January 2022



Eden Project North gets planning permission

Planning permission for Eden Project North in Morecambe has been granted at a meeting of the Lancaster City Council planning committee. “With planning permission granted,…









Bolton’s AO World reviews German business

Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World plc has announced a strategic review of its German business and a third quarter trading update for the period ended December…



Regulator CMA deepens Morrisons takeover probe

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has formally opened an investigation into whether the £7 billion cash purchase of Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons by US…






Sage three-month revenue up 5% to £458m

Sage Group, the Newcastle-based international software giant for SMEs, said on Wednesday its total group revenue increased by 5% to £458 million in the three months…





UK share dividends soar 46% to £94bn

UK company share dividends soared 46.1% in 2021 to £94.1 billion on a headline basis, according to the latest Dividend Monitor report from Link Group….



DWF, Manchester law giant, wins NHS role

Manchester-headquartered international law firm DWF Group plc announced it has been appointed to the NHS Resolution Legal Services Panel. The appointment will see DWF provide legal…



Blyth gigaplant gets £2bn Abrdn commitment

Edinburgh-based investment group Abrdn and its 60%-owned property and logistics investment fund Tritax announced they will provide up to £2 billion of private funding for…












Marshalls 2021 revenue rose 26% to £589m

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, said on Tuesday its revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021 was £589 million, which…







Arora family to sell B&M shares worth £238m

The investment vehicle of the Arora family, which controls Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail, announced on Thursday its intention to sell 40 million ordinary shares of B&M…



Wakefield’s Team17 to buy Astragon of Germany

(Updates with results of share placing at end of story) Wakefield-based Team17 Group, the developer of video games and educational entertainment apps, announced on Thursday it agreed to…






















Asda makes big changes to executive team

Leeds-based supermarket giant Asda has announced major changes to its executive leadership team. Ken Towle of Nisa will join Asda’s executive leadership team later in…


Greggs appoints Roisin Currie new CEO

Newcastle-based food-to-go retailer Greggs said on Thursday it has appointed its retail and property director Roisin Currie to succeed Roger Whiteside as chief executive when he…



Northcoders appoints Angela Williams as chair

Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle-based Northcoders, the provider of training programmes for software coding, has appointed Angela Williams as its new non-executive group chair. Williams, 52,…


Go-Ahead suspends trading in its shares and bond

Newcastle-headquartered bus and rail giant Go-Ahead Group, recently stripped of the Southeastern rail franchise, has temporarily suspended trading in its shares and its 2.50% guaranteed bond due…