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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...
Ron Dearing UTC named among England’s best schools for A-level progress
New league tables released by the Department for Education show Hull’s employer-led school is ranked 15th of all schools and colleges in England, including fee-paying independent schools, for the progress made by students who took their A-levels last summer. Excluding independent schools, Ron Dearing UTC is ranked as the sixth best for student progress, with a progress score of 0.72, which is...
Closure sets up dream chance to buy a brewery
Property agents Garness Jones are offering what many might see as the business opportunity of a lifetime following the failure of a fledgling brewery. Twisted Angel, which opened in 2017 in an industrial unit in Beverley, brewed its last pint late last year after the company ran into difficulties. But the closure was so sudden that the operators vacated the building almost overnight, leaving...