Free recruitment advertising to support Bradford and York recovery

Are you thinking of recruiting? As part of our recovery support we are offering FREE Recruit advertisements to local businesses in the Telegraph & Argus and in the York Press too, online and our Y1Jobs website https://www.y1jobs.com/ On 13th May, we will launch a 6-week campaign to help jobseekers find employment, consider an alternative career,…

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Would 15-minute communities work for Leeds?

The rise in demand for places where people can live, work and spend their leisure time all within their local communities has led to a resurgence in the idea of a 15-minute community. The concept has been around for several years and, in short, seeks to rethink how communities are planned by focusing on reducing…

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European trade proving challenging for firms

As we approach the 100 day mark after exiting from the EU transition period, the new Chamber EU Trade Report highlights significant challenges facing firms as they adjust to new trade procedures. Following the end of the transition period on December 31st 2020, and the eleventh hour signing of the UK-EU Trade & Co-operation Agreement (TCA),…

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Business confidence starts to return to the region

Following the most challenging year for the economy in peacetime, regional businesses are starting to see a way out of the current crisis as confidence returns. Firms reported a significant uplift in outlook for the next twelve months with many expecting to increase turnover and profitability. The regional business survey (Quarterly Economic Survey) was conducted…

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