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Steve Wright @CandidSteve

PR pro, co-owner of Candid PR. Proud and dedicated Yorkshire man.

Joined February 2012
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Work completes on major 303-bedroom PBSA scheme in York and doesn't it look brilliant?! There's no shortage of coverage appearing for this one this week - thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshir… #PropertyPR

Developer completes accommodation for hundreds of students | TheBusinessDesk.com

Raffles Hall, which will house more than 300 students, replaces a former industrial premises

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Only two more sleeps to go until Crypt Factor 2025!! Read all about it here - candidpr.co.uk/news/major-20… #PropertyPR #CryptFactor #CryptFactor2025
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Jeremy Clarkson's Grade-II listed childhood home where world's first Paddington Bear 🐻 was made is on the market. Lots of national and regional coverage in the bag for this one! dailymail.co.uk/news/article…

Jeremy Clarkson's Grade-II listed childhood home goes up for sale

Jeremy Clarkson's Grade II-listed childhood home - and the birth of the world's first Paddington Bear - has gone up for sale for a hefty £1.5 million.

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Grimsby's new Horizon Youth Zone is a really exciting development for North East Lincolnshire that will change the lives of lots of young people in the region, so it's a great story for us to tell - constructionmaguk.co.uk/a-ne…
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Construction has started on a stunning new £6m care home in York that will offer 60 luxurious bedrooms and top-class facilities. These developments are more like 5-star hotels than traditional care homes and you can read our story about it here - bdaily.co.uk/articles/2025/0…

Lime Trees development breaks ground

A “landmark” £6 million luxury care home is under construction in York, promising to “transform a disused site into a… | Health | Construction | Property | Yorkshire & The Humber | Collaboration |...

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Two longstanding Yorkshire property companies with a combined heritage spanning well over 300 years have joined forces after Dacre, Son & Hartley acquired rural property specialist Lister Haigh. Here's our story today - insidermedia.com/news/yorksh…

Dacre, Son & Hartley acquires historic agency - “excellent reputation in the rural sector”

Estate agency Dacre, Son & Hartley has acquired a North Yorkshire rural property specialist established more than 100 years ago.

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Here's another successful story for a veterinary client! Dolly, the adorable Bichon Frise, found out the hard way that there's no smoke without fire when she swallowed a vape! 🐕🚭 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0qw…

Kent: Maidstone dog saved after eating nicotine-filled vape pod

Pennard Vets says Dolly, from Maidstone, is lucky to be alive as the pod could have leaked.

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Exciting times for the team at Harrison Family Vets with three new practices set to open this year as part of a £1m investment! A great story to kick the week off with - thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshir…

Hat-trick of openings this year for independent veterinary group | TheBusinessDesk.com

At least £350,000 will be invested in each of the new practices

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Work is due to start on a major new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in the historic surroundings of Canongate, just behind Edinburgh’s famous Royal Mile. This has been a good story to kick off 2025 with - projectscot.com/2025/01/clar… #PropertyPR

Clark Contracts to build new Edinburgh student accommodation development | Project Scotland

CLARK Contracts has been appointed to build a new purpose-built student accommodation development in the Canongate area of Edinburgh. Several existing build ...

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Yorkshire law firm LCF Law has made 11 promotions including two new partners. Here's one of ours that's had lots of coverage today!  insidermedia.com/news/yorksh…

New partners among 11 LCF Law promotions

Yorkshire law firm LCF Law has made 11 promotions including two new partners.

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Chartered accounting and business advisory firm Saffery opens its new Leeds office at Wellington Place. We've secured lots of positive coverage for this one! insidermedia.com/news/yorksh… #LeedsPR #Leeds #PR

Accounting and business advisory firm completes Leeds move

Chartered accounting and business advisory firm Saffery has opened its new Leeds office at Wellington Place.

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Over the past three years we've handled the #PR for seven new practice openings for independent veterinary group, Harrison Family Vets, but this one was a tiny bit more special than all the others, simply because it's in our home city of #Leeds! vettimes.co.uk/news/seventh-…
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Here's our latest successful story about another longstanding business that has transferred into an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). insidermedia.com/news/yorksh…

Supplier of equipment for Grand National makes employee ownership move

A plant and machinery specialist that has supplied equipment for the Grand National for almost 50 years has become an employee-owned business.

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Grimsby’s state-of-the-art new Horizon Youth Zone will be a transformational development for NE Lincolnshire. This week key stakeholders and major supporters visited the site to see how work is progressing and we had the honour of publicising the story - lincolnshiretoday.net/mag/su…
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Leeds expansion for a long-established firm of chartered accountants and business advisers. Here's one of our stories this week! thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshir…

Chartered accountants and business adviser poised for expansion | TheBusinessDesk.com

Saffery is to open a 5,213 sq ft office in Leeds city centre

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This is a good story we've been working on this week about GW Power-Safe Ltd which was established by MD Daniel Haley in 2014 after he was made redundant from his job as an electrician. The company is now on track to turnover £12million - yorkshirepost.co.uk/business…

Yorkshire-based building services engineering to target £12 turnover on tenth anniversary

A YORKSHIRE-BASED building services engineering company has marked its tenth anniversary by setting its sights on hitting £12m turnover and creating new jobs this year.

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This is a great story to end the week on about one of Ilkley’s oldest retailers that has been part of the fabric of the town's high street for generations, being bought by a loyal staff member who has worked there for 44 years and his wife. yorkshirepost.co.uk/business…

Loyal employee of 44 years buys one of town's oldest retailers which opened in 1937

A LONGSTANDING Yorkshire retailer that is renowned for its huge product range is now co-owned by a staff member who has worked there for 44 years.

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Good luck to everyone participating in the first ever Great Leeds Walk this weekend, which will raise money for Leeds Children's Charity and is another charity project that we're supporting with PR this year - candidpr.co.uk/news/candid-s…
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Work is complete on a new £10m care home in Haxby near York. We've had coverage across local news, regional business media and both construction and care sector trade titles for this story -  insidermedia.com/news/yorksh… #PropertyPR #ConstructionPR

£10m care home opens in North Yorkshire

A new £10m care home in Haxby has welcomed its first residents following completion of work.

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Check-out (or check-in 😜) our story about construction starting on a major new Edinburgh hotel complete with restaurant and outdoor terrace, which is appearing across the Scottish media and trade press this week -  edinburghnews.scotsman.com/n… #PropertyPR

Work begins to transform 1970s office block into ‘landmark’ city centre hotel 

Work to transform a 1970s office block into a major Edinburgh hotel in the west of the city has begun - with developers hoping to open the 157-bedroom hotel in spring 2026.

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