What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A family-owned packaging business has celebrated its 40th anniversary with a sales record – notching up over £1million turnover in a calendar month for the first time ever. LVF Packaging, which today turns over £8million per annum and is based in 25,000 sq ft premises on the Hunslet Business Park
Places are filling up fast for a free course designed to equip aspiring entrepreneurs in Leeds with the knowledge and confidence to start and build their own business. Organised by Unity Enterprise (UE), the not for profit subsidiary of BME housing association Unity Homes and Enterprise, Steps to Business is
Vastint UK, the developer behind Leeds’ new 24-acre mixed-use district on the former Tetley brewery site, has announced workplace pensions providers TPT Retirement Solutions will move into Aire Park’s new commercial building, 3 South Brook Street. Established more than 75 years ago and now one of the UK’s leading providers
Leeds Dance Community Radio, a specialist station playing underground dance music, is amongst 14 community radio stations to be awarded by Ofcom in the second round of Community Radio Fund 2023/24 awards. The Community Radio Fund is allocated by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and managed by
A specially tailored course designed to equip aspiring entrepreneurs in Leeds with the skills and knowledge to start up their own sustainable business has received high praise from the first group of participants. Steps to Business, organised by Unity Enterprise – the not for profit subsidiary of Leeds-based housing association
Elliott Hudson College was delighted to host their first Employer Breakfast careers event with local businesses and industry partners last month. The networking careers event promoted collaboration between Elliott Hudson College and local companies and businesses in the Leeds area. In attendance was a mixture of prospective and existing careers
On Wednesday 30 November over 200 students in year 10 at Cockburn John Charles Academy (CJCA) engaged in a mock interview with representatives from local businesses. Conducted virtually, the interviews gave the students a taste of what to expect when they start to engage with the world of work. They
Manchester based recycling business Duo has announced it has invested £3 million in establishing a new recycling business in Stourton, saying Duclo Recycling will further enhance packaging circularity. Operating from a 44,000 square foot warehouse in Stourton, the investment in Duclo Recycling has so far created six jobs, with plans
Cast plastering firm Rydale Interiors, based on Westland Road in Beeston, have just completed a £1.75M contract as part of a major refurbishment at Manchester’s Trafford Centre. The company designed, manufactured and installed 8,000 glass reinforced gypsum casts in the shopping centre’s Barton Square as part of a £75M upgrade