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Final homes released at fast-selling Turpin’s Heath
Beal Homes has released the final phase of properties, including the show home, at a development that has proven hugely popular with homebuyers. The award-winning housebuilder has made available the final 11 homes at fast-selling Turpin’s Heath in Welton, East Yorkshire. The remaining properties are all four-bedroom detached houses, in various styles, and available to move into in 2019. The...
Hotels documentary prompts East Yorkshire chef to reprint memoir for charity
Derek Baugh, who won acclaim as managing director of Willerby Manor Hotel and as owner with his wife Lee of the renowned Manor House Hotel in Walkington, will celebrate the broadcast by ordering a reprint of Memories of a Dorchester Chef and Beyond to raise more money for the Daisy Appeal. World’s Greatest Hotels will air on Channel 5 at 10pm on Friday, January 31. The series, which has featured...
City centre businesses sign up to support new crime-fighting scheme
About 40 businesses signed up for the DISC scheme even before its official launch just before Christmas. Already the number has risen to more than 200 as traders join forces to fight crime, and now the project is being rolled out to licensees. Fran Beasley of Beasley’s Clothing in Hepworth’s Arcade was one of the first to back the scheme. She said: “There was a time when we had a lot of problems...
Four-day week boosts recruitment firm’s productivity by 50%
Inspired by the results of Microsoft’s Work-Life Choice Challenge in Japan, GB Recruitment introduced the four-day week as of January 6, 2020. The extra day's leave is rostered between a Monday, Thursday and Friday to allow the firm to deliver the same level of customer service. Antonio Tombanane, managing director, said: "We are amazed by the results the experiment has delivered so far. The...
Expert solicitor’s appointment marks creation of immigration department
Frances Ledbury works for individuals and businesses in a full range of immigration issues and also has a speciality in applications for declarations of presumed death. She said that Brexit could lead to a raft of new inquiries, with the rights of EU nationals depending on the outcomes of the negotiations between the UK and EU. Previously working at other law firms and most recently for Citizens...