Chamber Marketing

Budget 2020: Chamber Reaction & Key Points

By Chamber Marketing / 11 March 2020
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Chamber Reaction to the 2020 Budget: “Businesses will be buoyed by some of the Chancellor’s announcements. There are still some real challenges facing business and the economy, not least the…

Keighley-Leeds bus service relaunched

By Chamber Marketing / 9 March 2020
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Keighley Bus Company has relaunched its service linking the town with Leeds. In 2017, a new fleet was introduced to the service, since when passenger numbers continue to rise.  A package of improvements…

Sirius Minerals Sale – Reaction

By Chamber Marketing / 5 March 2020
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York & North Yorkshire Chamber response to Sirius Minerals sale. “The Chamber has been a long-standing supporter of the Sirius Minerals project, recognising the significant economic uplift and job creation…

Coronavirus – Advice to Business

By Chamber Marketing / 5 March 2020
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Coronavirus – Advice to Business (published on Thursday 5 March 2020; updated 17 March) The global spread of coronavirus is now causing significant interest and concern among local businesses. Health…

Clean Air Zone planned for Bradford

By Chamber Marketing / 2 March 2020
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Clean Air Zone for Bradford? Your views are sought. Businesses and residents in Bradford have until 26 March to comment on a CAZ in the city. It is expected that…

Breakfast event to provide latest on city growth

By Chamber Marketing / 2 March 2020
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Businesses in Bradford will receive information relevant to their future prospects at an upcoming breakfast event. Bradford Chamber Property Forum, on 31 March, will hear about various initiatives linked to…

Get commercial benefits from diversity and inclusion

By Chamber Marketing / 21 February 2020
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Is your organisation doing all it can to foster an inclusive culture and support diversity in the workplace? An ‘Inclusive Employers’ Workshop on Wed 11 March, 8.30-10.30am at Bradford University’s…

Quarterly Economic Survey, Q1 – now underway

By Chamber Marketing / 17 February 2020
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Fieldwork is underway for the Chamber’s latest Quarterly Economic Survey.  We need businesses to complete the survey in order to build up and portray an up-to-date and accurate picture of…

Survey shows exporters still suffering

By Chamber Marketing / 17 February 2020
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Exporters continued to tread water through the final quarter of 2019 according to the largest independent survey of UK firms, released by British Chambers of Commerce and DHL Express today.…

HS2 announcement: Chamber Reaction

By Chamber Marketing / 11 February 2020
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Chamber Reaction to Government announcement on HS2 “We firmly believe that HS2 is essential to assist the future growth and advancement of the Northern economy.  It will help reduce the…

The UK’s departure from the EU, 31 January 2020

By Chamber Marketing / 31 January 2020
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As the UK marks its official departure from the European Union, and the start of an 11 month transition period, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of…

Chamber President calls on Prime Minister to end delay and dither

By Chamber Marketing / 31 January 2020
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Leeds Chamber President Amanda Beresford addressed those in attendance at the Leeds Chamber Annual Dinner last night, her speech can be found in full below: A very warm welcome to…

Reaction to Northern franchise take-back

By Chamber Marketing / 29 January 2020
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Responding to the announcement that Arriva will hand back control of the Northern Rail franchise to the government, BCC Director General Dr Adam Marshall said: “Business communities across the North…

Beyond 2020: Business Priorities for the Next Decade

By Chamber Marketing / 29 January 2020
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The BCC Annual Conference will take place on the 5 March 2020 at the QEII Centre, London. Exploring the subjects most relevant to UK business, the BCC Annual Conference provides…

New Immigration Model: BCC offers help

By Chamber Marketing / 24 January 2020
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The British Chambers of Commerce, along with others, has offered to help design a new immigration system. The UK’s five largest business organisations (BCC, CBI, FSB, IOD & MakeUK) –…

University of Bradford shares their 2025 vision at Chamber event

By Chamber Marketing / 23 January 2020
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Shirley Congdon, Vice Chancellor of the University of Bradford, shared the university’s strategy for the next 5 years at today’s Executive Network Lunch in Bradford. The event, held at The…

Airport facilities to be boosted by new terminal

By Chamber Marketing / 15 January 2020
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Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) is submitting fresh plans to build a state-of-the-art terminal, which aims to dramatically improve passenger experience, deliver one of the UK’s most environmentally efficient airport buildings,…

Economic Survey Results (Qtr 4, 2019)

By Chamber Marketing / 15 January 2020
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Service sector leads the way The region’s strong service sector led the way over the last quarter with solid domestic sales growth; manufacturers too saw increases as companies focused on…