Yorkshire Building Society signs Grand Depart deal

Financial services company Yorkshire Building Society is to become an official sponsor of the 2014 Grand Départ, an event that marks start of the Tour de France cycling competition.

The 2014 Grand Départ will take place in the UK county of Yorkshire this summer, and the building society’s branches in Harrogate, Holmfirth, York, Skipton and Leeds will all take part in the initiative, according to business news website TheBusinessDesk.com.

The Grand Départ will take place in Yorkshire across the weekend of July 5 and 6