Hundreds of jobs have been created in Barnsley over the last financial year, thanks to specialist business support. The borough has also seen a record level of inward investment. Enterprising Barnsley has helped create more than 1,300 new jobs, attracted 39 new companies to the borough and seen nearly a million square feet of extra… Read more »
A Queen’s Young Leader will host the glittering final of a new Primary School enterprise challenge. Ashleigh Porter-Exley (pictured right and below), one of a ‘handful of exceptional young people from across the Commonwealth to become Queen’s Young Leaders’, also won the BBC’s Young Apprentice, and she is thrilled to team up with Yorkshire company Louder Than… Read more »
A Barnsley teenager was among the notable award winners at the Women in Business Athena International Women’s Day held at Tankersley Manor on Wednesday. Eve Lodge, the 19-year-old owner of bespoke bunting business Barmy, was unable to make the event due to Women’s Day commitments at The University of Hull, where she is studying marketing. However,… Read more »
A Barnsley Security Company celebrating its10th anniversary has been assessed as being in the top 2% of Security providers Nationwide. As an existing Gold Award Company there is a strict requirement for assessment. Annual inspections are completed by the National Security Inspectorate (NSI). who are recognised as the leading certification body for the security and… Read more »
After such a successful year of Random Acts of Kindness, the Alhambra Shopping Centre in Barnsley will be continuing with their generous campaign for 2017. Over the past 12 months, the centre has been rewarding people of Barnsley with small acts of kindness, including paying for shopper’s parking, free strawberries and cream to celebrate Wimbledon,… Read more »
A number of Barnsley people have been nominated for the 2017 Yorkshire Choice awards. The nominations have been revealed for the various categories – and features Barnsley-based businesses and business people, including teenagers Eve Lodge and Rose Dyson. Eve, who is the owner of bespoke bunting business Barmy, was shortlisted for the Yorkshire Choice Young… Read more »
Sheffield-based company Louder Than Life have teamed up with teenage Barnsley business woman Eve Lodge for a new enterprise venture aimed at Primary School kids. Starting in February 2017, Louder Than Life (LTL) will be out and about at various Primary Schools in the South Yorkshire region delivering a challenge that is linked to music… Read more »
Berneslai Homes have announce the successful bids for this year’s Funding Pots. Voluntary and community groups were invited to apply for up to £300 towards their projects which promote a common sense of belonging and vision, for local communities. This year a total of £10,000 was donated to help 39 local community groups. Berneslai Homes’… Read more »
The Alhambra kicked off their late night shopping and Random Acts of Kindness Christmas campaign on a high last week as two lucky shoppers were chosen to win their Christmas shopping, totalling a whopping £205.50. On Wednesday 23rd November, Dawn Turner and Emma Charlesworth were shopping in Primark when they were approached by the Alhambra… Read more »
Berneslai Homes’ customers are invited to go along to the next Customer Panel on Wednesday 14th December at 6pm, at Priory Campus. Customers will be given an update on Berneslai Homes’ budget for 2017/18; hear the latest on the changes to social housing; pay to stay and the sale of higher value stock. Director of… Read more »
