Chamber responds to Autumn Budget 2025

26 November 2025

Responding to the Autumn Budget, West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce’s head of representation and policy Mark Casci, said: “Given the hugely challenging tax increases introduced 12 months ago at the last Budget, businesses have been very anxious about what would be imposed this year. “While no broad-based new taxes are to be imposed,…

Chamber meets Chinese Consul General

7 November 2025

West & North Chamber of Commerce met with Tang Rui, the Chinese consul general for the North of England, at the offices of City of York Council. As well as Matthew Seddon and Mark Casci from the Chamber, CYC leader Claire Douglas, deputy leader Peter Kilbane, Garry Taylor and Samual Blyth from the council and…

Chamber flying the flag for business with Trade Mission to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain

6 October 2025

West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its largest trade mission to date as it prepares to take a raft of Yorkshire businesses to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.   The Chamber will lead the delegation to Jeddah, Riyad and Bahrain between November 9 and 14 after the two countries were identified by…

New Chamber Presidents

3 October 2025

West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce is proud to welcome new presidents and vice presidents to office. Rebecca Fitzgerald, Yorkshire Building Society’s Director of Data and AI, has become president of Bradford Chamber of Commerce, taking over from Mark Cowgill, acquisitions director at the Talk Straight Group. She will be joined by Scott Wilson,…

Raising the Bar Awards 2025

24 September 2025

The great and good came together to celebrate the social impact that Yorkshire’s business community create at West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce’s annual Raising the Bar Awards.   Raising the Bar celebrates all the hard work businesses put into supporting the wider community and measuring their social impact in their local area. These awards…

Chamber expansion and new membership model

1 August 2025

West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce is set for expansion, taking on the whole of West Yorkshire to become one of the largest chambers in the country. Currently serving Bradford, Leeds and York and North Yorkshire, the chamber will now be recruiting and supporting members from the Wakefield, Kirklees and Calderdale areas. The expansion…

Member News - York & North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire homebuilder offers part exchange to help buyers move

23 December 2025

Leading homebuilder David Wilson Homes is encouraging prospective buyers to explore available homes at its Bramble Wood development in Wheldrake. With a range of three and four bedroom homes available, these homes are adaptable for a range of lifestyles. Starting from £340,000, the development is less than eight miles from York…

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York St John now the highest rated university in the region for sustainability

22 December 2025

A record 91 place rise in the People & Planet sustainability and ethical performance rankings Sustainability work right across York St John University is behind a record result in People & Planet’s University League 2025. This is the only comprehensive and independent league table of UK universities ranked by environmental…

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Car parking charges right to challenge consultation

18 December 2025

An independent review of car parking charges has begun (today, Wednesday 17 December 2025) covering Bishopthorpe Road, Micklegate, and The Groves in York. Traders and residents in these areas have initiated a challenge to parking charges through The Right to Challenge Parking Policies Statutory Guidance under the Traffic Management Act 2004. This follows the…

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Candidates announced for Heworth Ward by-election

18 December 2025

The list of candidates standing for the Heworth by-election has been published at https://www.york.gov.uk/HeworthWardByElection. The election will take place on Thursday 15 January 2026 with polling hours between 7am and 10pm, and with the count taking place at the close of poll at The Centre @ Burnholme. Residents who are not currently…

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Andrew Jackson Solicitors advises on acquisition of historic ocean fish group by Fortuna Ltd

12 December 2025

Andrew Jackson Solicitors LLP announces that it has advised Falkland Islands-based fishing business Fortuna Ltd on its acquisition of Ocean Fish Group, a long-established fishing and processing business whose heritage dates back to 1740. Ocean Fish is one of Cornwall’s oldest fishing and seafood processing groups, supplying UK and European…

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Castle Howard and Brew York create bespoke beer to celebrate Oz Christmas extravaganza

12 December 2025

Castle Howard and Brew York have collaborated on a unique beer for the festive season celebrating the stately home’s Wizard of Oz Christmas experience. ‘No Place Like Home’, a Hazy Session IPA with a citrus character and floral notes, is brewed at Brew York’s Osbaldwick location and stocked exclusively at…

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Member Offers

10% Discount on cleaning and meet and greet robots (lease or purchase)

26 November 2025

Cleaning robots provide cleaner spaces, more frequently, with greater efficiency. Let the cleaning robot handle the floors while the cleaner focuses on tasks the robot cannot perform. Lease from £76 per week*   Meet and greet robots improve the customer experience and operational efficiency. Let the robot greet and guide…

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Free Distribution Healthcheck for Chamber Members

24 November 2025

As a proud member of the WNY Chamber of Commerce, you’re invited to claim a free Distribution Healthcheck from Expect Distribution; designed to help you optimise operations, improve compliance, and uncover hidden efficiencies across your fleet and logistics processes. This exclusive offer provides expert insight into your current setup, to…

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Bassline Business Advisors & Chartered Accountants – Exclusive Offer for Chamber Members

21 November 2025

At Bassline Business Advisors & Chartered Accountants, we specialise in providing clear, reliable, hands-on accounting support to businesses across Leeds. From year-end accounts and corporation tax to bookkeeping, payroll, VAT, and day-to-day advisory, we make sure every client receives partner-level attention, practical guidance, and proactive communication throughout the year. To…

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10% Off Leadership Coaching Packages

21 November 2025

Chamber Members receive 10% off all Leadership & Executive Coaching Packages, including programmes for multiple senior leaders. If you want stronger leadership, clearer thinking, and more confident decision-making in your organisation, this is for you. Here is what my clients say: “transformational personally and professionally… I feel liberated and confident…

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Complimentary Executive Insight Session

21 November 2025

Thinking about coaching? Want to see what it’s really like? Chamber Members can access a Complimentary Executive Insight Session – a powerful taste of coaching that brings instant clarity. Use code CHAMBER. If you’re curious about coaching or wondering whether it could help you and your staff gain clarity, confidence,…

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Complete the survey for a chance to win a free one hour AI consultancy session.

18 November 2025

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York & North Yorkshire Chamber President

Scott Jenkins

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OSCAR’s Paediatric Brain Tumour Charity

OSCAR’s Paediatric Brain Tumour Charity exists to support and care for children facing brain tumours and their families, to raise awareness of children’s brain tumours and to fund new research to drive down diagnosis time, increase survival rate and improve children’s quality of life during and after treatment. It was set up in memory of…

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10% Discount on cleaning and meet and greet robots (lease or purchase)

Cleaning robots provide cleaner spaces, more frequently, with greater efficiency. Let the cleaning robot handle the floors while the cleaner focuses on tasks the robot cannot perform. Lease from £76 per week*   Meet and greet robots improve the customer experience and operational efficiency. Let the robot greet and guide customers, handle repetitive or basic…

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Free Distribution Healthcheck for Chamber Members

As a proud member of the WNY Chamber of Commerce, you’re invited to claim a free Distribution Healthcheck from Expect Distribution; designed to help you optimise operations, improve compliance, and uncover hidden efficiencies across your fleet and logistics processes. This exclusive offer provides expert insight into your current setup, to highlight opportunities for smarter, forward-thinking…

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Bassline Business Advisors & Chartered Accountants – Exclusive Offer for Chamber Members

At Bassline Business Advisors & Chartered Accountants, we specialise in providing clear, reliable, hands-on accounting support to businesses across Leeds. From year-end accounts and corporation tax to bookkeeping, payroll, VAT, and day-to-day advisory, we make sure every client receives partner-level attention, practical guidance, and proactive communication throughout the year. To support fellow Chamber members, we’re…

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10% Off Leadership Coaching Packages

Chamber Members receive 10% off all Leadership & Executive Coaching Packages, including programmes for multiple senior leaders. If you want stronger leadership, clearer thinking, and more confident decision-making in your organisation, this is for you. Here is what my clients say: “transformational personally and professionally… I feel liberated and confident again after a few hard…

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Complimentary Executive Insight Session

Thinking about coaching? Want to see what it’s really like? Chamber Members can access a Complimentary Executive Insight Session – a powerful taste of coaching that brings instant clarity. Use code CHAMBER. If you’re curious about coaching or wondering whether it could help you and your staff gain clarity, confidence, and direction as a leader,…

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Complete the survey for a chance to win a free one hour AI consultancy session.

🚀 Unlock the Power of AI with InfraTech Systems Looking to boost productivity, cut costs, and maximise ROI through AI? InfraTech Systems helps small and medium-sized businesses take the first confident step in their AI journey with our AI Foundations Service. Our experts work closely with your team to understand your current technology landscape, processes,…

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Launch of brilliant Startups packaging offer from ASC Direct

• West Yorkshire-based corrugated packaging manufacturer launches Startup Business Support • Includes free packaging and design to help new businesses create eye-catching and impressive packaging • Part of a wider strategy to continue supporting new businesses To help new businesses, ASC Direct has launched ‘Startup Business Support’, a team of experts who have the experience…

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Reduced 10% Recruitment Fee for Members

We Listen, We Care, We Deliver Annabelle Charles Associates are a multi-sector recruitment company that support a variety of companies across Yorkshire. These include manufacturing, property and retail amongst many other sectors given our 20 years of experience. We work consultatively with each client in order to understand the role requirements as well as the…

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Member offer with Printer Label Store – Self-adhesive labels – Plain & Digital Labels

Contact us today for a 10% discount code on your label orders – available to all members. At Printer Label Store, we are proud to be a label manufacturer, not a broker. All of our labels are produced in-house, giving you complete confidence in every order’s quality, consistency, and reliability. We are also ISO 9001…

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