Hethertons is continuing with a campaign to help businesses get to grips with the latest online threats by offering free help at an upcoming seminar.

The event, to be held at the Best Western Crown Hotel in Horsefair, Boroughbridge on 25 January, will see our lawyers team up with TekSupportUK to help companies protect themselves against attacks and prepare for the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which comes into force on 25 May.

A civil engineering company has been sentenced for serious safety breaches after a father-of-three suffered fatal crush injuries.

Sheffield Crown Court heard how RMB Contractors Ltd had been tasked with laying a new concrete slab at Ballast Phoenix Ltd, in Sheffield, in December 2014.

Details have emerged about some of the outlets which will be taking up residence at a new development in York.

A number of food and drink outlets will be occupying premises at the city’s Community Stadium, at Monks Cross.

With new data protection rules set to come into force in May, Hethertons is helping local businesses prepare with an interactive online quiz.

The General Protection Data Rules (GDPR) will require businesses to alter the way they obtain, store and use personal information that belongs to their customers, suppliers and employees.

A sizeable proportion of the nation’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are hoping to expand this year, while others are confident they will see their revenue grow.

A new survey of 1,000 business owners found that three quarters of respondents are optimistic that their business growth plans will bear fruit in the next 12 months, thanks to improvements in SME funding options.