Business

Ofgem is proposing reforms to drive up customer service standards at energy firms and reduce the risk of supplier failure.

The transition to a low-carbon or “net zero” economy is set to become one of the defining issues of the twenty-first century.

Brexit related financial stress has hit Leeds hard, with total insolvencies rising to 25 per 10,000 adults last year - a 20 per cent rise since 2017 - according to accountancy group UHY Hacker Young.

A former soldier in the Parachute Regiment has taken a giant leap towards creating a launching system using balloons to put satellites into space after collaborating with design engineers at the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).

LEEDS and Sheffield rank among the most dangerous cities in the UK in terms of workplace injuries, according to the law firm Slater and Gordon.

Legal & General Affordable Homes is investing £750m into projects across the UK which aim to ease the housing crisis.

Angling Direct, the UK’s largest and fastest growing fishing tackle retailer, has opened a new store in Rotherham.

Corporate rescue firm Begbies Traynor has bought Leeds-based Ernest Wilson, which provides agency services for the sale of small businesses across the UK.

ASDA has denied it is preparing to sack 12,000 of its staff over a row concerning new contracts.

The former chief executive of Persimmon Jeff Fairburn has spoken in public for the first time since his controversial departure from the firm.

A discount store claiming to be "Britain's biggest pound shop" has opened in Bradford.

Small business leaders today call on Sajid Javid to bring forward radical interventions to address an unprecedented long-term slump in small business confidence.

Royal Bank of Scotland boss Ross McEwan will bow out with a final set of numbers on Thursday before handing over the reins to the lending giant’s first female chief executive.

Profit warnings amid Yorkshire companies have fallen at a significant rate.

Pets are very much part of a household and their health is a key consideration for most owners. Yet the rising costs of veterinary treatments are frequently under estimated.

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