York Press | York means business

Council chiefs calling on Government to change business rates system

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:35:22 +0100

THE battle to rescue small business in York from crippling hikes in business rates which threaten their existence is to be taken to the Government.

Tech Tyres opens new MOT station at Osbaldwick Industrial Estate

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:45:46 +0100

A FAMILY-OWNED business in York is flourishing despite the difficult financial climate.

Luxury Ice Cream Company to open in Back Swinegate

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:52:44 +0100

ICE cream lovers will be offered a taste of continental culture when a new Mediterranean-style parlour opens in York this weekend.

York looks to reap benefits of civil service relocations

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:46:00 +0000

A MASTERPLAN of potential sites where civil servants could be based in York is being drawn up by the city’s political chiefs.

York ‘shrugging off the recession’

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:03:17 +0000

NEW figures have revealed how York shrugged off the recession last year, with 80 more businesses being launched than were closed down.

William Hague hears rallying cry for York to be made “the place for business”

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:38:50 +0000

SHADOW Foreign Secretary William Hague joined 650 Yorkshire entrepreneurs as they heard a clarion call for York to be made “the place for business” in the county.

Café No8 plans conservatory extension in garden

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:44:57 +0000

ONE of York’s best-loved food venues is planning to expand.

Park equipment firm Playscheme takes on more staff

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:15:49 +0000

A BUSINESS which started out in a York garden shed 13 years ago is celebrating after beating the recession by winning a number of high-profile contracts.

H&M to open big new fashion store at Monks Cross, York

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:30:00 +0000

FASHION giant H&M is to open a massive new store in York, The Press can reveal.

Hotel could bring 50 jobs

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:40:00 +0000

A NEW £10 million hotel within York’s Bar Walls is set to create 50 jobs and boost the city’s vital tourism economy.

Ian Loftus to turn former Beams Tearooms in Stonegate, York, into a beer café

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:40:14 +0000

A MEDIEVAL hall in the heart of York is to get a new lease of life after city officials backed plans to turn it into a beer café.

Leeds City Region Partnership to pool ideas for a brighter future for the wider Yorkshire region

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:46:03 +0000

SOME of the most powerful politicians, business people and university leaders in the region will converge on York on Monday to plot a brighter future for the wider Yorkshire region.

North Yorkshire brewers set challenge for 2010

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:45:38 +0000

CHAMPION brewers from North Yorkshire are bracing themselves for a monumental new year, as they look to build on and repeat their triumphant 2009.

Bumper Christmas gives traders cause for hope

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:13:31 +0000

SHOPKEEPERS in York say there are signs they seem to be riding out the recession, following a bumper festive season.

£200 million success story for York's economy

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:30:30 +0000

YORK proved it could smile through the recession with the revelation of a £200 million success story for the local economy.

Business travellers’ £70m boost for York economy

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:44:58 +0000

BUSINESS travel and conferences in York now generate nearly £70 million for the local economy – placing York in the top ten business tourism cities in the UK.

Flights boost for York holiday-makers

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:27:03 +0000

HOLIDAY-MAKERS from York will be able to reach the continent more easily from next spring, when budget airline easyJet starts flying from the region.

St Nicholas event in York brings in £10m

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:26:20 +0000

TOURISM chiefs say this year’s St Nicholas Fayre was “the best ever”, estimating the event brought about £10 million pounds into York’s economy.

Inspire2Independence moves to new premises in Millfield Lane, Nether Poppleton

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:29:15 +0000

TRAINING services provider Inspire2Independence (i2i) has finally lived up to its name.

Visitor numbers soar at York museums

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:50:00 +0000

YORK’S museums are claiming a tourism triumph, after the recession failed to stop the number of visitors to the city’s heritage attractions soaring.