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Fire fuels growth and resilience for Masons Gin

Fire fuels growth and resilience for Masons Gin Five years ago a distillery fire devastated the award-winning Masons of Yorkshire business. Today the business is back and stronger than ever. The distillery near Bedale in Yorkshire was completely destroyed by the fire in April 2019. Originally created by Karl and…

Snowed in with no power

When Storm Arwen struck North Yorkshire late in 2021 some villages near Sutton Bank were left without power or water for four days. On the second day heavy snow cut off the roads for many hours further hampering utility repair efforts. From the small village of Cold Kirby, one resident…

Keeping a business open during Covid-19

Henshaws is a charity that supports people living with site loss and a range of other disabilities. In March 2020 their specialist college in Harrogate had to implement sudden changes to its operations during the Covid-19 pandemic. Business Continuity Manager Lisa said: ‘During the pandemic, schools with specialist provision were…

What we did after our business flooded

Devine Meats, a butcher’s shop located just a stone\'s throw away from the River Wharfe in Tadcaster has experienced three severe floods since owner Zoe Devine started running the business 12 years ago. Zoe said: \'We knew we were at risk of flooding, the same as many other businesses on…

Cyber challenges facing SMEs and microbusinesses

Inspector Gavin Mayes, who manages the North Yorkshire Police Cybercrime & Digital Forensic Units, looks at some of the cyber challenges facing SMEs and microbusinesses, highlighting free tools and resources that can help target harden your business. Considering the recent well-publicised incident involving a global cybersecurity provider and the subsequent…

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Fire fuels growth and resilience for Masons Gin

Snowed in with no power

Keeping a business open during Covid-19

What we did after our business flooded

Cyber challenges facing SMEs and microbusinesses

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