{"id":2179,"date":"2025-10-26T17:33:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T17:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/360wire\/?p=2179"},"modified":"2025-12-16T12:46:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:46:07","slug":"this-week-in-business-the-top-stories-from-across-yorkshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/360wire\/2025\/10\/26\/this-week-in-business-the-top-stories-from-across-yorkshire\/","title":{"rendered":"This week in business: the top stories from across Yorkshire\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The last week on Yorkshire\u2019s business front saw Sheffield Wednesday enter administration, political leaders from Sheffield and Leeds calling for rail improvements between the two cities in the House of Commons, and Pizza Hut announcing the closure of eight of its Yorkshire restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheffield Wednesday announces administration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheffield Wednesday’s ownership saga came to an end when the club announced it had entered administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julian Pitts, Kris Wigfield and Paul Stanley of Begbies Traynor were appointed joint administrators on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This ended Dejphon Chansiri\u2019s controversial ten year long ownership of the club, which culminated in supporters boycotting matches in an attempt to force a sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following Saturday saw the return of fans to Hillsborough for the club’s first match since entering administration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within 24 hours, 9,000 tickets for the game were purchased and fans flocked to the club shop where over \u00a3200,000 was spent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mr Wigfield, Joint Administrator, who himself has been a season ticket holder since 1984, said: \u201cThis club has been through difficult times before, and every time it\u2019s the same thing that gets us through \u2014 you, our incredible supporters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not out of the woods yet. But together, we can rebuild this great football club and make Hillsborough a place we\u2019re all proud of again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Political and business leaders call for rail investment between Sheffield and Leeds in Commons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wednesday saw leaders from both Sheffield and Leeds calling for \u2018transformational rail investment\u2019 between the two cities in the House of Commons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leeds City Council Leader James Lewis, Sheffield City Council leader Tom Hunt, West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin and South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard were joined by representatives urging the government to back the \u2018Northern Powerhouse\u2019 rail plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These plans include four fast trains an hour between Sheffield and Leeds (where there\u2019s currently one), investment in increasing the capacity of Leeds City Station, and improvements in Sheffield Station to increase its rail capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together, Leeds and Sheffield generate roughly \u00a350bn per year, those speaking in the House of Commons claim the cities are missing out on a further \u00a325bn across Yorkshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leeds City Council Leader, James Lewis said: \u201cOur great and growing cities are home to internationally-competitive businesses across a wide range of sectors, and we are achieving all this with poor rail connectivity between us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYet these improvements between our two cities will drive growth not just in Leeds and Sheffield but across Yorkshire and the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passengers deserve better than a creaking, unreliable rail network.

With Yorkshire\u2019s Plan for Rail, we're calling for fairer investment across all our railways, including a new through station at Bradford and upgrades to key lines.

I joined @LeedsCC_News<\/a>, @SheffCouncil<\/a> and\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/SvXiRvbT9B<\/a><\/p>— Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire (@MayorOfWY) October 23, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>