Google Digital Garage is coming to Northallerton

by Steve Everett - 25, February, 201924, February, 20190

A unique training programme is coming to Hambleton this spring – and it’s already full to capacity! The Google Digital Garage event will be running three sessions on April 24 aimed at small businesses - to teach them how to use online facilities. All of the free places across the sessions have

New free breakfast briefings at Northallerton’s Evolution Business Centre

by Steve Everett - 31, December, 201830, December, 20180

The new year will see Evolution Business Centre in Northallerton swap the monthly Lunch and Learn meetings for Breakfast Briefings. “Breakfast meetings have soared in popularity in the business world as they are now thought to be more productive than lunches,” said Marie Banks, Business Centre manager for Springboard Business Centre. ''We

National veg box scheme turn their back on single-use plastic

by Steve Everett - 13, August, 201810, August, 20180

Riverford Organic Farmers, which has a northern farm at Newby Wiske, near Northallerton, has spent months intensely researching more sustainable packaging options for its veg boxes due to frustration with the state of nationwide recycling policies. A survey completed by more than 10,000 customers has revealed that 82.5% of them compost

Business set to boom for local organic veg business

by Steve Everett - 13, February, 201812, February, 20180

Things are looking good for Riverford Organic Farmers which grows and delivers veg boxes throughout the North, following the latest Soil Association Organic Market Report. The report tells of a six per cent growth to the organic market in the last year. This is the sixth year of growth for the

Data Protection Law under spotlight at Northallerton business lunch

by Steve Everett - 17, January, 201816, January, 20180

The data protection law is changing for all businesses on the things you can and cannot do with marketing and data collection. The new regulations are complex and extensive but Northallerton’s latest lunch break seminar will offer practical advice on things you can do to help your business start to comply

Northallerton company “builds” on its success

by Steve Everett - 17, November, 201716, November, 20170

A husband and wife building company is celebrating its first successful year by announcing expansion plans. Rob Talbot, from Northallerton, has worked in the building sector for more than 30 years across the North East and Yorkshire and launched HRT Building Solutions last year with his wife, Sarah-Louise. The couple established the

Key mystery at former prison site

by Steve Everett - 7, September, 20176, September, 20170

Rusty keys have been unearthed at the site of Northallerton’s former prison - buried among the footings of an old wall. They are among a range of early finds in an archaeological dig which aims to uncover more about the jail’s past before redevelopment work begins. York Archaeological Trust (YAT) is spending

ISG wins leisure centre project in Yorkshire

by Steve Everett - 6, September, 20175, September, 20170

ISG has been awarded a £2.5 million contract by Alliance Leisure to deliver the refurbishment and extension of Hambleton Leisure Centre in Northallerton. The project will result in a new 5,100 sq ft extension to the complex that will house a gym and toning area to allow the current gym space

Riverford celebrates double milestone and will be employee owned by 2018

by Steve Everett - 14, August, 201713, August, 20170

Pioneering business Riverford Organic Farmers celebrates two milestones this month - its 10th anniversary of farming in Yorkshire and 30 years of farming in the UK. The award-winning company, which reported a group turnover of £51.9m last year, has also announced that it will become employee-owned by 2018. Riverford’s northern