Kirklees Council is rolling out a scheme to inform businesses of what to do during an emergency. The service will let businesses know via text messages about the emergency and what they can do to help keep their staff, customers and businesses safe. Successfully piloted in Huddersfield and Dewsbury Town Centres,
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West Yorkshire dental practice sold
Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co has sold 57 Dental Care, a large mixed dental practice in Cleckheaton, to local first-time buyers. Set in a large, detached character property, the well-established practice comprises four well-equipped surgeries renovated when the previous owners took ownership in 2008. The site is surrounded by
Craggs Environmental doubles in size with acquisition
Kirlees-based fuel and tank infrastructure servicing company, Craggs Environmental Ltd, is doubling its size, coverage and operational capacity after acquiring the business and assets of LCM Environmental Ltd. The deal, which completed on 18th December 2019, was supported by a team of Yorkshire advisers including Estelle Brown and Charlotte O’Connor of
Two new faces join the team at Faith PR
West Yorkshire based communications agency Faith PR has welcomed two new faces to its award-winning team. Senior account manager Lauren Mackenzie joins the Brighouse-based business from Welcome to Yorkshire, where she promoted a variety of organisations and events including the Tour de Yorkshire and the Great Yorkshire Show in addition to
Business fundraiser lunch smashes record total
Businesspeople from across Kirklees and Calderdale have together raised a fantastic £32,446 through a Christmas lunch in aid of local children’s charities – a record breaking amount contributing to the £100,000 KACCL has raised over the last four years. The fourth annual Kirklees & Calderdale Annual Christmas Lunch (KACCL) was held
Howarths raises more than £10,000 to get homeless back into employment
An annual fundraising event founded by a West Yorkshire company has raised more than £10,000 to help place homeless and recently re-homed people from Leeds and Kirklees back into employment. Cleckheaton-based HR, employment law and health and safety consultancy, Howarths, raised the funds at its fifth Music Extravaganza at the John
Vacant school for sale in West Yorkshire
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co has been instructed to market the former Rastrick School and nursery in Brighouse, West Yorkshire. Formerly educating up to 482 pupils and having operated for over 25 years, the school, which is now closed, is located in a predominantly residential area and provides excellent
Yorkshire businesses win big at Chamber Business Awards
Four businesses from across the Mid Yorkshire region have been crowned winners in the regional heats of the Chamber Business Awards 2019. Now in their 16th year, the Awards are a highlight of the business calendar, recognising the key role that local businesses play in driving the UK economy. The winners include
Hospice partners with Brighouse paytech specialist to launch contactless giving
A West Yorkshire hospice has partnered with a Brighouse based payment technology firm to modernise the way it collects charitable donations. Overgate Hospice, based in Elland, has introduced contactless donation points from Yorkshire Payments for use at fundraising events and at its Elland headquarters. Laura Golding, director of income generation at Overgate
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