Keelham Farm Shop, champion of Yorkshire’s best food producers has signed up four new drinks suppliers – fittingly just in time for Yorkshire Day! Joining the shelves already ladened with over 1,000 mouth-watering food and drink produce at the 40+ years family business are: the Beer Monkey Brew Co, The Cold
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Chocks away for children’s literature festival
More than 20,000 Billy Bonkers chocolate bars are being produced to celebrate the first-ever Broughton Hall Children’s Literature Festival, near Skipton, which is being held in September. The specially-commissioned bars, which have been made by leading UK chocolate manufacturers Whitakers Chocolates of Skipton, will be available in supermarkets across the county
Rural Solutions tackle Three Peaks Challenge to raise more than £2,000 for charity
Skipton-based Rural Solutions has raised £2,255 for local cause, Wil’s Wishes, by completing the National Three Peaks in 23 hours and 34 minutes – a new record for the team. Climbing over 10,000ft Ben Nevis (1345m/ 4413ft), Scafell Pike (978m/ 3209ft), Snowdon (1085m/ 3560ft), and nearly 1,000 miles of driving many
Crimson Bear on track to turnover £2m thanks to support from AD:VENTURE
Crimson Bear, the Craven based company that is rapidly-expanding and supplies designer radiators and electrical heating products, is on track to turnover £2m thanks in part to the support that it received from ERDF funded business programme, AD:VENTURE. Securing a total of £6,754 in match-funded support, Crimson Bear used the cash
Sheffield video production company wins new three-year deal
Sheffield based video production company, Fortay Media, has won a three-year deal to produce a package of videos for the annual Barnsley/Rotherham Chamber Business Awards ceremony. The annual event, attracts over 500 guests and according to the Chamber "is considered to be one of the Region’s most prestigious business events". Designed
Yorkshire housing professional wins at national award
Yorkshire Housing business enterprise coach Sheila McFee, from Skipton, picked up the Enterprise Support Champion top spot at the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) Celebrating Enterprise Awards 2018. The awards, hosted by Andrew Griffiths MP, took place at the Houses of Parliament. Sheila was shortlisted alongside two other nominations, Adrian Ashton
Trainee cabinetmaker scoops best apprentice award
The team at fitted furniture specialist Hartleys is celebrating as fast learning Luke Baldwin won the Best Apprentice/Trainee award at the Skipton Business Awards. Luke beat other finalists from Kingsway Veterinary Group and catering suppliers Coffee Care to clinch the accolade at an awards ceremony at The Rendezvous Hotel. The independent team
Whitakers Chocolates hits the small screen
A Yorkshire manufacturer is to star in a national television show this spring as it documents the work of some of the region’s most prominent food factories. Whitakers Chocolates, based in Skipton, is one of four businesses featured in ‘Made in Yorkshire’ which will be screened on April 10 on Channel
New service for small businesses launches in Sheffield
After 12 years providing tax and accountancy services to the small business community across South and West Yorkshire, local accountancy practice TaxAssist Accountants has expanded, opening new premises in North Sheffield. Nick Brook set up TaxAssist Accountants in Huddersfield in 2006, followed by Barnsley in 2015, and now looks after more
