A Harrogate business guru who advises SME owners on growth and profitability has joined a Yorkshire-based management consultancy as its commercial director. Peter Dickinson - who began his career as a mainframe engineer with International Computers Limited (ICL) and spent more than two decades working in the Middle East, America and
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Bradford garden centre secures planning permission for next growth phase
Staff and management at a Bradford garden centre are celebrating after securing planning permission for the next stage of their ambitious growth plans. Bradford Council's Regulatory and Appeals Committee unanimously voted to approve Tong Garden Centre's £4m plans that include a new two storey building, a new plant canopy, a bespoke
The oldest hotel in the UK seeks new owner
Ripon charity gets into Christmas spirit with month of festive retailing
Staff, members and volunteers at a Ripon charity are getting into the Christmas spirit with a series of festive retail and fundraising events. Ripon Community Link incorporating Ripon Walled Garden will be selling Christmas Trees, Christmas cards, Christmas cakes, puddings and other festive fayre, hosting coffee mornings and offering personalised letters
Yorkshire firm set to make a splash with revolutionary paint
Theakston’s Coopers make the must-have Peculier present for real ale lovers
Coopers at a North Yorkshire brewery are pulling out all the “hops” to create the perfect “Peculier” Christmas gift for real ale lovers. Each year, Masham-based T&R Theakston turns out a limited number of wooden “pins” – which are made using the traditional tools of the trade, namely seasoned oak, iron
Visitors donate gifts at White Rose this Festive season
White Rose Shopping Centre is encouraging visitors to donate a gift for deserving children this Christmas as the Giving Tree returns from 19 November. The annual charitable drive, in association with Heart Yorkshire, asks shoppers to donate gifts of all shapes and sizes or monetary contributions to benefit local charities Kidz
Bradford garden centre catering supervisor reaches “final stage”
A Castleford catering supervisor who was awarded a place on a new training programme for garden centre catering staff earlier in the year has reached the final stage. Following the success of the Garden Centre Association's (GCA) Rising Stars initiative, a new programme aimed specifically at garden centre catering staff was
Horticultural business trials plant pots aimed at reducing landfill
Commercial horticultural nursery, Johnsons of Whixley, is trialling a revolutionary new type of plant pot to fight the industry battle against plastic waste. Johnsons’ new taupe-coloured plant pots, in collaboration with pot manufacturer Aeroplas UK, are made from 98 per cent of recycled plastic and are detectable by domestic waste separation
Father Christmas is coming to Victoria Leeds
A brand new Christmas Grotto and Festive Lodge is coming this December. Victoria Leeds is set to bring the most magical Christmas celebrations yet to the city this year, as the shopping destination hosts the arrival of the magical Christmas Grotto and Festive Lodge. The enchanting winter wonderland will be located on