Carlisle-based Stobart Group — consumed by a lengthy and ongoing boardroom battle — has unveiled proposals which it claims will “seek to unify the interests of…

The battle for control of the board at Carlisle-based aviation, energy and transport firm Stobart Group continues to rage on despite former CEO Andrew Tinkler failing narrowly…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank announced on Monday the appointment of former Lloyds Banking Group executive Andrew Bester as its new chief executive officer. Co-operative Bank said in…

Carlisle-based aviation, energy and transport firm Stobart Group late on Friday delayed the results of its contentious AGM shareholder vote on the future of chairman Ian Ferguson. Ferguson has…

Sheffield-based affordable housebuilder and urban regeneration firm MJ Gleeson plc said in a trading update ahead of full-year results on September 17 that its Gleeson Homes division delivered its largest…

Warrington-based real estate investment trust (REIT) Assura plc, which invests in general practitioner surgery buildings and primary care centres, on Thursday published a trading update for its…

York-based housebuilder Persimmon — still under shareholder fire for excessive executive compensation — said on Thursday its revenues for the first six months of 2018 were…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) said its revenue rose 10.2% to £818.1 million in the year to March 31 and passenger numbers rose 6.7% to 58.9 million. MAG owns and…

Sainsbury’s, which agreed a £7.3 billion cash and shares takeover of Walmart’s Leeds-based subsidiary Asda in April, said on Wednesday it agreed a financing package of…

Walmart’s Leeds-based subsidiary Asda — currently preparing to be taken over by Sainsbury’s — announced on Tuesday that Rob McWilliam will return to the supermarket as…

The UK’s Financial Reporting Council has launched an investigation into auditor KPMG’s work for Conviviality, the Crewe-based alcohol wholesaler which owned Bargain Booze and Wine…

Warrington-based Eddie Stobart Logistics plc said it agreed to acquire The Pallet Network Group (TPN) for £52.8 million. Eddie Stobart also announced a placing with institutional…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has acquired Leeds-based Looking4.com — the online consolidator and price comparison business — for an undisclosed sum. Looking4.com specialises in online…

The Port of Tyne returned to business growth in 2017 — two years after the end of imports of coal — and is enjoying further…

Sheffield-based European building products supplier SIG plc said it agreed to sell VJ Technology (VJT) to UK private equity investment firm Primary Capital for about £29.7 million….

Airbus, which employs more than 6,000 at its plant in Broughton, near Chester, on Friday published a risk assessment outlining the “urgent risks” to its…

Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group Severfield said its revenue rose 5% to £274.2 million and underlying profit before tax soared 19% to £23.5 million in the 12 months…

Sheffield-based Benchmark Holdings, the aquaculture health, genetics and nutrition firm, said its revenue increased 9% to £75.7 million in the six months ended March 31, 2018. Adjusted…

Shares of Wakefield-based Bonmarché, the discount fashion retailer aimed at women over 50, rose about 10% after it said its profit before tax rose 38.1%…

Shares of recently-floated Rochdale youth footwear and apparel retailer Footasylum plunged almost 50% after it warned its current financial year “is likely to show more modest growth” than the…

A new report from international consulting and construction firm Mace Group claims that if Brexit happened, ‘Supercharged’ Free Ports could boost trade by nearly £12…

UPDATE 5 — Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank owner CYBG said on Monday it finally clinched an all-share deal to take over Newcastle-based rival Virgin Money in…

Manchester-headquartered international law firm DWF is considering an IPO on the London Stock Exchange that could value the firm at up to £1 billion. In response to…

Transport for London (TfL) confirmed on Friday its intention to award Siemens Mobility Limited a contract of around £1.5 billion to design and build 94…

Aviation, energy and rail firm Stobart Group said on Thursday that “following the receipt of comprehensive legal advice” it has served notice on executive director Andrew…

Shares of Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group fell about 10% on Thursday after it warned in a trading update it has “experienced challenging and volatile trading conditions.” Revolution Bars said total…

Shares of Manchester-based soaps and consumer products company PZ Cussons fell about 6% on Thursday after it said its profit before tax for the full year “will be…

Manchester-based fashion retailer N Brown Group — whose brands include JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo — said on Thursday it has begun a review of whether…

Shares of Newcastle-based building services firm Northern Bear plc rose 15% on Wednesday after it produced a trading update for the year to March 31,…

Bus and rail firm Stagecoach said it has urged politicians throughout the UK “to take tough action on congestion” and put buses at the heart of…

The UK’s rail regulator has called on Network Rail to allocate £1 billion “of additional renewals work to replace worn out assets” to “improve reliability and boost safety.”…

Newcastle-based house building giant Bellway said on Tuesday it is on target to complete the sale of more than 10,000 homes in a year for the…

Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo.com plc said in a trading update for the three months to May 31 that its revenue rose 53% to £183.6 million,…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank plc said late on Thursday that its CEO Liam Coleman has decided to step down from his position after less than 18 months during…

Hyde-based online retail and education firm Findel plc said its revenue rose 4.8% to £479 million and adjusted operating profit increased 15.4% to £36 million in the…

Harrogate-based specialist equipment rental group Vp plc said its statutory profit before tax edged higher to £30.8 million in the year to March 31, 2018, on revenue…

Shares of Leeds-based WYG, the AIM-listed project management consultancy, rose 10% after it said its order book was up 14.7% to £166.4 million as at March 31,…

Shares of Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World rose about 5% after it said its revenue for the year ended March 31, 2018, rose 13.6% to £796.8 million. AO…

Shares of Johnston Press plunged 17% to a new record low after it said in an AGM trading update that no agreement has been reached with its bondholders…

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank owner CYBG and Virgin Money confirmed on Monday morning that CYBG has made a revised proposal to acquire Virgin Money and…

Manchester-based online beauty firm The Hut Group (THG) said its group sales rose 47% to £736 million in the year ended December 31, 2017 — and that…

Barclays has launched a new £500 million growth fund for small and medium-sized businesses in the North of England as part of the bank’s commitment…

Walmart’s Leeds-based subsidiary Asda — currently preparing to be taken over by Sainsbury’s — said its 2017 operating profit fell 13% to £735.4 million “driven by planned strategic…

Shares of Sheffield-based specialist engineering group Pressure Technologies plc plunged more than 20% after it said in a trading update that its results for the full year are…

Shares of Macclesfield-based engineering and thermal processing giant Bodycote rose about 8% after it said it expects full year revenue to be higher than previously expected and headline…

Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail said its group revenues rose 22.4% to £2.97 billion in the 53 weeks to March 31, 2018, and profit before tax increased 25.4%…

Shares of Manchester-based Renold plc, the international supplier of industrial chains and power transmission products, rose 15% after it said it delivered organic revenue growth for the…

John Sisk & Son has been selected by Bruntwood as the construction partner to deliver the first phase of the commercial development at Circle Square,…

Newcastle-based bus and rail group Go-Ahead Group said in a trading update on Thursday it is confident it will deliver full year results that are slightly ahead…

Shares of Warrington-based United Utilities, the UK’s largest listed water company, fell more than 3% on Thursday after it said its revenue rose £32 million to £1.736…

Wakefield-based video game developer Team17 announced on Wednesday the admission of its ordinary shares to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. “The fundraising, which…

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture said Ian Filby will retire as its CEO after eight years with the group and be succeeded by Tim Stacey, currently chief operating officer….

Shares of Chesire-based Pets At Home, the retailer of pet food, accessories and veterinary services, fell about 7% after it said its revenue grew 7.8%…

Selby, North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group announced it is to pilot the first bioenergy carbon capture storage (BECCS) project of its kind in Europe. Drax…

Walmart said its Leeds-based subsidiary Asda increased its sales in the first quarter to March 31 as it prepares to be taken over by Sainsbury’s. Sainsbury’s said…

Newcastle-based Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, said its profit before tax increased 23% to £50.6 million in the six months to March 31 and…

York-based Gear4music, the online retailer of musical instruments and equipment, on Tuesday reported “a transformational year of investment” in which its revenue rose 43% to £80.1 million. For…

Shares of Manchester-based Lookers plc, the UK’s biggest car dealership, rose about 12% after it reported a strong first-quarter trading update for the three months ending March…

Newcastle-based Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, said it conditionally agreed to acquire a 261-home private rented sector (PRS) build to rent development in…

Shares of Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank owner CYBG fell more than 5% on Tuesday as the bank reported a statutory first-half loss of £76 million…

UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson on Monday announced the Ministry of Defence is investing £2.5 billion to boost Britain’s submarine building projects. Speaking at BAE…

At least 5,000 jobs will be created by a £900 million project to create a new green source of gas to power local industry and…

Shares of Stockport-based beach holiday online retailer On the Beach Group plc fell about 16% on Thursday after it said the collapse of budget airline Monarch caused…

Sheffield-based European building products distributor SIG plc suffered a huge shareholder revolt on Thursday when more than 75% of investors rejected the reappointment of Deloitte as SIG’s auditor…

Aviation, energy and rail firm Stobart Group said its revenue for the year ended February 28, 2018, rose to £242 million from £129.4 million the previous year and it…

Shares of Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons rose about 3% on Thursday after it produced a positive quarterly trading update and became the subject of speculation on…

Shares of embattled Bradford-based subprime lender Provident Financial rose about 8% on Wednesday after it said in a trading statement its recovery plan is on track and that…

Elland, West Yorkshire-based landscaping products company Marshalls plc said in a trading update its revenue for the four months ended April 30, 2018 was up 10%…

Leeds-based engineering services group Renew Holdings said it will acquire QTS Group, a specialist independent rail contractor based in Strathaven, Scotland, for £80 million in cash….

Shares of Greggs, the Newcastle-based bakery and “food-on-the-go” retailer, fell about 15% after it said in a trading update that it is “cautious in respect…