Archive for July 2022
Call for review of rail plan welcomed by Chamber
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce has welcomed a call for a review of the Government’s future rail plans. The House of Commons Transport Committee has recommended that the Government reviews its Integrated Rail Plan, published last November. The original Plan was widely criticised for failing to include the anticipated new city centre station for…
Read MoreMayor states importance of business groups at Chamber lunch
West Yorkshire’s Mayor, Tracy Brabin, was quizzed by a senior business audience in Leeds recently. Members and guests of West Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce posed questions to the Mayor on political and economic affairs at a lunch hosted by Leeds Chamber President, Mike Briffett. The Mayor, in office since May 2021, reviewed business and political…
Read MoreGovernment infrastructure guru quizzed by businesses
Businesses in West & North Yorkshire were able to quiz one of the government’s leading transport and infrastructure gurus recently. Sir John Armitt, Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, met with members of West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce in Leeds. The Commission is tasked with providing impartial and expert advice on major long-term…
Read MoreInflationary pressures forcing tactical rethinks as firms brace themselves
The difficulties within both the domestic and international economies are adding to the disruption for local and regional businesses. The latest survey results of West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce point to a slowing down of economic growth and a resulting loss of confidence looking forward. As a result, many firms are beginning to…
Read MoreChamber of Commerce rallies business to back York GBR bid
Businesses are being urged to get behind York’s shortlisting as the potential HQ for Great British Railways, the new organisation overseeing rail transport from next year. West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce is encouraging its members and the public of York to support the bid as all the shortlisted places are being visited by…
Read MoreChancellor holds out fresh hope of new through rail station after Bradford business leaders visit
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has held out fresh hope that Bradford could win a new through railway station after a meeting with a delegation of top business leaders from the city. More than a dozen members of Bradford Breakthrough, which represents big business and organisations across the district, along with the district’s five MPs, three Bradford…
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