It is common practice for valued employees to move onto new pastures carrying a souvenir to remind them of their achievements in their old job. But Helen Rourke, who has just left her post as director of finance and company secretary at Bradford-based Manningham Housing Association, has set an especially high
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JD Sports opens its doors to Barnsley shoppers
Sports fashion giant JD Sports officially opened its first Barnsley town centre store on Saturday, becoming the first national retailer to open as part of The Glass Works – the regeneration of Barnsley town centre. The UK’s leading sportswear retailer has signed a ten-year lease in the over 4,000 sq ft
Planner behind major Yorkshire developments earns promotion
A planner behind some of the highest profile developments in Yorkshire and Humber has achieved a significant promotion. Chris Atkinson is now associate at Leeds-based planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore, having previously been in the role of senior planner. The move follows Chris’ successes in delivering planning consents for a range
Development with the “best view in York” opens to the public
The public can get their first glimpse of the "best views in York city centre" this month, when the landmark Ryedale House development opens its show apartment for the first time. The sixth-floor apartment offers panoramic views of York, including the Minster, which is maximised by floor to ceiling glazing, which
Start of construction heralds beginning of Treadmills transformation
Construction work has begun to herald the rebirth of the former Northallerton Prison in the North Yorkshire town’s most significant regeneration scheme in decades. The Central Northallerton Development Company Ltd (CNDCL), a joint venture between Hull-based property developer Wykeland Group and Hambleton District Council, is driving forward the £17m Treadmills development. Now
Leeds MP “very impressed” by new Platform for city’s digital and tech sector
Leeds Central MP Hilary Benn has visited Platform – home to Leeds' vibrant tech cluster. Mr Benn was given a tour of the building and participated in a roundtable discussion with representatives from some of the 80 companies based there including Northcoders, DigiBete, Isokron and Other Things. Part of Bruntwood SciTech, the
Work begins on £800,000 restoration of 19th Century Holmfirth mill
Leeds specialist contractor, Priestley Construction, has commenced the £800,000 restoration of Green Lane Mill in Holmfirth, into 11 luxury, two-bedroom apartments. Priestley Construction was awarded the contract to carry out a six-month construction programme on behalf of the developer, Green Lane Mill Developments Ltd. The project will see the contractor transform the
Urban Splash announced as Governement Northern Powerhouse partner
Regeneration company Urban Splash – developer of Sheffield’s Park Hill redevelopment - has been announced as a Northern Powerhouse Partner. The business has created thousands of homes as well as workspaces for hundreds of companies incubating tens of thousands of jobs across the country over the past 26 years, it has
Lord Mayor praises of BME-led housing association
A Leeds housing association has been praised by the city’s Lord Mayor for its efforts to create “strong and vibrant communities” over more than three decades. Speaking at the Unity Homes & Enterprise Annual General Meeting, Cllr Eileen Taylor told guests she had worked closely with the association as a local
Plans developed for the most advanced child technology centre in the world
Yorkshire’s Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park is set to become the focal point for driving child health technology across the UK. Plans have been developed by Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust over the last three years, with the support of Sheffield’s Universities, the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the private