A Bradford-based bike project which provides volunteering and learning opportunities has teamed up with Incommunities to officially open a new base in the city. The Bradford Bikery is run by the Margaret Carey Foundation with funding received from The Triangle Trust in 2014. The focus of the project is to engage with people at risk of offending, ex-offenders and young…

A Bradford Garden Centre is building on its love of all things Yorkshire with the announcement of a year- long partnership with a local TV gardener.  Tong Garden Centre has teamed up with Leeds based garden designer and TV presenter Katie Rushworth, who will work with the Tong Lane team on a number of projects, including the design and build…

A former welder and fabricator who made a stylish career change is celebrating opening his own hair salon. Joseph Smith has launched the House of Smith salon in Scholes, completing an unusual job switch. Just a couple of years ago the dad-of one was helping make electrical motors for the mining industry but dreamed of cutting it in the hair…

Stephen Wright, the Managing Director of Bradford based Thorite, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Distribution Committee for the British Compressed Air Society. The Distribution Committee provides an open forum for distributor members to share ideas and best practice to drive change and improve standards in the market. On his appointment Stephen Wright said:  “As a long…

Bradford’s Kirkgate Shopping has applied for planning permission for a major redesign of the Kirkgate entrance. The redesign is to include: Construction of a new double storey glazed entrance lobby Replacement of the existing escalators Introduction of a new staircase alongside the new escalators New illuminated cladding and signage to the entrance tower Creation of a double storey shopfront on…

Eddisons’ Bradford-based auctions team has won an international contract to value and dispose of the assets of a Chinese-owned clothing factory in Malta. Leisure Clothing, which manufactured women’s clothing for a range of high-end high street brands including Emporio Armani, Jaeger, Hobbs and Karen Millen, produced 20,000 garments a month at its Maltese factory and had a turnover of 5m…

Thorite, the UK’s leading supplier of air compressors, air tools, pneumatics and process products is set to open its Bristol Sales Centre on 10th April bringing the total number of Thorite Sales Centres to eleven. Stephen Wright is the Managing Director of Thorite: “We looked long and hard at areas across the UK which not only have a significant number…

Award-winning Ilkley-based Approach PR is celebrating its sixteenth year in business by donating time and expertise to five charitable causes. The six-strong team has been given 16 hours each to volunteer for an organisation of their choice as part of the consultancy’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitment this year. The community-spirited agency will be working closely with five different charities…