The Visual Media Conference (VMC) 2015 builds on the success of last years’ conference, with attendance up by one third and attendee’s topping 135 delegates. The full house gained insight from expert speakers that highlighted ...
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Award-winning bed and mattress manufacturer Harrison Spinks has expanded its Leeds-based facilities with the £1.5m purchase of a former Leeds City College site. The company, which is behind the Harrison, Somnus and Spink & Edgar ...
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Carlsberg Group is reportedly planning to divest the former Tetley Brewery site in Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK, for £35m. "We hope to be able to announce the successful purchaser prior to the end of 2015." The company, till date, ...
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BMF, bathroom and heating retailer, has relocated to a new Leeds showroom. The company is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and has moved into a new 4,000sq ft premises on Meanwood Road. It is funded by Leeds City Region ...
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Deals with Tesco and Sainsbury have helped build Leeds Brewery's sales, co-founder Sam Moss claimed, as it announced planned expansion of production and pub operations after securing £395,000 from Santander Corporate & Commercial. ...
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Leeds council could potentially save over 1m Leeds City Council is consulting residents on proposals to turn off street lights at certain times of the night to save 1.3 million over 10 years. The local authority has more than 92,000 ...
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Leeds City Council is consulting residents on proposals to turn off street lights at certain times of the night to save £1.3 million over 10 years. The local authority has more than 92,000 street lights, consuming £4 million ...
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Leeds City Council is asking residents to take part in a consultation concerning their feelings about switching off certain streetlights in a bid to save money. This move is very typical of city and county councils across the country, ...
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Marks & Spencer is going back to its roots and opening a stall in the place where the famous brand first started at Kirkgate Market, Leeds, in 1884. In March 2013 Marks & Spencer will open a heritage and coffee shop right beside the ...
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Trinity Leeds has revealed its spectacular new LED ceiling spotlight display for the very first time. The sweeping glass dome roof that dominates the three-storey shopping quarter has been lit up by a total of 918 energy-efficient LED ...
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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has slammed what it calls "an underlying problem with data protection in local government". It comes after four councils were fined a combined £300,000 for losing personal data. Leeds City ...
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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has handed out fines totalling £300,000 to four different councils for a variety of data breaches. The ICO also criticised local government agencies for continued poor attitudes to data ...
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Leeds and Bradford have signed a deal with Virgin Media Business to get free public Wi-Fi as part of the government' super-connected cities scheme. The high performance Wi-Fi service will be open to all, and operated for Virgin Media ...
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Leeds City Council authorities have approved the construction of a network-neutral datacentre worth £43m to improve the internet connectivity and cin the region. The datacentre called DC4, will have a floor-space of around ...
UK-POLARaudio working in partnership with Saville Audio Visual were commissioned to design and install a customised audio solution for Leeds United's new conference suite at the Elland Road stadium. The East Stand Conference Suite at ...
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