Schoolchidlren across West Yorkshire are to take part in the biggest survey of birdlife in UK schools this winter. Up to 2,000 schools take part each year in the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds’ s Big Schools’ Birdwatch focussing on the bird population. The survey has helped to track bird populations through involvement of schools for the last decade. The survey runs from January 16 [...]

The latest Leeds, York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey, conducted in partnership with Leeds University Business School, reveals that overseas markets continue to present opportunities for exporters and that manufacturers are performing significantly stronger than their service sector counterparts. More than half of exporting-manufacturers are experiencing an increase [...]

Published on Tue Mar 29 10:19:24 BST 2011 FIRMS across Yorkshire are getting more confident as the country recovers from the financial crises, new figures have revealed.The latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) saw a survey of 80 senior local business professionals carried out.And the results have shown that despite the confidence index declining from a high of +27.9 points [...]