease. Clarion said it had delivered a solid financial performance with revenues reaching £19.6m for the year ending May 31, 2020.
Hogarth family buys National Horseracing College near Doncaster
One of two specialist horse racing training centres of excellence in the UK (the other being Newmarket), it will now be owned by Harry Hogarth who, based out of Stillington, North Yorkshire, has trained racehorses for the best part of 20 years following a career in financial services with the Prudential.
Many lockdown rules appear to have had no basis in science, says Tim Martin of Wetherspoon
For the 26 weeks ended 24 January 2021, Wetherspoons’ revenue was £431.1m, compared with £933.0m in the same period the year before.
We can provide a new model to help serve those in our communities who need it most – Bird Lovegod
High streets need to be places of people coming together, it’s not just about retail anymore, not just about shopping. That’s what the internet is for, this last year has shown us that. City centres need to be about people.
Why these could be your biggest financial regrets – Sarah Coles
Unfortunately, when it comes to money, we can’t just hide our mistakes under a dinner plate, or wear a cardigan over them. We recently asked people about their biggest financial regrets, and the most common one was not having saved for a rainy day.
Sheffield steel 'won't be consigned to the history books' amid fears over jobs, Business Secretary says
An urgent question from Labour in the Commons today focused on the future of Liberty Steel, where the prospects of 5,000 jobs – including some in Yorkshire – have been thrown into turmoil after the collapse of the company’s main financial backer, Greensill Capital, earlier this month.
Mixed picture for Yorkshire’s manufacturers as EU trading remains a ‘major cloud’
The survey also shows the brutal impact of the pandemic with the sector overall seeing a drop in output of 10 per cent nationally last year. However, given the more positive picture as the year progresses, Make UK has upgraded its growth forecasts for manufacturing for 2021.
