In Brief: Tour de France; Arrow Cars and Walker Morris ; MS3; PBR Leisure

CORPORATE hospitality packages offering VIP viewing of the Tour de France in Yorkshire next July, have been launched.

Businesses can watch the sporting event from a range of stunning venues with day packages including champagne receptions, Michelin gourmet food and an overnight stay.

The hospitality packages have been launched by tourism agency Welcome to Yorkshire which successfully led the bid to host the global event.

Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire said: “This is a once-in-a-life time opportunity to see the world’s biggest sporting event from a series of beautiful vantage points.

“From the elegance of Harewood House to the majestic spa town of Harrogate, we have organised a series of packages that are ideal for entertaining and impressing clients and contacts who can watch the race and soak up the atmosphere.

“We are pulling out all the stops to make sure this will be the grandest of Grand Départs the world has ever seen and we want to make sure this is an unforgettable experience for everyone, whatever your budget.”

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PRIVATE hire firm Arrow Cars has secured a new contract with Walker Morris.
Leeds-based Arrow Cars has been appointed to provide transport services for its staff and clients.

Arrow Cars is one of Leeds’ largest private hire taxi companies with over 300 vehicles operating throughout the city and two bases in Leeds – one in Horsforth and the other at Leeds Bradford Airport.

Arrow Cars chairman, David Richmond, said: “Walker Morris is one of the most well-respected names in the Leeds law scene so to be chosen to provide private hire services is a real privilege. At Arrow, we pride ourselves on providing a professional, reliable service and winning the Walker Morris work is testament to that.

“It’s a great contract for us to have under our belt and I’m sure this will be the beginning of a great partnership.”

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HESSLE based telecoms outfit MS3 has secured a long-term contract with City Health Care Partnership (CHCP CIC).

CHCP CIC is the parent company providing community, primary and health care services alongside elements of integrated care services to over half a million people in Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire and Knowsley, Merseyside. It currently employs over 1,400 members of staff and has a number of other companies within the group including Brocklehurst and City Health pharmacies.
MS3 said the contract is worth a “substantial amount” and is a three-year deal.

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THE owner of Prohibition in Leeds, PBR Leisure, has been placed in administration.

The company owns and operates a bars and hotels in the north of England.

Zolfo Cooper were appointed joint administrators.