Traci aims to give firms a helping hand

9:01am Friday 3rd July 2009

It is the standard answer from overworked multi-national company directors: “Ask my PA”.

Construction industry in plea for help

9:11am Friday 3rd July 2009

Building industry leaders are calling on the Government to help the ailing construction industry after figures revealed a 6.9 per cent decline in orders during the first quarter of this year.

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Best feet forward for ChildLine

9:13am Friday 3rd July 2009

Staff from Yorkshire branches of insurance giant Towergate are joining colleagues for a 500-mile walk around the county boundary to raise money for ChildLine.

B&B handover completed

9:09am Friday 3rd July 2009

Bradford & Bingley said the handover of responsibilities from executive chairman Richard Pym to managing director Richard Banks had been completed, with Mr Pym now non-executive director at the part nationalised firm.

Kingfisher helps Dales tree appeal

9:07am Friday 3rd July 2009

Drighlington-based Kingfisher Windows has joined forces with the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust to launch its new timber collection.

Some small signs of hope for firms

9:00am Thursday 2nd July 2009

The number of small businesses based at Bradford’s Carlisle Business Centre has grown by a fifth since the start of the year, its owners have reported.

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£100m to help small firms keep trading

10:21am Thursday 2nd July 2009

Small and medium-sized companies will have access to a £100 million fund to improve their cash-flow during the economic downturn.

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'Firm is on track to big success'

10:44am Thursday 2nd July 2009

Environmental technology specialist Andel has developed a device that could save haulage and bus companies on diesel costs and reduce their carbon footprint following a £100,000 loan from Partnership Investment Finance (PIF).

Tracey earns a royal reward

10:48am Thursday 2nd July 2009

An employee of Keighley-based motor dealer Colin Appleyard has picked up a top award at the 2009 Outstanding Achievers ceremony for the Institute of Motor Industry.

Ilkley restaurant launches website

10:47am Thursday 2nd July 2009

Ilkley’s Michelin-starred Box Tree restaurant has started a website to promote its outside catering and events business.

Anger over planning proposals

9:50am Wednesday 1st July 2009

Government interventions designed to kickstart the building industry in Bradford could end up having the opposite effect, a regeneration chief has warned.