An upcoming event in Leeds will explore how businesses can benefit from the development of the Leeds Arena and Trinity Leeds.

The Leeds Chamber Property Forum is taking place on 16^th September and will feature presentations from John Philips, Construction Director at BAM Construction, who will speaking about opportunities from the development of Leeds Arena, and Land Securities will speak about the future of Trinity Leeds.

As a Chamber member, we would like to invite you to complete the British Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey (QES), which is the most extensive and regular measure of business trends at local, regional and national levels.

This survey will only take 3 minutes of your time, and the information you provide will provide us with an accurate measure of how the local economy is performing. It is extremely important in giving our Chamber a voice, as well as providing us with an opportunity to influence policy decisions which may have an impact on business.

You can complete this survey online by visiting www.britishchambers.org.uk/qes. The password is economy and your Chamber code is 47 if you are a Leeds based member and 48 if you are a York and North Yorkshire based member.

We urge you to spare just 3 minutes to complete this survey by Monday 20th September, which is extremely important as it is considered by a number of senior decision-makers inside and outside the region.

If you would prefer to receive a hard copy of the QES please contact your account manager on 0113 247 0000 or 01904 567 838 and they will be happy to post one out to you.

Leading economist and member of the Bank of England's (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Adam Posen, will be putting forward his view on the economy at an upcoming breakfast event in York, hosted by the Leeds, York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce.

As debate mounts over whether interest rates should be increased by the MPC to curb rising inflation, Dr. Posen will provide guests with insider knowledge on the recent policy decisions taken by the committee and what he expects is in store for the UK economy.

Members of the Chamber in Scarborough and the surrounding areas are invited to attend a meeting to discuss the future of the Local Enterprise Partnership. The aim of this meeting is to gather views from local businesses about what Scarborough needs to further develop its economy as well as what they consider to be the priorities for the LEP.

The meeting has arisen as a result of concerns that the local business community in Scarborough has been overlooked during the LEP development process and therefore their needs will not be reflected in any bid that is submitted.

It will take place on Wednesday 8th September from 1.30pm at Woodend Creative, Industries Centre, The Crescent, Scarborough, YO11 2PW.