WHEN a successful entrepreneur confides in you that watching Leeds United is “enjoyable” then you realise how tough his day job must be proving. I called in for a cup of tea with Simon Berwin, the fourth generation of the family tailoring business Berwin & Berwin, founded back in 1885. He’d seen last week’s comments […]
I LEFT Eversheds’ Leeds office suitably inspired the other day after hosting their Yorkshire’s Finest event. A celebration of the best of the region’s food and drink, white rose bunting adorned the law firm’s glass atrium in Bridgewater Place, Yorkshire’s tallest building. And the Yorkshire’s Finest theme didn’t just apply to the refreshments – it
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IF anyone was in any doubt that hosting the Grand Depart of the Tour de France would help deliver a serious cycling legacy in Yorkshire, then this week’s announcement that the 2019 Road World Championships will be held in the region probably dispels those doubts. The annual competition, which features around 1,000 cyclists from 75
IT is never a good thing when you receive an email from a company which begins with the words: “We’ve been sent your blog by our solicitors”. Deep intake of breath. Having avoided the threat of litigation from Ken Bates when he was chairman of Leeds United, I don’t really want to start answering to
