Illustration by Steve Spencer Hacking and cyber-related crimes are becoming a major issue for businesses around the globe, with Yahoo, Talk Talk and more recently the NHS hit by online criminals. A recent report by Altodigital, a Leeds based technology … Read More

Illustration by Steve Spencer A Spen Valley 3D printing business has teamed up with West Yorkshire Police to fight crime. Hawk 3D Proto, who are based in Cleckheaton, have secured a deal with West Yorkshire Police to supply them with … Read More

Illustration by Steve Spencer The YEN cartoon in February looked at Minister for Aviation, Lord Ahmad’s visit to Leeds-Bradford Airport. During his visit to the region he said that he believed a new third runway at London Heathrow would help … Read More

Illustration by Steve Spencer The biggest soft drinks production plant in Europe has built a solar farm the size of 12 football pitches near its Wakefield factory. Coca-Cola European Partners say the site will generate up to five megawatts of … Read More

Illustration by Steve Spencer Back in the day, the UK used to have a system of Technical Colleges and Polytechnics that trained apprentices and gave them the skills to keep the county’s manufacturing industries supplied with a skilled workforce. Fast … Read More

Illustration by Steve Spencer Reopening of Halifax Piece Hall set for Yorkshire Day Built in 1779 to trade in the pieces of cloth brought to market by handloom weavers, Halifax’s historic Piece Hall was closed for refurbishment in January, 2014. … Read More

Illustration by Steve Spencer #NextStopBradford In a recent summit hosted by the Yorkshire Building Society, Leeds City Council Chief Executive, Tom Riordan confirmed his authority was one hundred percent behind Bradford’s campaign to get the city on the planned Northern … Read More

Illustration by Steve Spencer With her sizable lead in the opinion polls, it’s no surprise that Theresa May has called a snap general election. But we’ve all been here before and sure thing results have been turned on their heads … Read More

Illustration by Steve Spencer New Apprenticeships Levy Could Leave the North Further Behind ‘Apprenticeships are changing’… The colleges and other establishments have been holding seminars and open-days for most of the year with the aim of getting businesses up-to-speed with … Read More

Illustration by Steve Spencer Yorkshire’s coastal towns to share £9m to boost tourism and economy Yorkshire’s east coast town’s will get a boost from the government’s purse as over £9m is set aside to improve jobs, tourism and local economy. … Read More