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Finance Business News - Based in County Durham, Iain has been an integral part of the England Physical Disabilities cricket squad for eight years, five of those as Captain before retiring from international cricket at the end of 2019. He has a prosthetic right leg.

Finance Business News - Leonard Curtis specialises in corporate restructuring and insolvency, personal debt advice, equity and debt finance raising for SMEs, property solutions and legal services. Led by experienced senior manager Ric Miller, this arm of the business has spent two decades working with accountants and business owners on strategies to rescue and recover operations.

Retail Business News - The name and theme for a new indoor market which aims to give an East Midlands town a fresh lease of life have been unveiled as its opening date draws nearer. Three empty shops are being converted into a market hall in the heart of Kirkby-in-Ashfield.

Property Business News - The developer behind a new 45m residential development in North East Lincolnshire has announced the start date for the second phase of the scheme as the first families take up residence. King s Park in Scartho, Grimsby, which is being delivered by E5 Living UK, saw its first buyers move in at the beginning of June.

Property Business News - Award-winning Leeds-based estate agents, HARDISTY AND CO, has acquired a new office in the LS12 area of Leeds on Town Street, Armley. This will be the company s fourth branch and covers the area to the West of the city.

Finance Business News - It s CRM s third such accreditation by a leading nationwide bank taking its tally up to three from the big four. The Salford-based specialists in recovery and realisation of distressed assets and debt are already approved partners of Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Bank.

Finance Business News - The firm specialises in corporate restructuring and insolvency, personal debt advice, equity and debt finance raising for SMEs, cashflow optimisation, property solutions and legal services.

Technology Business News - The revelation that the FBI has been able to recover US 2.3 million of a cryptocurrency ransom has been hailed as a cybercrime gamechanger by Garry Brown of Tees Valley-based Bondgate IT. Investigators recovered 63.

Retail Business News - Vertu Motors has handed over the keys to a BMW 135i to Durham County Cricket Club s overseas player Cameron Bancroft as part of the partnership deal between the two organisations. Bancroft, who captained Durham in 2019, re-joined as an overseas player for the 2021 County Championship season. He will have exclusive use of the car, supplied by Vertu BMW Durham, throughout the season.

Legal Business News - Importers and exporters across the Midlands are being advised to urgently review their freight insurance following another major shipping catastrophe. Anton Gunter, director of Telford-based Global Freight Services, said businesses could face huge costs without the appropriate insurances in place to protect their goods against loss or recovery from a major incident.

Legal Business News - The Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, David Lammy, and the acclaimed actor and activist Maxine Peake are two of the latest figures to share their insights and opinions in Women in the Law UK s Talking Law podcast series. Both interviews, which are now live online, were conducted by the organisation s founder, Sally Penni MBE pictured .

Charity Business News - The charity has been fittingly announced as an award recipient during National Volunteers Week, which takes place during the first week of June in 2021. Offering regular youth groups and a huge range of support services in the North West and beyond, The Proud Trust is the UK s largest LGBT charity for young people.

Finance Business News - Middleton Enterprises, the Newcastle-based investment firm, is actively seeking to grow its portfolio following the launch of its Growth Capital Division. With the ability to write cheques of up to 2m for future investments, Middleton Enterprises is concentrating on identifying and investing in businesses that do not rely on favourable market conditions.

Property Business News - To support the families, older people, and people with additional support needs living in its 1,300 properties, the housing association has restructured its team to become even more customer-focused.

Health Business News - The homecare provider has been given the accolade as the result of an annual anonymised CareGiver satisfaction survey, run by independent researcher, WorkBuzz. The survey revealed that 100 of the company s employees rate their training as good or excellent and agree that it s clear what is expected of them in their role.

Retail Business News - Oven valeting firm, Ovenu Lichfield, has received the highest possible honour in the inaugural Trustist awards which recognises outstanding customer service. The business, run by Julie Anson-Boynton, picked up a gold award after attracting a clean sweep of almost 200 maximum five-star reviews on the online customer ratings platform.

Recruitment Business News - Outsourced HR business, P3 People Management, has made two further appointments to the team. Following on from an earlier appointment made in March, the business has now doubled its size in the last two months. P3, based in Altrincham, Cheshire, helps SMEs based across the North West, to increase their profits by investing in the performance of their people.

Property Business News - Well-engineered housing can be empowering, making people feel safe, secure and at home. And this extends to the wider environment and infrastructure, which surrounds and envelops us all -from the fundamental layout of streets and pavements to the provision of useful local facilities and community services. It may seem a simple formula.

Marketing Business News - The Manchester-based boutique advertising and marketing agency has secured I Saw It First s account for another term and will support the brand s digital media during ITV s Love Island sponsorship.

Technology Business News - A senior Government politician will give the keynote opening address at a major conference examining the way technology can help tackle the climate change crisis, organisers have revealed.