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South Yorkshire is a step closer to receiving tens of millions of pounds in additional powers and resources, after the Sheffield City Region Mayoral Combined Authority agreed to proceed with the implementation of the Devolution Deal. The deal was agreed by Mayor Dan Jarvis and council leaders in Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield at a meeting of the Mayoral Combined Authority. Read more

Skills, recruitment and marketing were top of the agenda for the brand new Chesterfield Food and Drink Forum, which was launched this month by Destination Chesterfield. The new forum builds on the continued success of the annual Chesterfield Food and Drink Awards and is designed to further raise the profile of the town’s thriving food and drink sector. Read more

‘Being Brunel’, the new museum at Bristol’s top-rated visitor attraction, has been named ‘Permanent Exhibition of the Year’ at the 17th Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence Ceremony. Read more

New research from R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body, shows that a lower proportion of transport businesses in Yorkshire experienced an elevated risk of insolvency in May compared with the previous month. Read more

At the grand opening of the Albion Dry Dock on Tuesday 5 March 2019, the SS Great Britain Trust and Directors of the Albion Dock Company welcomed local figures to tour the working dockyard and hear about plans for the site. Read more

Two musicians have developed an app to help enrich the lives of people living with dementia after experiencing the effects of the illness first-hand. Read more