Ever with our finger right on the pulse, this month Insider takes a long hard look at what recent events at HBOS and Bradford & Bingley mean for the future of the financial services industry in the region. Plus we find out how far Barnsley's aim to become a Tuscan hill town has transferred into reality. And we find out what people on our Rich List – also revealed in the magazine this month – might be doing to safeguard their assets.
Recent events would suggest all is lost in Yorkshire financial services – after many decades of gains. But Peter Baber finds it’s not as simple as that.
Barnsley has had it tough before and its leaders are confident it can grit its teeth and bear whatever hardship the recession brings. Julie Hayes reports.
The ructions in the financial markets have left many of Yorkshire’s richest investors scurrying to safer investments. Peter Baber reports.
