Business

Morrisons to give away afternoon tea hampers to special mums this Sunday

The Bradford-based firm said Mother’s Day will be different this year with lockdown still in place, but mums across the nation deserve more recognition than ever, having faced all sorts of challenges including home schooling and feeding the family.

How office buildings of the future can make us healthier – Ben Dickins

Services industry companies don’t want an office, they want a productive workforce. That workforce needs a workplace, and an office building has been the sole home of the workplace, right?

Number of workers on UK payrolls increased for third month in a row

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the number of payrolled workers rose by 68,000 (0.2%) between January and February.

Expert financial advice for Yorkshire families

Building an investment portfolio may not be something you’ve ever given much thought to. But the world we find ourselves in today means you don’t need to be an expert to potentially get more from your money.

Here’s where the opportunities lie for Yorkshire’s office market

The future of office space is likely to mean less space but better space and sustainability will drive choice more than it has to date, it said.

John Lewis warns over more shop closures after tumbling to £517m loss

The group, which also owns upmarket grocery chain Waitrose, said it does not expect all its John Lewis shops to reopen at the end of lockdown and expects results to get worse over the year ahead.

Record results for video games developer as people turn to gaming in lockdowns

The Wakefield-based firm, best known for the Worms video game franchise, launched 12 titles in 2020 and a record 10 new games were released, supported by an increasing number of back catalogue titles.

Infrastructure Bank will play major role in economic revival – Patrick Pogue

According to the published speech, the Humber was namechecked twice by Rishi Sunak – that’s two more than the number of times London was mentioned. The headline news for the Humber was the granting of freeport status, which is touted as being set to bring with it around 7,000 jobs as well as a further boost to its status as an international gateway for trade.

Yorkshire-based Proactis signs major deal in Germany

This contract win represents the third new customer in Germany to sign up under the group’s new market strategy.

Government borrowing hits February record to pay for Covid-19 response

It was the most that the public sector has borrowed during any February since records began in 1993, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).