Leisure operator brings £30m to city economy

by Steve Everett - 2, September, 20151, September, 20150

A programme of major events including Lady GaGa, The British Juggling Convention, Derren Brown and SIBA BeerX brought £30million to the Sheffield economy, new figures have shown. The Sheffield City Trust (SCT) Group, which operates venues including Sheffield City Hall, the Motorpoint Arena and Ponds Forge ISC, hosted 1,500 events in

Female sports campaign fits the bill for businesswoman Suzanne

by Steve Everett - 20, July, 201517, July, 20150

One of the Sheffield City Region’s most high profile businesswomen has given her backing to a campaign encouraging more women and girls to get involved in sport. Suzanne Liversidge, a partner at top city law firm Kennedys, has recently taken up fitness training and, as part of This Girl Can, is

Top speakers lined up for SheffEX

by Steve Everett - 28, May, 201527, May, 20150

A programme of more than 25 business seminars and workshops has been unveiled for the Sheffield City Region’s biggest networking event. Top business experts from the region have been lined up to host sessions at SheffEX, which is returning to Ponds Forge International Sports Centre next week (Monday 1 June). For the

Harworth begins Gateway 36 development

by Steve Everett - 2, April, 20151, April, 20150

Harworth Estates, the UK property regeneration company owned by Harworth Group plc, will begin work today on a development of high-quality, flexible industrial units, called R-evolution @ Gateway 36, on the site of the former Rockingham mining site, south of Barnsley. The development is located on 15 acres of land, strategically

Sheffield digital publisher Twinkl puts in star performance around the globe

by Steve Everett - 16, December, 201415, December, 20140

A Sheffield education publisher has doubled its workforce and trebled turnover in the last year as its online resources are used in more than 150 countries worldwide. Twinkl has a collection of 173,000 digital learning resources available for teachers and parents to download via its website. Its products range from lesson

Business set to boom at regional networking exhibition

by Steve Everett - 27, November, 201426, November, 20140

More than 1,500 Sheffield City Region organisations will come together to do business at a popular networking exhibition next week. SheffEX is returning to Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, in Sheffield, on Monday 1 December. The one-day business forum will attract organisations from the Sheffield City Region and the wider Yorkshire, Derbyshire,

Scheme to bridge skills gap in Sheffield City Region

by Steve Everett - 10, October, 20149, October, 20140

A scheme set up to bridge the skills gap in manufacturing and engineering in the Sheffield City Region is proving a success. More than 100 companies have signed up to the Academy of Manufacturing and Engineering Excellence (AMEE), which has a target of training up to 800 young people and placing

SIV goes green to cut carbon footprint

by Steve Everett - 23, September, 201422, September, 20140

A new heat and power unit has been installed at a South Yorkshire leisure centre to reduce its impact on the environment and cut the venue’s energy costs by more than 30 per cent. The combined heat and power unit (CHP) has been fitted at Hillsborough Leisure Centre, in Sheffield, to

Yorkshire-wide debates set to discuss future of housing

by Steve Everett - 16, September, 20140

A series of debates hosted by three of Yorkshire’s leading universities next month will discuss the challenge of how to address our future housing needs across four different events. The Academy of Urbanism’s 4X4MakingPlaces "Where Will Our Grandchildren Live?" talks are being held at Leeds Beckett University, Sheffield Hallam University and

Are Sheffield City Region businesses seeing growth? Asks Chamber

by Steve Everett - 1, September, 201429, August, 20140

Sheffield Chamber of Commerce is asking business leaders whether this region is experiencing growth expectations in-line with the rest of the country. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has today (August 28) upgraded its GDP forecasts for the UK to 3.2 per cent for 2014 after predicting stronger than expected growth. The