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Junction upgrade will support future growth

14/09/2020 News

Work is scheduled to begin this week on a multi-million-pound project that will support the future growth of the Harrogate and Knaresborough areas.

Circular Yorkshire webinar showcases how waste can be valuable

09/09/2020 News

As part of this year’s Circular Yorkshire campaign, Biovale hosted a webinar last week that focused on how businesses can create value out of food waste.

Join us at our annual conference

07/09/2020 News

Registration for the York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership Annual Conference 2020 is now open.

Applications are invited from business leaders to Chair our main board as David Kerfoot plans to step down

01/09/2020 News

Today we have launched a new campaign to recruit a new Chair for our main Board as the term of office for our current Chair, David Kerfoot MBE DL, comes to an end next March.

Businesses encouraged to enter Queen’s Awards for Enterprise

26/08/2020 News

There are just two weeks left for businesses to enter the prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.

Extra support on offer for borough’s visitor economy

25/08/2020 News

Tourism businesses in Filey, Scarborough and Whitby are being offered extra support to help them recover from the effects of the coronavirus lockdown.

£15.4m investment for York & North Yorkshire

04/08/2020 News

Infrastructure schemes to benefit from £15.4m secured by York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership have been announced.

North Yorkshire steel company drives the green agenda

01/08/2020 News

To celebrate Yorkshire Day, we are taking a look at some of our great Yorkshire businesses.

Seagrown: A great Yorkshire business leading the way in circular practices

01/08/2020 News

To celebrate Yorkshire Day, we are taking a look at some of our great Yorkshire businesses.

Introducing Dora Grace

01/08/2020 News

In the midst of lockdown, Whitby Distillery welcomed a new member to the family… Dora-Grace. As things return to some sense of normality, they wanted to share their exciting news.

Will government incentives provide the boost that apprenticeships need?

30/07/2020 Think Piece

Claire Gavaghan speaks with businesses to get their reaction to the latest government support on apprenticeships

A Greener, Fairer, Stronger future for York & North Yorkshire

27/07/2020 News

York & North Yorkshire’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighted in a new report, published today (27).

Call for regional stakeholders to engage in shaping ambitious decarbonisation pathways

20/07/2020 News

Stakeholders and business leaders are being asked to contribute towards developing decarbonisation policy to implement the findings of a major study

How can local authorities benefit from the circular economy?

15/07/2020 News

Circular Yorkshire webinar series gears up.

First steps towards a Devolution Deal for York & North Yorkshire

13/07/2020 News

City of York is working together with North Yorkshire County Council and the District and Borough Councils of Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Scarborough, Selby, Richmondshire and Ryedale to begin the process of agreeing a York and North Yorkshire devolution proposal.

New free leadership webinars

08/07/2020 News

Managers are invited to a series of free webinars to help their teams during Covid-19.

Creating a Fairer York & North Yorkshire post COVID-19

06/07/2020 Think Piece

Mike Hawking, Policy and Partnerships Manager at Joseph Rowntree Foundation and member of the Social Inclusion Sub-Group of the York & North Yorkshire LEP Skills & Employability Board, talks about what is needed to create a fairer society post COVID-19.

Statement: Reaction to £15.4m funding allocation

03/07/2020 News

Reaction to the news of a £15.4m allocation to the LEP from Government to help York & North Yorkshire economy.

Scarborough software development company in bid to help local pubs with track and trace

01/07/2020 News

Askew Brook, a software development company in Scarborough, is offering software to help pubs comply with Covid-19 track and trace requirements free of charge.

Greener, Fairer, Stronger: A vision for economic recovery

22/06/2020 News

A vision for economic recovery in York and North Yorkshire has been launched.

Social media webinars for businesses

17/06/2020 News

Businesses are being offered free social media webinars.

Free online trading offer for farmers

16/06/2020 News

Free subscriptions are being offered to help York and North Yorkshire farmers sell their produce direct to shoppers online and to also connect them to retailers.

Scarborough TEC adapts to a new way of working

16/06/2020 Blog

Educational approaches to a new way of working: Principal of Scarborough TEC, Ann Hardy talks about how they have adapted to a new way of working.

Free online trading offer extended for businesses

15/06/2020 News

An offer to help businesses trade online for free has been extended to cover all of York and North Yorkshire.

Introducing our new Board members

09/06/2020 News

After a successful recruitment, we are delighted to announce the recruitment of four new Board members.

Yorkshire’s universities are crucial to the region’s recovery

09/06/2020 News

Yorkshire Universities (YU) is a regional partnership with a shared commitment to strengthen the contribution of universities and higher education institutions to the economic, social and civic well-being of people and places in Yorkshire. In a recent statement to government, they are calling for support during COVID-19.

The benefits of Devolution in West Yorkshire

04/06/2020 News

Leaders of the five West Yorkshire councils have secured an ambitious devolution deal with Government.

Building back better requires bolder carbon-reduction ambitions

02/06/2020 Think Piece

In this month’s think piece for the Yorkshire Post, LEP Business Board Chair, Richard Shaw, discusses how our carbon-reduction plans are key to our recovery.

Is volunteering selfish?

01/06/2020 Blog

Covid-19 has turned our world upside down, making volunteers in our communities key workers.

Starting a new business in lockdown

19/05/2020 Blog

When experienced project director Steve Harbertson lost his job amid the fallout of Coronavirus, he turned to a long-held ambition of starting his own business.