Sheffield-based video gaming firm Sumo Group plc said on Wednesday it has complied with the FCA’s request that listed companies observe a moratorium on preliminary…

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…

Manchester-based retail giant Co-op Group said on Thursday it plans to create 5,000 store-based jobs “in a bid to provide temporary employment for hospitality workers who…

Manchester-based waste and infrastructure business Peel Environmental – part of Peel L&P – said on Monday the UK needs to invest over £7.5 billion in…

Newcastle-based bakery and “food-on-the-go” retail giant Greggs said on Wednesday it will pay a £7 million special payment to employees — about £300 each for its 23,000 staff…

Proposals for a £60 million hotel and apartment development have been given the go ahead by Gateshead Council’s planning committee. Liverpool-based Elliot Group submitted the plans…

Deutsche Bank said on Thursday it sees a 55% chance that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal will be rejected by the UK Parliament…

Newcastle-based bakery and “food-on-the-go” retailer Greggs said on Tuesday its first half sales rose 14.7% to £546 million and underlying pre-tax profit rose to £40.6 million…

Bury-based JD Sports Fashion Plc said late on Wednesday it will review its corporate governance and remuneration policies after shareholders sent a strong message with…

Philip Day’s Spectre Holdings Limited announced on Thursday the early closure of its £5.7 million cash takeover offer for Wakefield fashion firm Bonmarché Holdings following…

Sheffield-based Benchmark Holdings, the aquaculture health, genetics and nutrition firm, said in a trading update its first half revenue rose 3.4% to £78.3 million. Benchmark said…

North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group plc said on Tuesday it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Equinor and National Grid Ventures committing to…

Shares of Greggs, the Newcastle-based bakery and “food-on-the-go” retailer, rose about 15% on Tuesday after it said in a trading update its total sales rose 15.1%…

UPDATE 2 — Greggs, the Newcastle-based bakery and “food-on-the-go” retailer, said its sales rose 7.2% to a record £1.029 billion in 2018. Pre-tax profit excluding exceptional…

An expert panel chaired by Cambridge public policy professor Diane Coyle has unveiled the results of an independent prosperity review on the current state and future of…

Shares of Greggs, the Newcastle-based bakery and “food-on-the-go” retailer, rose 6% on Wednesday after it said in a trading update that it expects to deliver underlying profit…

Around 360,000 salmon and 20,000 sea trout have been released into tributaries of the River Tyne this year as the UK Environment Agency’s Kielder Salmon…

Johnston Press — the debt-laden owner of The Scotsman, the i newspaper, the Yorkshire Post and about 200 local newspapers and websites — said late on Friday…

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…

Chicago-based credit reporting agency TransUnion said on Friday it will buy Leeds-based consumer data firm Callcredit Information Group for £1 billion in cash from private equity…

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it has banned the former chairman of Manchester-based Co-operative Bank plc Paul Flowers from the financial services industry….

Durham-based Atom bank, the UK’s first bank designed exclusively for mobile technology, said founder Anthony Thomson has announced his resignation as chair of Atom. Bridget…

Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct International has called a general meeting for shareholders to vote on whether Ashley’s brother John should be paid £11 million by…

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said in a television interview that the possibility of the first British interest rate rise in 10 years had…

Blackpool Council said it completed the purchase of the Blackpool Airport site — taking the company back into “full public ownership” for the first time…

Construction company Kier has been appointed to build a £70 million private hospital in Manchester for not-for-profit healthcare provider Nuffield Health. The investment by Nuffield…

Stagecoach Group and Virgin Group announced they are joining forces with French high speed rail operator SNCF to bid for the UK’s West Coast Partnership…

Oldham-based consumer goods firm Ultimate Products said its London Stock Exchange IPO price was set at 128p per share, which will equate to a market capitalisation of £105.2…

The UK government’s Northern Powerhouse Minister Andrew Percy called on the North of England to come together to tackle the “massive” challenges facing the region….

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank owner CYBG said that 40 branches of Clydesdale Bank and 39 branches of Yorkshire bank will close in 2017 “as part…