Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society said in its half-yearly financial report that its balances increased £2.6 billion in the six months to June 30, 2024, and…

Yorkshire Building Society has defended its remuneration package for new chief executive Susan Allen by saying a big one-off payment included in her £4.046 million…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society said its balances increased by £5.1 billion to £47.1 billion in 2023 as profit before tax slipped 10% to £450.3 million….

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Richard Bowles as Chief Risk Officer to lead the mutual’s compliance, risk and legal teams. “He joins at a crucial…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society announced that its chief financial officer (CFO) Alasdair Lenman plans to retire in June this year after seven years with the mutual…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society said its balances increased by £3.6 billion to £45.6 billion in the six months to June 30, 2023, amid rising interest…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society announced that after nine years at the mutual, chair John Heaps will step down and be succeeded by Annemarie Durbin, who…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society announced that Barclays executive Susan Allen has been appointed as its chief executive officer. Yorkshire Building Society has assets of £56.4…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society announced its saving balances increased to £37.7 billion in the six months to June 30, 2022, up from £35.5 billion at…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society announced on Friday that Alasdair Lenman has been appointed as interim chief executive officer with immediate effect and that Robert Purdy has…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society said its mortgage balances in 2021 increased 8% to £41.9 billion, the highest in its history. Throughout the year the mutual…

Santander UK announced on Monday the appointment of Mike Regnier as its chief executive officer (CEO), subject to regulatory approval. Regnier joins Santander UK from Yorkshire…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society announced that its retail savings balances rose £1.8 billion to £35.2 billion during the six months to June 30, 2021. The mutually-owned…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society said on Wednesday its saving balances increased by £2.7 billion to £33.4 billion in 2020 as its total assets rose to…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society said on Thursday its assets rose to £45.1 billion in the six months to June 30, 2020, up from £43.4 billion at…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society said on Thursday its 2019 core operating profit rose to £184.6m from £180.8 million in 2018 but pre-tax profit slipped to…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society’s recent interim results showed the member-owned mutual’s pre-tax profit fell to £76.5 million in the six months to June 30 from £88.6 million…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society said on Thursday its 2018 pre-tax profit rose 16% to £192.5 million as its gross mortgage lending increased 10% to a record…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society’s recent interim results showed its core operating profit rose to £86.3 million for the first six months of the year compared to £84.2 million…

M7 Real Estate has agreed to acquire Bridgewater Place in Leeds for £84.5 million ahead of a potential initial public offering (IPO) for the property…

Newcastle-based SkinBioTherapeutics announced the acquisition of Driffield, Yorkshire-based Bio-Tech Solutions Ltd (BTS) for a total enterprise consideration of £1.25 million payable in cash on closing. The…

A West Yorkshire trade mission including the region’s health sector and music industry — with a dozen businesses joining Mayor Tracy Brabin — is in…

South Yorkshire’s Mayor Oliver Coppard welcomed the news that South Yorkshire is set to become the location of US nuclear energy company Holtec’s planned new…

Private equity firm Inflexion announced it has invested in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire-based Cutwel, a specialist cutting tool distributor, alongside the firm’s management team led by…

Property firm Eddisons said it has sold the 11,000 sq ft former Yorkshire Bank Chambers in Sheffield city centre — which was once the city’s…

The Groucho Club is to open its first venue outside of London in the grounds of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP). The renowned arts and…

Yorkshire Building Society has confirmed that Santander UK executive Tom Ranger will join the mutual as chief finance officer (CFO) later this year. Yorkshire Building…

Leeds Building Society has announced agreements with North Yorkshire Council and North Norfolk District Council to stop new loans on holiday let homes during a…

Denmark’s Ørsted has announced it will press ahead with Hornsea 3, the “world’s single largest offshore wind farm” about 160 km off the Yorkshire coast….

The UK government has launched England’s third Investment Zone in West Yorkshire focussed on Huddersfield, Bradford and Leeds, which it said will help to create more…

South Yorkshire is to become the UK’s first Investment Zone, creating an expected 8,000 new jobs and bringing £1.2 billion of private investment by 2030….

Aberdeen-based global engineering firm John Wood Group said it is working with Centrica Storage to evaluate the feasibility of transforming its Easington gas processing terminal in…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society announced that its 2022 profit before tax rose 57% to £502.5 million as its savings balances rose £6.5 billion to a…

South Yorkshire Pensions Authority (SYPA) said it invested £80 million via local development loans into the local economy in 2022 “as part of the organisation’s…

Knaresborough, North Yorkshire-based modular housebuilder ilke Homes said it raised £100 million from new and existing shareholders following successive years of triple-digit growth. It said the…

Silsden, West Yorkshire-based Ecology Building Society has appointed Gareth Griffiths as chief executive officer, subject to regulatory approval. Griffiths is currently head of retail banking at…

Yorkshire County Cricket Club announced on Monday the appointment of Yorkshire and England cricket legend Darren Gough as Managing Director on an interim basis, initially…

All members of Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s coaching team are among 16 people who have now left the club following allegations of institutional racism. “We can…

British consumers are currently facing a £371 billion savings shortfall when it comes to feeling able to withstand a financial shock, according to Yorkshire Building…

Newcastle Building Society said on Friday its assets grew 11% to £4.9 billion in 2020 and it attracted 6,000 new branch customers, helping to growing its…

Ferrovial’s Amey said it has been awarded the £180 million Area 12 Maintenance and Response (M&R) contract for Yorkshire and Humberside by Highways England. “The eight-year contract…

Silsden, West Yorkshire-based Ecology Building Society on Wednesday announced results for the year ending December 31, 2019, showing savings balances up 11.6% at £185.3 million…

Manchester giant Peel Land and Property (Peel L&P) announced it has appointed Phil Wilson as chief executive of what will be its new housebuilding division,…

The 2018 Tour de Yorkshire boosted the county’s economy by about £98 million, according to an economic impact study conducted by independent research company GRASP and…

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank owner CYBG said on Tuesday its underlying profit before tax rose 33% to £293 million in the year to September 30. CYBG…

British Gas owner Centrica said it would close its ageing Rough facility off the Yorkshire coast, the UK’s largest natural gas storage site. Analysts said the…

Manchester-based Bank North, the new regional business bank for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has announced the internal promotion of two senior team members to…

Leeds-based sustainable developer Citu has announced a significant new partnership with The Urban Splash Residential Fund (USRF) and its Investment Adviser SURE Capital Partners, signing a…

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, reported a dip in nine-month sales due to the slow homebuilding market, but said full-year…

EY has officially opened its new headquarters in Leeds city centre. EY employs around 500 people in Leeds including 40 partners, and the firm also…

Schneider Electric said it will invest £42 million in a new manufacturing facility in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. “More than 200 jobs will be created to meet…

York-based Growth Partner said it completed its £10.5 million investment into Host & Stay, the North Yorkshire holiday let and short term rental management business. Growth…

Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s largest ports operator, announced the appointment of Andrew Dawes to the position of Regional Director, Humber, to succeed Simon…

Amazon announced it has launched a new £500 million state-of-the-art fulfilment centre at Gateway45, Leeds, that will employ more than 2,000 people by November this year. The…

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, reported a sharp drop in half-year sales and profit as it suffered from a lacklustre…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group, published an AGM trading update in line with expectations — with its UK and Europe order book at £460…

Newcastle-based building services group Northern Bear plc confirmed a number of board changes. Simon Carr, 65, becomes non-executive chairman with immediate effect and Harry Samuel, interim…

The construction of 750 new affordable homes on the Durham Coast is under way — marking the next milestone in the development of the county’s…

Small-business investor BGF is to put £11.5 million into Tevalis, a Hull-based company selling electronic point of sale (EPOS) software to the leisure and hospitality…

County Durham-headquartered energy, property and mining firm the Banks Group said it delivered a “robust performance” in 2023 across all of its business areas in…

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, published a trading update for the four months to April 30, 2024, showing revenue during the…

Shares of Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group, rose as much as 14% as the firm published a strong trading update for the year ended…

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, said its group revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 was £671 million — a…

Aberdeen-based rail and bus giant FirstGroup plc has submitted the first phase of an application for a new open access rail service between London and…

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, announced the appointment of Matt Pullen as chief executive officer designate. Pullen is a former chief…

County Durham family firm the Banks Group announced that its renewable energy division Banks Renewables is being acquired by Brookfield, the Canadian asset manager with…

Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) announced it will appoint CBRE Ltd as the new investment advisor for its Greater Manchester Property Venture Fund (GMPVF). The…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group, said its order book was £479 million at September 1, down from £510 million at June 1 — with…