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Latest News | Turnover has grown to almost £30m in the latest accounts for the company behind Yorkshire theme park Flamingo Land, boosted by further investment in the park's facilities. Read More… |
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Steve Norris, sales director and workplace channel lead at Nestlé Professional, shares why teamwork and taking a break with colleagues is so important. Read More… |
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BGF has reported a record year for investment in Yorkshire and the North East, with £65m provided to businesses in the region in 2018. Read More… |
Sheffield-based digital agency Jaywing has completed the sale of its contact centre business. Read More… |
Third Energy, an energy business which plans to frack for shale gas at a site in North Yorkshire, has completed the sale of its offshore business in a deal advised on by law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD). Read More… |
A consortium of industry big-hitters has struck a deal to buy Flybe in a move designed to help the airline "be better placed" to withstand certain pressures including higher fuel costs, currency fluctuations and significant uncertainties presented by Brexit, all of which have put pressure on the company's short-term financial performance. Read More… |
A listed software and managed services provider has acquired a digital technology company for £1.8m. Read More… |
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Law firm Schofield Sweeney has promoted three new partners across its Yorkshire offices. Read More… |
An automotive industry veteran has been named as the new chair of the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), succeeding Sir Nigel Knowles in the role. Read More… |
Businesses ended 2018 strongly but uncertainty is holding back decision making, according to the latest quarterly economic survey from the West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce. Read More… |
Sales have grown by more than 20 per cent at Barnsley-based Countrywide Healthcare in a record year for the care home consumables and equipment supplier. Read More… |
Wetherby-based procurement software specialist Proactis has appointed a new chief executive. Read More… |
Hull-based broadband and telecommunications provider KCOM has appointed a permanent chief financial officer. Read More… |
The chairman of Debenhams is to step down from the company's board after two major shareholders voted against his re-election at the retailer's annual general meeting. Read More… |
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Car auction and remarketing specialist Aston Barclay is preparing to open its new 78,000 sq ft centre in Wakefield at the end of the month. Read More… |
Hampshire Trust Bank has opened a new Northern headquarters in Leeds city centre for its Development Finance division. Read More… |
A north Leeds pub has been acquired by the company behind Belgrave Music Hall. Read More… |
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The chief executive of Carclo is set to step down to take up a new role focused on driving operational improvements in its LED Technologies Division. The move comes as the listed plastic components manufacturer has warned that its full-year results are set to fall "significantly below its previous expectations". Read More… |
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has confirmed that thousands of jobs are set to be cut from its workforce. It comes as the manufacturing giant revealed its total retail sales for 2018 slipped by 4.6 per cent, despite the Jaguar brand reporting its best-ever year. Read More… |
Revenues have topped £1.6bn at food and drink giant Princes, although the historic brand did experience a drop in pre-tax profits. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | Leeds-based Adept Civil and Structural Consulting Engineers has begun work on a new sports hall. Read More… |
A key appointment has been made at a luxury hotel in Leeds. Read More… |
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