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Shares of Manchester-based molecular diagnostics firm Yourgene Health plc rose about 5% on Thursday as it announced that Yourgene Genomic Services (YGS) was awarded a contract…

Shares of Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, rose about 5% on Thursday after it announced half year results showing revenue of…

Shares of Manchester-based cleaning products firm McBride plc fell about 10% on Thursday after it published a trading update for the current financial year ending June…

Liverpool-based Anexo Group, the AIM-listed credit hire and legal services firm, said on Wednesday that private equity firm DBAY Advisors Limited does not intend after…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said on Wednesday its forward sales stand at £2.23 billion, including legal completions in the second half of the…

Fast-growing AJ Bell plc, the Salford-based investment platform, announced big changes to its exectuve team and board on Wednesday that fuelled speculation among some analysts that…

M&G plc announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Huddersfield-based independent financial adviser Sandringham Financial Partners, subject to regulatory approval. Sandringham, led by CEO…

Leeds creative agencies HOME and IMA are merging to create a new “super agency” called IMA HOME with a turnover of £70 million. IMA HOME already…

Manchester-based CarFinance 247, the motor finance marketplace, has reported a 20% rise in the price of vehicles sold. “The data showing an average purchase price…

Avanti West Coast announced it is investing £45 million in a deal with BT to upgrade mobile and Wi-Fi infrastructure on the West Coast Main…

Leeds-based retail logistics firm Clipper Logistics plc announced it has signed a contract with John Lewis to provide “additional e-commerce and store replenishment services” from…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) warned on Friday that the UK’s “traffic light” system and travel restrictions mean the UK aviation sector is recovering at just half…

Salford-based investment platform AJ Bell has announced that Billy Mackay has been appointed managing director of its adviser platform AJ Bell Investcentre. Mackay will begin…

Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail S.A. has announced the proposed appointment to its board of Kentucky Fried Chicken veteran executive Paula MacKenzie. B&M is based in…

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the merger of TravelSupermarket and Icelolly.com. Chester-based price comparison website Moneysupermarket Group had said on May…

The University of Leeds is offering some students wanting to study law or business £10,000 cash and free accommodation for a year to defer their…

Manchester online fashion giant Boohoo said on Thursday it has outlined plans to create 5,000 new jobs with an investment programme worth over £500 million…

Shares of Bradford-based subprime lender Provident Financial plc (PFG) rose about 10% on Wednesday after it published results for the six months ended June 30,…

Manchester-based molecular diagnostics firm Yourgene Health plc announced its revenues increased 10% to £18.3 million in the year ended March 31, 2021,  “with Covid-related revenues and strong…

Catterick-based managed IT services provider razorblue has announced further expansion in Scotland with the acquisition of Stirling-based sarn Technologies Ltd for an undisclosed sum. razorblue…

By Mark McSherry Liverpool-based online retail and financial services group The Very Group, owned by the billionaire Barclay family, said on Tuesday it refinanced and extended…

Newcastle-based house building giant Bellway said on Tuesday its housing revenue rose 41% to over £3.1 billion in the year ended July 31, 2021, compared to £2.2…

Over 1,340 jobs will be created and protected across the Humber region thanks to £266 million of private sector and UK government investment in the…

Los Angeles-based Ares Management Corporation announced on Monday that funds managed by its European direct lending strategy are serving as the sole lenders of £1…

The UK Takeover Panel said on Monday it has extended the deadline for US private equity group Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) to consider a…

The consortium led by Fortress Investment Group has raised its agreed bid for Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons by £400 million to £6.7 billion — with its…

Shares of Sunderland-based furniture and floorings retailer ScS Group rose as much as 11% on Thursday after it published a “strong” full-year trading update for the 53…

Shirebrook-based Frasers Group plc, formerly called Sports Direct, said on Thursday its maverick CEO Mike Ashley plans to step down on May 1 next year…

Manchester-based online beauty and nutrition retail giant The Hut Group (THG) said on Wednesday that it agreed to buy online retailer Cult Beauty for £275…

Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot plc said on Tuesday its property development business HBD and Barings have acquired a 20-acre industrial development site…

Chesire-based NWF Group plc, the agricultural business that delivers feeds, food and fuels across the UK, said on Tuesday its group revenue slipped 1.7% to…

Skipton Building Society said on Tuesday its savings balances grew by 3.9% to £19.4 billion in the first half of 2021 as total group profit before tax…

Newcastle-based bakery and food retailer Greggs said on Tuesday it made underlying pretax profit of £55.5 million in the six months to July 3 versus a loss…

Alderley Park-based BiVictriX Therapeutics plc, a developer of targeted cancer therapies based on its novel Bi-Cygni approach, has announced its intention to float on the…

Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot plc said on Monday its property development business HBD and international tech campus developer Factory are to form…

Funds managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure have agreed a takeover bid for Wetherby-based hazardous waste management firm Augean worth up to £315 million. Under the…

Leeds Building Society said on Friday its half year profit before tax of rose to £70.3 million compared to £32.6 million in the first half…

Fortress Investment Group said on Friday the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has not opened an inquiry into the group’s consortium-backed £6.3 billion agreed…

Chester-based identity data company GB Group (GBG) said in an AGM statement that an increase in global crypto currency activity during April and May “saw consumption…

Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society announced that its retail savings balances rose £1.8 billion to £35.2 billion during the six months to June 30, 2021. The mutually-owned…

Shares of Gateshead-based Vertu Motors plc rose about 7% on Thursday after it published a strong trading update and an upgrade to its full year outlook. Vertu’s…

Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant Bodycote plc said on Thursday its revenue increased 2% to £312.9 million in the six months to June…

Shares of Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc rose as much as 7% on Thursday after it published a strong trading update for the six months…

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank said on Thursday it is on track for a return to “sustainable profitability” as it published results for the six months ended June…

Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group said on Thursday its first quarter revenue grew 25.7% to £377.8 million in the 16 week period…

North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group said on Thursday it will increase its interim dividend by 10% to £30 million or 7.5p per share as it announced…

Sage Group, the Newcastle-based international SME accounting software giant, said on Thursday its revenue increased 2.6% to £1.329 billion in the first nine months of the year…

Shares of Leeds-based transport data analytics firm Tracsis plc rose about 4% on Wednesday as it announced it was awarded a new “multi-year significant contract” in the…

Cambourne Life Investment, an investment vehicle of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, has joined the consortium led by Fortress Investment Group which has agreed a £6.3…

Salford-based fashion firm In The Style said on Tuesday its revenue soared 132% to £44.7 million in the 12 months to March 31, 2021, and…

CBRE Group, the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm, announced it agreed to acquire a 60% ownership interest in Leeds-based infrastructure consultancy giant Turner &…

Shares of Snaith, East Yorkshire-based speciality chemicals giant Croda International rose 7% to around £83.65 on Tuesday after it said its first-half sales soared 38.8% to…

Chester-based Admiral Taverns has agreed to buy the community pub group Hawthorn from NewRiver REIT plc for £222.3 million. Hawthorn has 674  community pubs and the deal…

Shares of Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick Plc rose about 3% on Monday as it published a first quarter update for the 13 weeks to June…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said on Monday that its finance director Mike Killoran has informed the board that he intends to retire in early…

Shares of Rotherham-based property and land regeneration firm Harworth Group soared about 9% on Friday after it published a strong trading update for the first half…

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based speciality chemicals giant, said on Friday it appointed Julie Kim of Takeda Pharmaceutical as a non-executive director, effective September 1,…

Northcoders Group plc, the Leeds and Manchester-based provider of training programmes for software coding, has announced its proposed admission to trading on AIM. The firm’s stock market…

Bradford-based window and door company Safestyle UK on Thursday published a trading update for the six months ended July 4, 2021, saying its expects to…

Shares of York-based Animalcare Group plc, the international animal health business, rose about 3% on Thursday after it published a trading update for the six months…

Newcastle-based Northern Powergrid has announced it will invest £234.5 million in data and digitalisation initiatives from 2023 to 2028, including a £10 million increase in…

Chester-based price comparison website Moneysupermarket Group said on Thursday its revenue fell 11% to £162.3 million in the six months ended June 30, 2021, while profit…

Newcastle-headquartered bus and rail giant Go-Ahead Group announced on Thursday the appointment of Christian Schreyer as its group chief executive with effect from its AGM on…

Salford-based investment platform AJ Bell said on Thursday its total assets under administration (AUA) increased to £70.4 billion over the three months ended June 30, 2021,…

The city of Liverpool has been removed from UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites because new buildings undermined the attractiveness of its Victorian docks —…

The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) announced it has invested over £100 million into more than 270 Northern businesses across nearly 400 transactions since the…

Shares of Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc rose about 4% on Wednesday after it said its revenue rose 13.8% to £67.4 million in…

Manchester-headquartered international law firm DWF Group plc said on Wednesday its revenue rose 12% to £400.9 million in the year to April 30, 2021, with…

Shares of Elland-based industrial engineering company The 600 Group plc rose about 15% on Tuesday as it published a trading update “in respect of current…

Manchester-based consumer products firm Supreme plc, which went public in February, said on Tuesday its revenue rose 33% to £122.3 million in the year ended March 31, 2021, and…