As chief executive of Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce and co-creator of the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), he has spent the best part of his working life criss-crossing the water, working for the economic development of the fourth-largest trading estuary in Europe.

The Prime Minister told the Commons Liaison Committee that it may be left up to “individual publicans” as to whether they can ask punters for domestic vaccine passports to enter venues.

Estate agent Hopkinsons, in its listing on property website Rightmove, describes Monks Folly, on Hill Top Lane, Pannal, near Harrogate, as a “rare opportunity” to purchase a “unique country home” with far-reaching countryside views set in about six acres – with more potentially available.

Mitsubishi Motors is selling off its heritage fleet of rare and classic cars as part of the brand’s downsizing in the UK.

British drivers are overspending on their car insurance by a collective £720 million a year despite legal changes designed to help them save cash.

Around £9m of the purchase price relates to the acquisition of real estate and the net cash position of the business, with the remaining £6m paying for the underlying trading business.

Cash reserves to invest in new schemes stood at just under £14m at the York-based firm. Cash reserves were further boosted at the turn of the year by the sale of one of Harrison’s landmark Edinburgh sites.

OptiBiotix Health has appointed René Kamminga as Chief Executive Officer of OptiBiotix Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of OptiBiotix Health plc.

The chief executive of the economic think tank the Centre for Cities, Andrew Carter, told The Yorkshire Post that important long-term initiatives such as a White Paper on devolution, the Industrial Strategy and the move towards a Net Zero economy had been kicked into the long grass.

Cake Ingredients225g plain flour300g caster sugar50g Steenbergs Fairtrade organic Rose sugar85g Steenbergs Fairtrade organic Cocoa powder