Hope for housing market as mortgage lending soars
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has announced figures showing that mortg...
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Research shows good-looking women hampered in jobs market
New research has shown that attractive women would be better off not sending i...
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Drop in number of speeding drivers
New Home Office figures reveal that the number of motorists caught speeding by...
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Thousands skip work due to alcohol and drug dependency
Official figures just released show that over 80,000 on long-term sickness ben...
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New figures reveal fall in house sale
New data released by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has shown a fu...
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Job losses in NHS despite government pledge
New figures have shown that nurses, doctors and midwives are losing their jobs...
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Duncan Smith condemns old pension in announcing new proposals
The pensions secretary has called the current pensions system “bewilderingly ...
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More protection for rescuers in new health and safety guidance
The government is seeking to ensure that members of the emergency services are...
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Government looks at ways of reducing rush hour traffic
The government is looking at ways of cutting down on the congestion that affec...
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Exercising breaks in business leases
Many business leases contain break clauses and it is crucial that break notic...
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New enterprise zones
Leeds has been announced as one of the 21 new Enterprise Zones in England. ...
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Penalty or genuine pre estimate of loss?
Clauses in contracts which amount to ‘a penalty’ are not enforceable in law. ...
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New late payment regulations
Late payment has long been recognised as a problem within the European Union....
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Marriage rates hit a new low
The Office for National Statistics has produced new figures which show that ma...
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MP committee attacks legal aid plans
A report by MPs has attacked the government’s planned changes to legal aid and...
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Clarke has fat-cat lawyers in his sights
Kenneth Clarke has said that proposed changes to the civil justice system, whi...
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Self-funding care homes residents paying for the care of others
Privately-funded residents of care homes in the UK are being forced to pay inf...
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Transport Secretary rejects calls for lower drink-drive limit
The government has rejected the recommendations of Sir Peter North, commission...
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Councils set to give help to first-time buyers
A new scheme has been launched which aims to give potential first-time buyers...
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Government to cut the number of health and safety inspections
The Work and Pensions Minister Chris Grayling will this week announce a number...
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Leeds NHS Trust facing heavy fine over MRSA
The Leeds NHS Trust is facing a potential fine of £400,000 because there have ...
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UK Poles having more children
Polish women in the UK have a higher fertility rate than British women and are...
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Lib Dems oppose small firm relief
Conservative plans to exempt smaller firms from new maternity and paternity l...
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Firms set to be flexible during Olympics
A survey has shown that many firms are prepared to be flexible with employees ...
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GDC rules on flatulent dentist
The General Dental Council is to decide what sanctions to take against a denti...
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Hutton report urges radical overhaul of public sector pensions
A new report, recommending that those in the public sector work longer for low...
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Leeds woman left stranded in bed by home carers
The family of a 77-year-old woman from Leeds have criticised her carers for re...
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2011 Brings increase in employment tribunal compensation limits
The annual amendment of compensation limits for Employment Tribunal awards cam...
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Getting it right, together
Wendy Scarr has recently joined our Private Client department. ...
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Troubled couples to face mediation before divorce
The government is to force couples to consider mediation before going through ...
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Women held back in business claims report
A new report shows that the majority of women believe that there is a glass ce...
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Lloyds Banking Group in £500m payout
The Lloyds Banking Group is to refund 300,000 customers a total of £500m after...
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Trial opens into death of bin man
The trial of bin lorry driver Ronald Fieldhouse, accused of death by careless ...
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“Moob” treatment on the rise in Leeds
More men than ever are having cosmetic surgery to remove their “moobs” with fi...
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More mobile phone use while at the wheel
New research is showing that more drivers than ever are using their mobile pho...
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A flaming success
The temperature rose on Thursday evening when a brave team walked over fire in...
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Anthony brings to an end 50 years service
Anthony Conway, who has over 50 years experience as a solicitor in Leeds has r...
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TUC slams new proposals for business
The TUC has criticised new proposals from the Institute of Directors (IoD), wh...
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Disabled man wins appeal in fight to recover money from ex-wife
A man who lost a leg when he was hit by a car almost 20 years ago, has won th...
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Businesswoman sues cosmetic surgeon for £54m
A businesswoman, who claims her career was ruined after cosmetic surgery went ...
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Death figures in care homes condemned by campaigners
New Office for National Statistic figures, showing the number of people dying ...
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UHC Cougars won the intra-communal 5-a-side football tournament
Congratulation to UHC Cougars who have won the intra-communal 5-a-side footba...
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Wide variations in speed camera efficiency
A study by Which? has found that less than half of all speed cameras in the co...
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“Sick” money-saving idea sees pool heated by crematorium
Redditch Borough Council has come up with a new way to save on their electric...
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Council fined after man suffers hand arm vibration condition
Cheshire East Council has been fined £5,300 after an employee contracted a sev...
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Driving instructor delves into the mind to help learner drivers
A Leeds driving instructor has come up with a new way of trying to get learner...
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PM proposes employers charter
The Prime Minister wants to make it easier for companies to get rid of staff ...
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Worker saved by his phone
A parking attendant at a nightclub in Atlanta, Georgia, who was shot in the ch...
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Report expected on “pre nups”
The Law Commission is to produce its report on pre nuptial agreements next wee...
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Drink driving arrests down in North Yorkshire
Recently released figures from North Yorkshire Police have shown a fall in the...
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Tribunal rules dinner lady unfairly dismissed
A tribunal has ruled that a school dinner lady was unfairly dismissed ...
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Doctors urged to fight NHS changes
Over 100 doctors have signed a letter criticising the British Medical Associat...
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Women pregnant despite implant
Almost 600 women became pregnant despite using the contraceptive implant Impla...
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Scottish farmer joins scheme to help prevent accidents at work
A Scottish farmer, who nearly died in an accident at his farm last year, is no...
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£1bn a year wasted in the NHS
A body, which examines waste within the NHS, says that over £1bn of taxpayers’...
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Removing kerbs could encourage safer driving
A new study has suggested that removing kerbs and making pedestrians more of a...
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AA calls for “risk assessment” on motorways
The AA has said there should be restriction on lorries using motorways during ...
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Pension savers may get more freedom
Ministers will announce changes to the pension system, which will provide more...
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New figures show continued slowdown in property market
New figures released by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors show that t...
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Leeds NHS hospitals have higher rate of readmissions
Directors at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have been told that they face ...
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Woman finds mouse in bag of chips
A London woman has received an apology and £50 in vouchers after she found a d...
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CBI calls for delay in retirement changes
The CBI has called on the government to delay for a year, proposed changes to ...
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Coffee morning banned from serving coffee!
A children’s centre has banned a parents coffee morning from serving hot drink...
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Health Secretary responds to RCP concerns
The Health Secretary has responded to a new survey which quotes senior figures...
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Patients Association report includes “humiliating” experience in Leeds hospital
A Patients Association report into substandard care for the elderly has includ...
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Parliamentary committee recommends new drink drive limit
The Transport Select Committee, an all-party group of MPs, has recommended tha...
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NHS trust heavily criticised by widow of cancer victim
The widow of a man who died at a Leeds hospital said her husband was treated a...
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Conflicting opinion on school asbestos policy
Opinion on the risks of asbestos in schools appear divided with some scientist...
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West Yorkshire mum wins cancer drug fight
A West Yorkshire woman with inoperable breast cancer, who was initially told s...
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Big freeze continues
The cold weather which has gripped the UK for over a week shows no signs of ab...
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Government to review transport in light of snow chaos
The Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has said that the government will exami...
