Manchester Airports Group (MAG) warned on Wednesday that almost 900 jobs at its three airports are at risk as it blamed “an absence of support…

Carlisle-based aviation and energy infrastructure firm Stobart Group said on Thursday it continues “to evaluate opportunities to dispose of remaining non-core assets” and reported that its London…

Walmart Inc has picked the founders of Blackburn-based global petrol station and convenience store giant EG Group and their investor, private equity firm TDR Capital, as preferred…

Shares of Manchester-based consumer brand and e-commerce giant The Hut Group (THG) soared as much as 30% in the company’s first day of trading on the…

Manchester-based consumer brand and e-commerce giant The Hut Group (THG) on Thursday priced its initial public offering (IPO) of stock at £5 per share, which implies…

Carlisle-based aviation and energy firm Stobart Group confirmed on Friday it is in early stage discussions with a number of parties including Falko Regional Aircraft Limited regarding…

Shares of Leeds-based Dart Group, owner of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, rose about 3% on Thursday after it published a positive AGM trading statement and said it…

Manchester-based consumer brand and e-commerce giant The Hut Group (THG) on Thursday confirmed its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange. The Hut Group, which…

Manchester-based consumer brand and e-commerce giant The Hut Group (THG) said on Thursday it is planning an initial public offering on the main market of the London Stock Exchange…

Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group announced on Monday that Tim Davies has decided to step down as chief executive officer after seven years…

Shares of Carlisle-based aviation and energy infrastructure firm Stobart Group fell about 8% on Tuesday after it issued a stock exchange statement of the impact on its…

Newcastle United is in talks with the Bellagraph Nova Group (BNG) group over a possible takeover bid, the Singapore-backed company said in a statement.  BNG,…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) said on Friday it will make proceeds in excess of £340 million in the sale of “non-core” properties to Columbia Threadneedle…

A consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has withdrawn its interest in acquiring Newcastle United football club in a £300 million deal….

Shares of Manchester-based corporate rescue practice Begbies Traynor Group plc rose 3% on Tuesday after it said its revenue increased 17% to £70.5 million in the year…

Carlisle-based aviation and energy firm Stobart Group said on Wednesday it sold Stobart Rail Limited — which owns its Rail & Civils division — to Bavaria Industries…

Shares of Leeds-based Dart Group, owner of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, fell about 4% on Thursday after it published results for the year ended March 31, 2020,…

Shares of Carlisle-based aviation and energy firm Stobart Group fell 31% on Friday after it announced it completed a placing of shares at 40p to raise…

Leeds-based Dart Group, owner of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said on Monday it completed the sale of its distribution and logistics business Fowler Welch to Culina Group…

York-based Animalcare Group plc, the international animal health business, said on Thursday its revenue slipped 1.9% to £71.1 million in the year ended December 31,…

Manchester-based corporate rescue giant Begbies Traynor Group plc on Thursday published an update on trading for its financial year ended April 30, 2020, saying revenue is…

Louise Wyman has been confirmed as Manchester’s new Strategic Director of Development, taking over from Eddie Smith following his retirement from the Manchester City Council…

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Wednesday it has blocked the purchase of Footasylum by JD Sports Fashion after finding it “would…

Manchester-based global  consumer brand and technology firm The Hut Group (THG) said on Thursday it will launch its own cargo airline called THG Air via…

Legal & General said on Tuesday it will invest £150 million into Sheffield’s West Bar Square development to deliver the first phase of the mixed-use…

Carlisle-based aviation and energy firm Stobart Group said on Monday it agreed to buy back regional airline Stobart Air and its leasing firm Propius for up…

Leeds-based Dart Group, owner of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said on Friday it expects an exceptional charge of £109 million due to its operations “currently being suspended…

Carlisle-based aviation and energy firm Stobart Group confirmed on Thursday media speculation that it is considering buying back regional airline Stobart Air and its leasing firm…

Manchester-based online beauty and wellness firm The Hut Group (THG) said on Friday it plans to bring forward the creation of more than 500 new…

Shares of Manchester-based corporate rescue giant Begbies Traynor Group plc rose 9% on Tuesday after it released a trading update for its third quarter ended January 31,…

Virgin Money UK plc revealed on Wednesday that it will cut 500 jobs in the next stage of its integration programme to bring together the…

Shares of Elland-based industrial engineering company The 600 Group plc fell 21% on Friday after it issued a trading update on its current year warning…

Blackburn-based global petrol station and convenience store giant EG Group is considering its biggest-ever acquisition with a £4.5 billion move for Caltex Australia, according to a Bloomberg…

Manchester-based online beauty and wellness firm The Hut Group (THG) said it raised about €1 billion in capital to help fund expansion. The new capital comprises a…

Manchester-based corporate rescue giant Begbies Traynor Group plc said on Tuesday its revenue in the half year ended October 31, 2019, increased 21% to £33.8 million and statutory…

The CEO of North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group plc said on Tuesday it is the first company in the world to announce an ambition to…

Manchester-based online beauty and wellness firm The Hut Group (THG) on Thursday announced the launch of its inaugural Term Loan B (TLB) debt issuance.  THG said it is…

Manchester-based branded merchandise firm The Pebble Group has announced its intention to go public on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in early…

Shares of Carlisle-based energy, airports and civil engineering firm Stobart Group fell about 5% on Thursday after it suspended its dividend to conserve cash and…

Manchester-based corporate rescue giant Begbies Traynor Group plc said on Friday it made yet another acquisition. Begbies Traynor said it acquired Alexander Lawson Jacobs Limited (ALJ), a…

Blackburn-based petrol station and convenience store giant EG Group has announced the completion of its Cumberland Farms acquisition in the United States. Based in Westborough, Massachusetts, Cumberland…

Manchester-based corporate rescue giant Begbies Traynor Group plc said on Monday it acquired Leeds-based business transfer agent Ernest Wilson for up to £5.63 million. “This long-established business,…

Manchester-based corporate rescue giant Begbies Traynor Group plc said on Thursday its latest research reveals that the number of UK businesses in “significant” financial distress has increased…

Blackburn-based petrol station and convenience store giant EG Group is planning an initial public offering next year that could value the company at about $12.44 billion, Bloomberg has…

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Thursday the proposed merger of Bury-based JD Sports Fashion and Rochdale-based Footasylum raises competition concerns. The CMA said…

The chief executive of Newcastle-based bus and rail giant Go-Ahead Group has signalled potential interest in Aberdeen-based FirstGroup’s under-review UK bus division. Speaking to the…

Transport giant FirstGroup plc said on Wednesday its First Trenitalia partnership has been awarded the contract to operate the lucrative train services on the West Coast…

Blackburn-based fuel station and convenience store giant EG Group announced yet another expansion in the United States with a binding agreement for the acquisition of Cumberland Farms. Cumberland…

Shares of Manchester-based corporate rescue practice Begbies Traynor Group plc rose 4% on Tuesday after it said its revenue for the year to April 30 rose…

Shares of Greater Manchester-based healthcare and industrial adhesives firm Scapa Group rose 12% on Monday after it said CEO Heejae Chae “has agreed to retract his…

Chester-based identity data company GB Group (GBG) said on Wednesday its revenues increased 19.9% to £143.5 million in the year to March 31 and profit…

Shares of Carlisle-based aviation, biomass energy and civil engineering firm Stobart Group — still recovering from recent boardroom battles — rose more than 10% on Wednesday after…

Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons said it will become the first British supermarket to introduce plastic-free fruit and vegetable areas in many of its stores. Customers will…

Shares of Manchester-based Begbies Traynor Group plc, the business recovery, financial advisory and property services consultancy, rose about 15% on Tuesday after it said it expects…

Carlisle-based aviation, energy and civil engineering firm Stobart Group said it raised more than £53 million through a bonds issue. The bonds will have a five…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG), the operator of Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports, said on Thursday it raised £350 million in the UK capital…

Blackburn-based petrol station and convenience store giant EG Group announced a further expansion in the United States with an agreement to acquire a portfolio of 54 Fastrac…

UPDATE 3 — Shares of Sainsbury’s fell 15% on Wednesday after the UK’s competition regulator delivered a potentially fatal blow to its £7.3 billion proposed…

Chester-based identity data company GB Group (GBG) said it conditionally agreed to acquire IDology, a US-based provider of identity verification and fraud prevention services, for…

Carlisle-based aviation, energy and transport firm Stobart Group has teamed up with Virgin Atlantic and Cyrus Capital to buy Flybe for a cut-price £2.2 million. A joint venture…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG), the operator of Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports, said on Tuesday it saw continuing growth in November as new…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) on Wednesday confirmed that it intends to participate in the tender process for the concession to operate Sofia Airport in Bulgaria….

Manchester-based online beauty firm The Hut Group (THG) said on Monday it agreed a deal to develop 1 million square feet of office and studio space near…

Manchester-based online beauty firm The Hut Group (THG) said on Monday it acquired beauty contract manufacturer and product developer Acheson & Acheson in a deal understood to be…

Carlisle-based Stobart Group — consumed by a lengthy boardroom battle — said on Wednesday it hired search firm Russell Reynolds Associates to help strengthen its board and appointed…

Manchester-based Begbies Traynor Group plc, the business recovery, financial advisory and property services consultancy, said its revenue from continuing operations in the year ended April 30, 2018,…

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 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…

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…

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…