‘Obama is in charge of my finances’ among worst tax return excuses
As the 31 January tax return deadline looms closer, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed the worst excuses ever made for late filing and payments. The majority of the excuses, used in appeals against penalties, claimed it was someone else’s fault including pets, work colleagues and even the President of the United States. Excuses included pet More...
Two Leeds restaurants listed among 100 Best Restaurants in the UK
Editorial image. Two restaurants in Leeds have been ranked in the Top 100 Best Restaurants 2014 in the UK. Gaucho Leeds and Kendell’s Bistro were the only restaurants in West Yorkshire to be ranked in the list More...
£1.5m internet boost to create over 1,000 jobs in Leeds and Bradford
Leeds-based Shot by Sodium connected to superfast broadband via the scheme Over 1,500 jobs are expected to be created in Leeds and Bradford in 2015 as a result of £1.5m of government ‘connection voucher’ More...
Batley shop owners slapped fine for selling rotten fruit and veg
Rotten spinach and rotten guava found in the shop The owners of a shop in Batley have been fined for selling rotten and damaged fruit and vegetables. Abdullah Dadipatel, 36, and Hawa Dadipatel, 35, of A and Z Dadipatel More...
Bradford’s Fit Britches ‘skinny’ range launches on Ideal World TV
A Bradford-based business has launched its ‘skinny’ range on a national TV shopping channel, Ideal World TV. Fit Britches, a clothing range claiming to be designed to help slimmers lose inches, reduce signs More...
Bradford’s Brewery raises glass to cash investments
/* Managing director of the Brewery, Matthew Halliday Bradford Brewery, a start-up business that aims to put Bradford on the map for high quality brewing, has received major financial boosts. The brewery More...
Leeds company producing real-life zombie-proof cabins
/* The threat of an imminent zombie apocalypse has inspired a Leeds-based company to produce a cabin that keeps zombies away. The Zombie Fortification Cabin (ZFC-1), made by Tiger Log Cabins, claims More...
Leeds named as one of top three retail destinations to visit in UK
/* Shoppers inside Victoria Quarter in Leeds The city of Leeds has been ranked in the top three retail venues in the UK, moving up one place from last year. It was ranked in the Javelin Group’s annual More...