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Portal offers easy access to vital info
A NEW initiative from a Leeds-based online professionals’ profiles service allows business contacts to get information on a member quickly.
Bronwyn marks 20 years
A LEEDS care home company’s director of nursing has been congratulated by her colleagues at a special event to mark her 20 years of service.
‘Give us the cash and we will lend it out’
quantitaTive easing funding from the Bank of England should be given to medium-level lenders like building societies rather than the big banks, says a Yorkshire finance leader.
Firm’s staff help three charities
THREE charities are set to benefit from an online auction organised by Leeds-based Hitachi Capital Consumer Finance.
Bid to make firms social media savvy
A NEW initiative offering a qualification in social media is to be launched next month - and it claims to be the only one of its kind in Yorkshire.
Search begins for new LEP director
THE search has begun to find someone to spearhead the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership.
New outlets for Society
YORKSHIRE Building Society is to open 12 new branches over the next two years, it has announced, as well as 15 new agencies.
Share bank branches call
BANKS should share local branches to avoid closures, says The Forum of Private Business and the Campaign for Community Banking Services.
Pre-tax profit up for Leeds Building Society
LEEDS Building Society has seen its pre-tax profit for 2011 increase by 19 per cent to £50.2m.
Cheers! Wine tasting creates lots of liquid assets
RAISE a glass to a wine tasting evening in Leeds which raised just under £5,000 for a charity helping hate crime victims.
Firm invests to keep up with demand
NEW machinery should help a Dewsbury firm streamline its production process and boost its output.
‘You will have a cheery future’
A TOP economist said that he was “upbeat” about the UK during a speech in Leeds.
Recruitment hub set to open
INDUSTRIAL recruitment agency gap personnel is opening a new hub for its Driving Force brand in Castleford.
Search on for 120 apprentices
VIRGIN Media has begun its search for 120 apprentices to join the business this year.
Urged to attend India event
YORKSHIRE entrepreneurs are urged to attend the UK’s largest ever India-focused business conference on March 14 at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester.
Lottery boost for wildlife trust
THE Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, which runs nature reserves across the region, has had its own lottery win.
Yorks jobs need Heathrow boost
EXPERTS at a seminar in Leeds appealed to the Government to consider all options for boosting the capacity at the country’s only hub airport.
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OPPORTUNITIES in the Leeds City Region for investors across the world will be promoted at a major property and development convention in March.
Construction Yorkshire’s new member
A HOUSING association in Leeds has joined Construction Yorkshire.
City meeting to promote case for Heathrow hub
BUSINESS success and jobs in the Leeds City Region are dependant on improving the capacity at London’s Heathrow Airport.
Agency links up with national charity
A WELL-KNOWN national charity has called on the services of a Leeds-based communications agency to help promote its fundraising events.
Building sold and leased at development
A NEWLY built three-storey office building in Wakefield has been sold and leased in a double deal which will boost the city’s Merchant Gate development.
Jobless rate in region is at 9.9%
UNEMPLOYMENT in the UK rose by 48,000 in the last three months of last year, the Office for National Statistics has revealed.
Nursery chain uses former church
A NURSERY chain set up by a health visitor has opened a new site in Halton.
EU told to support employment rights
THE European Union will lose its citizens’ support if it undermines people’s employment rights, it has been told.
Turnover joy for pawnbroker firm
INDEPENDENT pawnbroker Ramsdens has seen its 2011 turnover exceed £54m.
Care group growing in a challenged sector
TEN years ago, Phil Burgan’s business operated four care homes. Today, it is a £100m turnover company which runs 144 sites.
New four-storey council building is now ready for use
CONSTRUCTION work on the new civic offices for Wakefield - part of the city’s £140m Merchant Gate scheme - has finished.
Broadband fund gets a joint bid
TWO city councils have come together to submit a joint bid for broadband cash.
Lawyers set for 15,000ft skydive
THEY may be high-flying lawyers but Helen Gott and Stephanie Dunderdale of Leeds law firm Clarion will soon have their heads well and truly in the clouds.
Apprentice Jamie gets a great start to his career
APPRENTICE Jamie Dixon has kicked off his career in construction at Land Securities’ £350m Trinity Leeds development.
Director says firm’s results ‘tremendous’
THE northern boss of building regeneration specialist St Modwen has described the firm’s latest trading results as “tremendous.”
Lawyer to chair law event in the city
A HARROGATE lawyer is set to chair a major legal event that will attract delegates from across the country.
Businessman honoured for work
AN OPTICAL entrepreneur from Leeds has taken an award honouring small and medium-sized businesses.
Company buys competitor
A PACKAGING distributor with a Leeds depot has stepped in to save 12 jobs by buying up a competitor from administrators.
Changes call for apprenticeships
THE government is being urged to make the UK apprenticeship system more business-friendly.
Restaurant is serving up apprenticeships
A LEEDS restaurant is showing the way forward by taking on apprentices to learn the trade.
Amanda is new face at legal firm
LAW firm Gordons has boosted its team by appointing human resources consultant Amanda Gee, pictured.
Economic gloom prompts strategic review by owner of Yorkshire Bank
THE company which owns Yorkshire Bank has launched a strategic review in response to the difficult UK economic conditions, it has announced.
Pot of cash is a creative windfall
A FUND to invest in creative projects has been announced by Screen Yorkshire.
Holiday firm is set to celebrate
TRAVEL firm Jet2holidays is five years young - and staff have been celebrating.
‘Leeds station will still be the busiest’
Leeds railway station will remain the busiest in the north even when a revamped Wakefield Westgate is constructed, it has been claimed.
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THE drivers at a Leeds business have put themselves on the road to being greener.
Refurbished club’s healthy options
THINGS are looking fitter than ever at Bannatyne’s Health Club in Wakefield where the latest stage of a £450,000 refurbishment programme has been completed.
Wakey train gain may be Leeds loss
A RAIL station improvement project at Wakefield Westgate could draw passengers away from Leeds.
Firm makes artistic move
A COMPANY has brought its 20 Leeds staff – and an eye-catching statue – to its new home at Toronto Square in the city.
College aims to attract the apprentices
A COLLEGE is offering a week of advice for young people and their parents as National Apprenticeship Week gets under way.
Search is on to find the finance winners
NOMINATIONS have opened for this year’s Yorkshire Rising Star Awards.
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