Archive for October 2024
Autumn Budget
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce today welcomes announcements in today’s Budget to improve infrastructure in Yorkshire but expresses concern in further increases in operating costs for employers being pledged. Chancellor Rachel Reeves, MP for Leeds West and Pudsey, used her first Budget speech since Labour ‘s election win in July to confirm that…
Read MoreChamber congratulates the next Chief Executive of Leeds City Council
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce today congratulates Ed Whiting OBE on being nominated as the next chief executive of Leeds City Council. Mr Whiting has been recommended to be approved as the council’s next CEO at the next meeting of full council. His appointment follows an extensive recruitment process to appoint the successor…
Read MorePlans to redevelop York’s iconic Coney Street approved
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce today warmly welcomes the news that plans to redevelop York’s iconic Coney Street have been given the go ahead. Planning committee members at City of York Council gave Chamber members Helmsley Group the green light to enact its ambitious plans to regenerate 250,000 sq ft of Coney Street’s…
Read MoreWNY Chamber announced as one of the leading Chambers in the UK
The West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce has today been confirmed as one of the leading Chambers in the UK at the association’s annual ceremony in London. With 52 accredited British Chambers of Commerce in the UK and a further 80 across the world, the West and North Yorkshire Chamber has been recognised within the top five for…
Read MoreQES Report: Q3 2024
Businesses in Yorkshire are showing confidence levels higher than they have been in 12 months, new research from West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce shows. The Chamber’s Quarterly Economic Survey has shown optimism on profitability over the coming three months to have soared, up by 11 per centage points for service sector firms and…
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