Manchester-based tool and equipment rental firm HSS Hire Group plc published a positive trading update ahead of its AGM on Wednesday.  “Building on the encouraging…

Accrington-based home shopping firm Studio Retail Group plc (SRG) — formerly known as Findel — said on Wednesday its revenue from continuing operations rose 33% to…

Shares of Wetherby-based diagnostics company Avacta Group plc rose about 5% on Tuesday after it announced that a study has shown that its AffiDX antigen lateral…

Shares of Barrow-in-Furness international marine engineering company James Fisher and Sons plc fell as much as 5% on Tuesday as it published a trading update…

Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc on Monday announced a “short delay” to the publication of its results for the year ended December 31, 2020. Lookers…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc said on Monday its Spanish unit would buy an 80% stake in Catalonia-based online sports equipment retailer…

Newcastle-based bakery and food retailer Greggs said on Monday it is experiencing a “level of sustained sales recovery” that is stronger than it had anticipated….

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on Friday it is investigating the anticipated merger between TravelSupermarket and Icelolly Marketing Limited. Chester-based price comparison website…

Oldham-based consumer goods firm Ultimate Products has agreed to buy buy kitchen and bathroom scales maker Salter Brands from FKA Brands for an initial cash consideration…

California-based video game giant Electronic Arts (EA) has agreed to buy Chesire-based mobile games studio Playdemic, maker of the Golf Clash game, from AT&T’s Warner…

Newcastle-based accounting software giant Sage Group has announced a new “Sustainability and Society Strategy” with pledges to achieve net zero emissions by 2040 and to halve…

Liverpool-based Anexo Group, the AIM-listed credit hire and legal services firm, said on Wednesday it has received an approach from private equity firm DBAY Advisors Limited…

Assura plc, the Warrington-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), on Wednesday announced the pricing of its first sustainability bond, a £300 million sterling-denominated senior unsecured…

Shares of Gateshead-based Vertu Motors plc rose about 4% on Wednesday after it published an AGM trading update saying it anticipates its full year adjusted profit before…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc and a fund managed by Aviva have agreed to measures called for by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)…

Rotherham-based property and land regeneration firm Harworth Group said it secured planning approval for the development of up to 1.1 million sq ft of logistics and…

Shares of York-based Gear4music (Holdings) plc, the largest UK based online retailer of musical instruments and music equipment, rose as much as 5% on Tuesday after…

Shares of Skelmersdale, Lancashire-based Victorian Plumbing Group plc, an online retailer of bathroom products and accessories, rose as much as 20% on Tuesday on the company’s…

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Tuesday the UK Government’s borrowing is estimated to have been £24.3 billion in May 2021 — the second-highest May…

Manchester-based molecular diagnostics firm Yourgene Health plc announced that Yourgene Health Inc, the company’s wholly-owned US subsidiary, has signed a Master Supply Agreement (MSA) with…

Shares of Wetherby-based diagnostics company Avacta Group plc fell about 12% on Monday despite the firm announcing it entered into a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Calibre…

Shares of Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons soared more than 30% to around £2.35 on Monday following the news at the weekend that it rejected a proposed £5.5…

Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons has rejected a proposed £5.5 billion cash offer from U.S. private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), saying it is far…

Carol Kane, the co-founder of Manchester fashion giant Boohoo, has comfortably survived an attempt by some shareholders to remove her from the retailer’s board at the…

The UK’s Supreme Court on Friday backed a £32 million negligence claim from Manchester Building Society against its former auditor Grant Thornton. Legal experts said…

Warrington-based robotic process automation (RPA) software firm Blue Prism Group said on Thursday its revenue for the six months to April 30, 2021, rose 21%…

Skelmersdale, Lancashire-based Victorian Plumbing Group plc, an online retailer of bathroom products and accessories, announced on Thursday details of its proposed IPO with a market capitalisation of…

Sheffield-based video gaming firm Sumo Group plc said in an AGM statement on Thursday its pipeline of new business development opportunities now comprises a total contract…

Shares of Macclesfield-based Redx Pharma plc rose about 7% on Thursday after it announced that a milestone payment from AstraZeneca has been triggered “as a…

Manchester-based online fashion and home goods retailer N Brown Group said on Thursday its five strategic brands of Jacamo, Simply Be, JD Williams, Ambrose Wilson…

Manchester-based cyber security company NCC Group plc said on Thursday it “expects revenue for FY21 to be slightly ahead of the prior year.” In a…

Shares of Manchester-based online fashion and home goods retailer N Brown Group fell about 7% on Wednesday as it provided shareholders with an update on litigation…

Shares of Manchester industrial chain and power transmission firm Renold plc fell about 6% on Wednesday after it announced that publication of its results for the…

Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group Severfield said on Wednesday its revenue rose 11% to £363.3 million in the year to March 31, 2021, but underlying…

Shares of Sunderland-based furniture and floorings retailer ScS Group rose about 10% on Wednesday after it published a positive trading update for the 46 weeks ended June…

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will not refer the £6.8 billion takeover of Leeds-based supermarket giant Asda for an in-depth investigation after accepting…

A survey of 1,269 UK consumers conducted on behalf of Salford investment platform AJ Bell by findoutnow has found that 7% of adult Britons have…

Liverpool Football Club said its plans for the proposed redevelopment of the Anfield Road Stand have been given the green light by Liverpool City Council’s…

Manchester-based online holiday retailer On the Beach Group plc (OTB) said on Tuesday its first-half revenue fell 79% to £4.4 million “due to suppressed consumer demand…

Newcastle-based house building giant Bellway said on Tuesday its order book has risen 20.5% to £1.8 billion as it published a trading update for the period from…

Manchester fashion giant Boohoo said on Tuesday its revenue rose 32% to £486.1 million in the three months to May 31 compared to the same…

Investment technology firm GBST has renewed its long-term software contract with Salford-based investment platform AJ Bell. “10 years on, GBST’s award-winning Composer platform will continue to power…

Shares of Esken Limited, the aviation and energy infrastructure group formerly known as Stobart Group, fell about 16% on Monday after it published a complex…

Shares of Chesire-based NWF Group plc, the agricultural business that delivers feeds, food and fuel across the UK, rose about 5% on Friday after the…

Shares of Wetherby-based diagnostics company Avacta Group plc rose another 18% on Friday after it announce that it has received notice of registration of its AffiDX…

Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, said on Friday it acquired The Forge, a build-to-rent (BTR) development in the company’s home city of Newcastle, for £57…

Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory, which last month completed a £225 million refinancing with its current banking syndicate, said on Thursday its…

Newcastle-headquartered international rail and bus giant Go-Ahead Group said on Thursday it continues “to work towards paying a dividend at an appropriate level in the 2021…

Shares of Doncaster-based DFS Furniture rose about 10% on Thursday after it published an update on recent trading through to June 6, 2021, showing its fourth quarter…

Shares of Manchester-based Auto Trader Group plc rose about 7% on Thursday after a strong outlook and a promise to resume stock buybacks eclipsed the news…

More than 70% of shareholders at the AGM of Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons on Thursday voted against the company’s directors’ remuneration report. Morrisons called the vote…

Salford-based investment platform AJ Bell said almost two million more people paid into ISAs in 2019-20 as the market hit a record valuation of £620…

Shares of Manchester-based molecular diagnostics firm Yourgene Health plc rose about 4% on Wednesday after it announced it entered into a licence and supply agreement with…

Newcastle-based Greggs plc announced it has appointed Mohamed Elsarky as an independent non-executive director with effect from June 21, 2021, and that Peter McPhillips will retire…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said on Tuesday its revenue fell 15% to £308 million in the year ended 31 March 2021 and it made…

Shares of Chesire-based veterinary drugs giant Dechra Pharmaceuticals rose about 4% on Tuesday after it published an update on trading and outlook for the current financial…

Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc said on Monday that interim chief financial officer Anna Bielby will leave the firm next month and that it has…

Shares of Leeds-based retail logistics firm Clipper Logistics rose about 2% on Monday after it published a strong trading update for the year ended April…

Plans for a £400 million city centre regeneration scheme that will create more than 1,200 homes have been approved by Manchester City Council. MCR Property…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc announced it agreed “non-binding headline terms” for the disposal of Sports Unlimited Retail BV (SUR), a wholly…

The University of Manchester announced that Bruntwood SciTech, a property firm that specializes in the science and technology sector, is to be its preferred bidder to…

Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail S.A. said on Thursday its revenue soared 25.9% to just over £4.8 billion for the 52 weeks to March 27, 2021,…

Leeds-based Jet2 plc announced on Wednesday the signing of a new £150 million term loan and the launch of an offering of £375 million of guaranteed…

Macclesfield-based Redx Pharma plc, the drug development company focused on cancer and fibrosis, announced that Iain Ross is stepping down from his role as director and…

Electric vehicle battery company Britishvolt has signed an agreement with three universities in the North East of England to explore collaborations in research and development…

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc said on Tuesday it “is not engaged in a process to recruit a chief executive officer or…