Chocolate firm’s sweet £10m deal

A £10m contract to produce mint crisps for a top brand has created 25 new jobs at Skipton-based chocolate firm Whitakers Chocolates.

It’s boom time in world of security

Local security firms are booming on the back of rising demand for guards at commercial and industrial premises.

Glasses raised as Drighlington pub re-opens

A popular pub restaurant has re-opened following extensive refurbishment.

Apps the way to do it for Bradford games firm

This week Simon Barratt has taken something rather special with him to a conference of iPhone games developers in San Francisco.

Joining forces to show world our district’s many assets

This time next week, regeneration experts from Bradford Council will be flying the flag for the district at a prestigious property event in the south of France.

Curtain up on an economic boom?

I remember as a lad scavenging for used cartridge shells in Undercliffe Cemetery. They were the debris of a scene from the film Billy Liar.

Manufacturing must be top priority for recovery

Whoever wins the keys to No 10 Downing Street at the General Election should put manufacturing at the centre of their economic strategy, say industry leaders.

'Demand for rental properties buoyant'

A shortage of suitable properties for rent could lead to would-be tenants having to join a waiting list as demand for accommodation soars across Yorkshire.

B&B bond holders to be denied cash back

Campaigners are taking legal advice after learning that 2,000 bond holders in Bradford & Bingley will not receive any compensation for losses suffered when the bank was nationalised and broken up.

'We're committed to staff equality'

Morrisons has underlined its commitment to the fair treatment of its workforce and those of its suppliers.

Production is wheeled off to Hull

Wheelie bins once made in Bradford will now be produced in Hull following the sale of the business.

Lighthouse aiming to build links

A charity which supports disadvantaged young people in Bradford is looking to strengthen links with local and national businesses.

John will lead £90m fund group

A former Bradford business leader and Skipton MP has joined the board of a £90 million loan fund which will help companies across the region.

Ian aims to offer help to businesses

Ian Mason, 50, has joined Yorkshire Bank’s Bradford-based West Yorkshire Financial Solutions Centre (FSC) as a business partner.

It's looking healthy for Sunflower Medical

An expanding Bradford manufacturer that has provided equipment for troops in Afghanistan is thriving at home and abroad, having increased its turnover by 29 per cent.