An employee at one of Yorkshire’s largest garden centres is hoping to triumph in a prestigious national retail competition. Tong Garden Centre’s lifestyle buyer Zoe Whitehead has reached the final in the Retail Employee of the Year category of The Greats Gift Retailer Awards 2017 after being nominated by a supplier to the Tong Lane business. It came as a…
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Platinum Partnership Solicitors, who presently have offices at Eldon Place in Bradford have recently purchased a second base on Devonshire Street in Keighley town centre. The new office will officially open in May 2017. The firm intends to service existing and new commercial clients from the area. Nasreen said, “We are delighted to opening our second offices and clients can…
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Plastering apprentice Jordan Kitching was crowned Incommunities’ apprentice of the year at a glittering celebration event in Bradford this week (6th April). On winning his prize Jordan (20) from Bradford, said: “I’m overwhelmed at winning this award. “The apprentice programme has given me the opportunity to prove what I’m capable of, learn new skills and grow as a person. “My…
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Alex James (Frilford Heath Golf Club), Edward Ainsworth (Avro GC) and Adi Porter (Greetham Valley GC), travelled with STRI ecology and environment specialists, Bob Taylor and Sophie Vukelic, to visit some of the most environmentally conscious golf clubs in Portugal. Host Alexandra Almeida, of the Portuguese Golf Federation, organised visits to golf courses, so that the winners could gain a…
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Businesses in Bradford’s property sector came face-to-face with their arch-nemesis recently, when Shipley MP Philip Davies spoke at the Property Forum. The outspoken and maverick MP had been the bane of the city’s planners and property folk for the last few months, due to his intervention in the process to ear-mark land for housing and commercial use. Mr Davies agreed…
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Managers from leading Bradford accountancy firm Watson Buckle recently attended Bond & Bubbles 2017, a black-tie event held in aid of Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice. The Watson Buckle team booked a table of ten at the suave James Bond-themed event, which was held at the Rendezvous Hotel in Skipton, North Yorkshire, on Friday 31 March 2017. Guests enjoyed a three…
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Businesses’ views are being sought about their experiences of using Tong Street in Bradford. The south-east Bradford highway is renowned for congestion and a scheme is being developed to help reduce the problem. A £13m improvement scheme along the one-mile section from Knowles Lane to Westgate Hill includes increasing capacity and improving accessibility. Businesses are invited to tell us, Bradford…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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