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City backs GBR bid and says #Yes2York

11/07/2022 News

Following the Government's announcement that York is one of six locations shortlisted to be the home of the Great British Railways (GBR) HQ, leaders are asking the public to show their support.

Business leaders praise improvements to major road junction

06/07/2022 News

Business leaders have praised a multi-million pound upgrade to one of North Yorkshire’s busiest junctions to help tackle traffic tailbacks and attract new enterprise to the county.

Richmondshire shortlisted for Rolls Royce plant

05/07/2022 News

Richmondshire has been named as one of seven sites on the short list for a Rolls Royce factory.

Series of water management works in Aireville Park complete

16/06/2022 News

An important scheme to better manage the flow of water along Gallow Syke in Aireville Park and provide additional protection to premises downstream is now complete.

Queen’s Birthday Honours: Board member Jane Lady Gibson receives OBE

07/06/2022 News

We would like to extend our congratulations to board member, Jane Lady Gibson, who was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to volunteering, heritage and the arts.

Queen’s Birthday Honours: Board member Jan Thornton receives MBE

02/06/2022 News

Congratulations to our board member Jan Thornton, who has been named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, receiving an MBE for her services to rural communities in Yorkshire.

Free skills training helps 500 businesses in the region

01/06/2022 News

The Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) Programme is celebrating a major milestone in the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding region, having provided free skills training to a total of 500 businesses and 1,611 employees since it began in April 2019.

York hands over keys to renovated Guildhall

17/05/2022 News

City of York Council is marking the successful completion and handover of the historic Guildhall as it hands over the keys to the building to its new leaseholder, the University of York.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow

17/05/2022 Think Piece

SME MD, Richard Askew shares his business’s experience through the pandemic and beyond.

Circular Towns: Selby taking a grassroots approach to bring the circular economy to life

29/04/2022 Blog

In our December Circular Towns blog, we explored the existing context of Scarborough and Selby, and why they decided to participate in the pilot scheme – in this update, we’ll explore the next steps for Selby, and what they’re hoping to achieve over the next few months.

A1(M) junction improvement project is complete

27/04/2022 News

A multi-million pound project to improve one of North Yorkshire’s busiest junctions has been completed to help tackle traffic congestion and improve road safety.

Region’s businesses need to grasp the opportunities in this new landscape

20/04/2022 Think Piece

Helen Simpson OBE, Chair of the York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership, discusses economic opportunities following two years of unprecedented challenges.

Circular Towns: Malton embarks on two large-scale circular economy projects

13/04/2022 Blog

Malton is moving ahead with two large-scale demonstrator projects to bring the circular economy into the community and start creating tangible benefits.

Join the Scarborough Flax Experiment and meet Carol, one of Scarborough’s circular economy champions

06/04/2022 Blog

Finding ways to adapt to our changing world is crucial to being able to meet the new challenges that face us. The cost of living, food prices, and energy costs are rising, putting families and communities under new strains – but the circular economy offers a mechanism to alleviate those pressures, whilst limiting the impact of climate change and emissions.

York and the bid for Great British Railways

29/03/2022 Think Piece

Cllr Keith Aspden, Leader of City of York Council, discusses the case for making York the home for Great British Railways.

Wi-Fi rollout in Harrogate marks the end of a successful project

28/03/2022 News

North Yorkshire’s public access Wi-Fi roll-out has been hailed a success with Harrogate becoming the final town to go live.

Public Wi-Fi scheme is almost complete as more towns welcome the roll-out

23/03/2022 News

Settle, Boroughbridge and Sherburn in Elmet have become a hive of digital activity thanks to the roll-out of free public access Wi-Fi.

Full steam ahead for York’s Great British Railways bid

17/03/2022 News

City leaders have submitted York’s bid to be the home of the headquarters of Great British Railways.

Plans for new business park given the go-ahead

08/03/2022 News

Long-awaited work to build a new business park in Pickering, North Yorkshire is expected to begin this summer.

Barclays launches Eagle Lab in Northallerton to boost start-up ecosystem across North Yorkshire

01/03/2022 News

Rishi Sunak MP launched the first Barclays Eagle Labs business incubator space in North Yorkshire with C.S. Venkatakrishnan, Barclays CEO.

Three more North Yorkshire destinations welcome Wi-Fi roll-out

14/02/2022 News

Catterick, Tadcaster and Thirsk are the latest areas to benefit from the introduction of free public access Wi-Fi.

‘We welcome levelling up – now the Government has to deliver it with us, in collaboration’ - Convention of the North with NP11 in Liverpool

10/02/2022 News

A focus on collaboration, accelerated devolution of powers and funding, and ending competition between Northern cities and towns and other parts of the country were the main messages from the third Convention of the North with NP11 held yesterday (08 February) in Liverpool City Region.

Consultation for new NP11 Place and Culture Strategy opens

08/02/2022 News

Today (Tuesday 8th February, 2022), a new NP11 Place and Culture Strategy is being introduced at the Convention of the North conference. A consultation is being launched to engage and enlist stakeholder commitment of this strategy.

First rural business park benefits from ultrafast speeds

04/02/2022 News

Businesses at Thirsk Industrial Park will soon be able to access ultrafast broadband speeds via full fibre provider NYnet Ltd.

Are Apprenticeships fit to ‘build for the future’?

02/02/2022 News

Alex Miles, MD of West and North Yorkshire Learning Providers, talks to the Yorkshire Post about how apprenticeships are fit to build for the future.

Y&NY LEP response to announcement on Devolution within Levelling Up White Paper

02/02/2022 News

Responding to commitment to start of negotiations on Devolution for York and North Yorkshire, as announced in the Levelling Up White Paper today.

Expansion plans at Y&NY LEP supported business park

20/01/2022 News

A new multi-million-pound business park on the west side of Harrogate, which has benefitted from financial support through the York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership, has enabled a fast growing Nidderdale family business the perfect platform for their next stage of business expansion.

Northern leaders and Secretary of State, Michael Gove, to discuss next stage of North’s Levelling Up in Liverpool

19/01/2022 News

Political and business leaders from across the North will meet in the Liverpool City Region next month to discuss the next step in the North’s levelling up.

Don't fear automation, it is something that could bring about better jobs

13/01/2022 Think Piece

Rich Kenny, Group IT Director for Harrogate-based Techbuyer, and Managing Director of sister company Interact, discusses the challenges and opportunities technology brings to the jobs market in York and North Yorkshire.

Northern boosts services between Leeds, Harrogate and York

23/12/2021 News

Northern is boosting services between Leeds, Harrogate and York to give customers more choice and flexibility.