TWO Yorkshire councils have drawn up plans to cut about 1,000 jobs in a further round of spending cuts. Bradford Council is looking to reduce the number of posts by 696 over the next two years and neighbouring Kirklees Council expects to shed 300 posts next year. Council leaders in Bradford have drawn up budget … Continue reading
AROUND 9,000 jobs across Britain could be saved as Leeds-based private equity firm Endless closes in on deals to buy poultry and red meat businesses from their Dutch owner. Vion is exiting the UK to concentrate on its core activities in Netherlands and Germany and has put its £1.8bn business up for sale. Endless has … Continue reading
NAB, which has been reviewing its UK unit that comprises over 300 Clydesdale and Yorkshire branches, said it planned to cut 1,400 jobs in UK by 2015, close some back offices and move the vast majority of the UK unit’s commercial real estate exposure valued at 6.2 billion pounds ($10.07 billion) to the parent. NAB … Continue reading