It’s been revealed that the new York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority will employ 54 staff at a cost of £4.5m a year. The authority will be led by the region’s first-ever mayor, with voters...
York and North Yorkshire combined authority to employ 54 staff
It’s been revealed that the new York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority will employ 54 staff at a cost of £4.5m a year. The authority will be led by the region’s first-ever mayor, with voters going to the polls on May 2. Later today, councillors at North Yorkshire...
Historic Harrogate hotel closes as staff face redundancy
The staff of a landmark Harrogate hotel have been left awaiting confirmation of redundancy, as its new owners closed the business and shuttered its doors today. The Hotel St George is to be remodelled and reopened as a pub with rooms following a 16-week programme of...
School leavers ‘totally unprepared’ for work, says Ripon firm
Jonathan Lupton, managing director of Econ Engineering, says apprenticeships are a better option than university for some teenagers and urges local businesses to work with schools and colleges to provide more.
Harrogate charities host care recruitment event today
Members of Disability Action Yorkshire and The Avalon Group will be answering questions at the Everyman Cinema from 11am until 1:30pm today.
Harrogate district unemployment falls again
Latest monthly figures by the Office for National Statistics show 80 fewer people were claiming out-of-work benefits on December 9 than the previous month. But the figure is considerably higher than pre-pandemic levels.
Harrogate district unemployment rate continues to fall
Latest figures by the Office for National Statistics show 2,225 people in the district were claiming out of work benefits on November 11, compared with 2,375 the previous month.
Hot Seat: Leading the college for the Harrogate district
Boroughbridge man Danny Wild talks about reviving Harrogate College and why its emphasis on vocational and technical education appeals to more young people and employers.
Are you a people-person who wants to change lives? This job is for you
The award-winning Hampden House care home in Harrogate is looking for new staff to join its care, catering and housekeeping teams.
Unemployment in Harrogate district falls despite end of furlough
The latest jobless figures reveal 115 fewer people in the district are claiming out-of-work benefits than last month, when the furlough scheme ended. Furlough supported 28,600 jobs in the Harrogate district for 18 months.
Join Team North Yorkshire – become a care professional and make a difference
All sorts of people across the county have made the life-changing step into the care profession, from builders and retail workers to accountants, young graduates and parents wanting flexible but rewarding work.
Leading the digital revolution at Bettys
Samantha Sargison, who is in charge of digital at Bettys, talks about the struggle to fulfil orders during covid and the build-up to what will be the busiest Christmas ever for online orders of hampers and scones.
Unison in Harrogate ballots council staff over ‘derisory’ pay offer
The union claims a 1.75% pay offer to council and school staff is effectively a pay cut when inflation is taken into account and is a ‘shocking way to treat staff who went above and beyond during the pandemic’.