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GMI secures £27m Leeds City College construction contract

GMI Construction Group Ltd has secured a £27m contract to expand Leeds City College’s new Mabgate campus. The campus is already home to the college’s...

Helping professionals to benefit from business support

Qualified Hypnotherapist and Business & Finance graduate Zoe Thompson has created a special Self-Help online event, designed purely for those in the helping professions. This event will help build stronger, better businesses in 2024.

Breakfast Event to Focus on Cyber Security

CDS, the UKs first Cloudflare Authorised Service Delivery partner, and Cloudflare, one of the world’s biggest networks operating on the internet, is hosting a breakfast event on Wednesday 29 November at 8am.

Multigenerational rounders team gets sponsorship boost

A rounders team which shot to the top of its division during its first season has received a sponsorship boost from Drighlington business, Inspectas. Formed...

Clarion sees further growth of corporate practice

Clarion is continuing to add strength-in-depth to its award-winning corporate practice as it celebrates another excellent 12 months. The now 20-strong corporate team is...

‘Oscars of the IT industry’ recognise AI innovations set to revolutionise the NHS

A Leeds-based specialist technology business has been named as a winner at a national awards ceremony billed as the ‘Oscars of the IT industry’. Answer...

Eddisons launches South Yorkshire valuation team with director appointment

Property consultancy Eddisons has appointed Michael Goodare as valuation director, based in its Sheffield office. Joining from Knight Frank in Leeds, where he spent six...

Pentest People Recognised in the first UK Fast Growth 50 Index for the North...

Pentest People's Inclusion Recognises Outstanding Growth and Cybersecurity Leadership.

Silicon Yorkshire Returns to York with Drinks Event

Silicon Yorkshire, one of the fastest growing tech communities in the North, will host its second drinks evening in York, bringing those working in tech, digital and IT together to ignite intelligent conversation, gather special interest groups and g

Acquisition advances Eddisons’ reach in the South West

National property consultancy Eddisons has acquired Bristol-based Andrew Forbes Surveyors, boosting the Leeds-headquartered firm’s presence in the South West. Established in 1995, Andrew Forbes Surveyors...

Victoria Gate at full occupancy the first time since opening, as fun-filled festivities commence.

Victoria Leeds looks forward to an action-packed festive period with all units fully let for the first time since Victoria Gate opened in 2016....

Clarion’s growing real estate practice appoints a specialist residential development lawyer

Senior associate Deirdre Lindsay has joined Clarion’s 52-strong real estate practice as it continues to expand. Having spent the last six years at a national...

R3 responds to Q3 2023 insolvency statistics

There were 6,208 seasonally adjusted corporate insolvencies in Q3 2023, a fall of 1.8% compared to Q2 2023's figures of 6,319 and a 10.2%...

GMI leads the way in community safety with implementation of bleed kits across UK...

GMI Construction Group has become one of the first construction companies in the UK to implement bleed kits across select city centre projects. In partnership...
Leeds-Based SEO Travel Funds School Rebuilding in Nepal, Ensuring Education for 135 Children

Leeds-Based SEO Travel Funds School Rebuilding in Nepal, Ensuring Education for 135 Children

SEO Travel, a Leeds-based digital marketing agency, has been able to fund the rebuilding of a school in the small village of Bupsa in...

SaaS firm eviFile bolsters team with a trio of hires

Leeds-based eviFile – a SaaS firm that is reinventing field data collection for project management – is proud to announce the addition of three...

£25,000 raised as 75 people bed down on Leeds street for charity sleep-out

75 people braved Storm Babet to sleep out on the streets of Leeds for a local homelessness charity, helping to raise almost £25,000. Sponsored by...

Housemates promises to fill student rooms 65% cheaper than any other platform

With demand far outstripping supply in university living quarters, founder and CEO of the instant booking student accommodation platform Lydia Jones explores how the...

Expanding Reward Finance Group secures new Leeds HQ

Carter Towler has successfully negotiated a prestigious 10 year lease deal on behalf of Reward Finance Group (Reward). Following 12 years of rapid continuous growth across the UK, the alternative finance provider has moved into larger offices at 12 K

McCarron Coates Puts Hearts and Minds Behind Charity Challenge

Eleven members of the team at award-winning Yorkshire insurance brokers, McCarron Coates, have completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge, to raise money for a local charity.

Pickard Properties announces Completion of The Spool House, the latest milestone in £40m Spinning...

Pickard Properties, the leading Leeds-based property development, management and letting specialist, has completed the construction of The Spool House at the £40m regeneration scheme,...
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Growing LegalTech Sector in Leeds Boosts Local Economy

A new report published today by Whitecap Consulting, the regional strategy consultancy, shows that there is a growing LegalTech sector in the Leeds region,...

R3 responds to September 2023 insolvency statistics

Eleanor Temple, chair of the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in Yorkshire and a barrister at Kings Chambers in Leeds, comments on...

New CAPA Contract Helps Leading Law Firm Extend Inquest Services Offering

A leading Yorkshire law firm that specialises in representing bereaved families at inquests has secured a contract to enable them to expand the types...

Team of Leeds-based advisers supports Yorkshire entrepreneur as Assisi Pet Care acquired

Yorkshire-based entrepreneur Peter Mangion, founder and CEO of Assisi Pet Care Group, a leading producer of premium and natural pet foods and treats, has...

The BACIL Awards 2023: Celebrating the unsung heroes that make Leeds a safer city.

Last night, saw the return of the BACIL Awards 2023, with over 200 guests from both the retail and night-time economy attending the prestigious...

Carter Towler expands with new office in York

Carter Towler, one of the largest and most successful independent chartered surveyors and property management companies outside London, is opening a new office at Tower House, Fishergate, York which will be headed up by highly experienced surveyor Mi

Yorkshire’s Impression announces ambitious 2-year growth plan

Yorkshire-based creative agency, Impression Studio, has announced ambitious plans for growth that will take the agency and its sister business, Next Chapter, to £1m...

Begbies Traynor partner takes on charity Kilimanjaro challenge

Richard Pughe, a partner at business recovery and financial advisory firm Begbies Traynor in Leeds, is in training for an expedition to the summit...

SaaS Firm eviFile Strengthens Leadership Team With Key Appointment From KPMG

Leeds-based company eviFile – an independent SaaS firm redefining field data collection – has announced the appointment of Lucy Flaherty as its people and...

DPP bolsters Leeds office with recruitment of new director

DPP Planning has announced that highly experienced planning consultant David Smith has become a Director and member of the business’ Board. Based out of the...

Pentest People Joins Forces with JUST ONE Tree to Combat Climate Change Through Reforestation

Pentest People and JUST ONE Tree campaign will see one tree planted for every professional service day sold throughout October 2023.

GMI Construction Group reaches topping out stage in delivery of major Hyatt hotel development...

GMI Construction Group has completed the topping out stage of the landmark £62.7m Hyatt Hotel which is the final part of the prestigious Sovereign...

Leeds therapist helps health private practitioners build successful online businesses

Zoe Thompson, a private therapist from Leeds – and founder of Build It Brilliant Ltd – has launched an expert guide to help other private practitioners like her from around the region get their business off the ground and on the fast-track to success

Business founder and aesthetics leader launches campaign to reduce industry stigma

Amica Aesthetics was formed to provide a safe and trustworthy clinic by beauty pioneer Claire Raby.

Yorkshire Businesses Urged to Support New Domestic Abuse Charter

A new charter for Yorkshire businesses has been created as part of a groundbreaking event, Speaking Out: Domestic Abuse and the Workplace, and aims to encourage more organisations to take a proactive stand against domestic abuse.

Silicon Yorkshire Invests £50k to Support Future Growth of Group

Silicon Yorkshire, the fastest growing tech community in the North, has invested £50k in its digital interface to make it easier for the tech, digital and IT community throughout Yorkshire to connect with each other.

£31m Velocity Point Leeds industrial development on track for Autumn completion

Carter Towler announces the construction of 9 industrial units at Velocity Point on Armley Road is on schedule for completion in November. The new business park which is located on the 13 acre site previously occupied by Premier Farnell.

Silicon Yorkshire Hosts Harrogate Drinks Event to Bring Tech Community Together

Silicon Yorkshire, one of the fastest growing tech communities in the North, will host its next drinks evening in Harrogate, strategically moving the event to North Yorkshire to bring more people from the tech, digital and IT sectors together.

YurtBar expands Christmas party presence with new location in Manchester

YurtBar, the host of apres-ski-inspired festive event experiences, is expanding into Manchester this December. Originating in Leeds, YurtBar has gained popularity with its alpine-themed...

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