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Salford-based investment platform AJ Bell announced the appointment of Andrew Donald as investment sales director. In the newly created role, Donald will lead adviser sales…

Salford-based property development and funding group Salboy said it has entered the build-to-rent (BTR) market for the first time with the launch of a dedicated…

Landsec announced it has exchanged contracts to acquire a 100% stake in Metrocentre, Gateshead, from Tynehawk Holdings (Jersey) Limited for a net cash consideration of…

Leeds-based engineering services group Renew Holdings said it expects to report trading for the year in line with market consensus, achieving record levels of revenue…

Businesses and individuals across North East of England can now access support through the new North East Rural Growth Programme (NE-RGP), which is helping rural…

Newcastle-based Greggs said on Wednesday it has launched a consultation exercise that will consider proposals that could lead to the closure of four of its…

NewRiver REIT plc announced the formation of a new retail park Capital Partnership with affiliates of Soilbuild Group Holdings Ltd  and United Engineers Limited, two…

A St Helens medtech scale-up firm specialising in simulation training technology for surgeons has extended its capital raised to $20 million. Inovus Medical partners with…

Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory said its first-half revenue increased 5.3% to £260.8 million in the six months ended July 31, 2026,…

Shares of Newton Aycliffe-based Tekmar Group plc fell as much as 6% after it published an update on current trading for the year ended September…

Salford-based investment platform AJ Bell said its AJ Bell Investcentre has launched of a new offshore bond in partnership with Standard Life, further broadening its…

San Jose-based NetApp, an intelligent data infrastructure company, has announced its “intent” to acquire Manchester-based PEAK:AIO, a pioneer in “next-generation metadata architecture and high-performance parallel…

Following the news that £91 billion was withdrawn from UK retirement pots in 2025-26, Salford-based investment platform group AJ Bell has warned pension savers to…

Redcentric plc, the Harrogate-based IT managed services provider (MSP), published results for the year ended March 31, 2026, saying revenue fell 2.3% to £132 million…

Directors of Rotherham land developer Harworth Group on Friday unanimously recommended that its shareholders accept a “best and final” increased cash takeover offer of £631.7…

United Utilities, water supplier to the North West of England, said on Friday it remains on track to deliver £2 billion of capital investment in…

Bolton-based electrical retailer AO World plc said it completed the acquisition of photography retailer Jessops from Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones. “The acquisition, funded from…

Shares of Manchester holiday firm On the Beach rose as much as 8% after it published an update on trading for its financial year ending…

Salford-based investment platform giant AJ Bell said it has strengthened its investments team with three new appointments spanning investment strategy, fund research and portfolio management….

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc said its revenue rose 2.6% to £1.057 billion in the 52 weeks ended June 28, 2026, with profit before tax growing…

New research from Newcastle-based Sage shows the UK’s smaller businesses have embraced digital technology — but they are losing 19 working days every year moving…

Airbus announced it will convert its former A380 wing production facility at Broughton, near Chester, into an A321 line to help accelerate its global industrial…

Co-op Group, the Manchester-based member-owned mutual, said on Wednesday its first-half revenue rose 2.4% to £5.6 billion in the six months to July 4, 2026,…

Shares of JD Sports Fashion plc, the Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer, fell another 4% after it published half-year results and said “a number of the…

Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos said it is idling all three of its chemical plants in Hull “as energy prices hit 12x those in America.” Ineos said:…

Leeds-based social landlord Yorkshire Housing Finance plc published its Annual Report and Financial Statement for 2025-26, reporting increased turnover to £173 million, up from £165…

Henry Boot, the Sheffield-based property and development firm, said revenue fell to £80.7 million from £99.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, “with…

The UK central bank — the Bank of England — said it has secured a new long-term premises in Leeds, marking a major milestone in…

JD Sports Fashion plc, the Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer, has announced a long-term franchise partnership with Grupo Axo of Mexico, a leading multi-brand retail distributor,…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society announced the appointment of James Mack as chief financial officer and executive director, subject to regulatory approval. “With over 20 years’…

Rotherham-based land developer Harworth Group has rejected an increased takeover offer from Peel Pepper, part of Manchester-based private conglomerate Peel Group. Peel Pepper raised its…

Redcentric plc, the Harrogate-based IT managed services provider (MSP), announced the completion of the sale of Redcentric Data Centres Limited to Stellanor Datacenters Group Limited….

Manchester-based Boohoo Group, the fashion retailer that now trades as Debenhams Group, has announced a number of board changes with immediate effect. Iain McDonald has…

Shares of recently-floated Alderley Park, Cheshire firm The Beauty Tech Group plc rose about 12% after it published strong results for the six months ended…

Together Financial Services Limited, the Cheadle, Cheshire-based non-bank relationship lender, said its loan book rose 8% to a record £8.5 billion and underlying profit before…

Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons said its third-quarter group like-for-like (LFL) sales were up 3.2% for the 13 weeks ended July 26, 2026, its 15th consecutive…

Rotherham-based land developer Harworth Group said on Wednesday it is evaluating an increased takeover offer from Peel Pepper, part of Manchester-based private conglomerate Peel Group….

Shares of BTG Consulting plc, the Manchester-based business recovery, financial advisory and real estate firm known as Begbies Traynor Group until recently, rose as much as…

Maven Capital Partners has announced two new appointments to its Newcastle team — Catherine Earl and Graham Palmer — further strengthening its capability as it…

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it is investigating the completed acquisition by Manchester-based Co-operative Group Limited of The Southern Co-operative Limited. “The CMA…

Manchester-based Boohoo Group, the fashion retailer that now trades as Debenhams Group, announced that it has completed the sale of its Nasty Gal brand, including…

Huddersfield-based Fintel plc, a provider of software, data and support services to the UK retail financial services sector, said its first-half revenue from continuing operations…

Princes Group, the Liverpool-based international tuna, food and beverage giant, which joined the London Stock Exchange last October, said its first-half revenue increased 7% to £999.4…

Sheffield-based affordable house builder MJ Gleeson has cut its dividend from 11p per share to 5p to “reflect the challenging environment” as the firm made…

Manchester-based European private label cleaning products firm McBride plc said its revenue rose 0.8% to £934.2 million in the year to June 30, 2026, but…

Shares of Wakefield-based Everplay Group plc — formerly called Team17 — rose as much as 4% after it said its full-year results are “expected to…

UK Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds announced the UK government “will work towards the public acquisition” of Yorkshire-based Speciality Steel UK (SSUK). “The company’s sites support…

Manchester-based housing association Great Places Housing Group said its turnover increased 11.6% to £215 million in the year to March 31, 2026. The growth was…

Toronto-based Starlight Investments, a global real estate investment and asset management firm, has announced the successful closing of the Starlight UK BTR Fund II. Fund…

Newcastle-based Atom Bank, the UK’s first digital-only bank, is searching for a new chief executive following the announcement that co-founder and CEO Mark Mullen has…

The first phase of the £2 billion development at York Central, one of the UK’s largest urban regeneration schemes, has received detailed planning approval from…

Sheffield-based SCI Semiconductor — the startup firm that has developed the world’s first memory-safe computer chip  – has raised £5 million to accelerate production in…

Bradford-based Vanquis Banking Group plc said on Friday that Ian McLaughlin has informed the board of his intention to step down as CEO for personal…

Aberdeen Investments and Rock Rail — via the Next Generation Rail Fund — have reached financial close on a landmark transaction supporting the delivery of…

Speedy Hire plc, the Newton-le-Willows-based tools and equipment hire firm, published an update on the group’s business and trading performance for its Annual General Meeting…

Manchester-based Boohoo Group, the fashion retailer that now trades as Debenhams, said it has “sold the automation in its Sheffield distribution centre and reassigned the…

Manchester-based online retailing group THG plc has published interim results for the half-year ended June 30, 2026, showing revenue growth of 7.2% to £828.7 million,…

Rotherham-based land developer Harworth Group said it plans to become “a pure play powered land and industrial & logistics specialist” and will exit the residential…

Shares of Blackpool-based high performance polymer company Victrex rose as much as 14% after it raised its profit guidance and appointed an interim chief financial…

Warrington-based United Utilities Water Limited has been hit with £964,225 in fines and costs at Preston Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to five environmental permit…

James Cropper plc, the Kendal-based Advanced Materials and Paper & Packaging firm, said it has made a strong start to the year, with its Paper…