North East firms more optimistic about their own fortunes, despite waning confidence in the economy
Regional firms cited investment in staff, introducing new products and services and breaking into new markets as priority growth activities ...
Seller Applegreen will focus on its Welcome Break business
Zuber Issa’s petrol forecourts business EG On The Move has completed the acquisition of almost 100 sites from service station ...
Five policies that Chancellor Rachel Reeves hopes will fire up the economy
This week has been all about driving economic growth, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves announcing a series of measures that she ...
Swarm Energy closes less than two years after launch as co-founder thanks staff
An energy management start-up launched by two well-known North East entrepreneurs has closed its doors less than two years ...
AstraZeneca halts vaccine plant expansion citing insufficient government support
The pharmaceutical giant said it was no longer pursuing a £450 million investment in a vaccine manufacturing plant in ...
Cardiff Parkway new train station and integrated business park project approved by Welsh Government
The project, which secured planning approval from Cardiff Council nearly three years ago, was recommended for approval by a ...
Plans to build £1bn visitor economy across Hull and East Yorkshire in next four years
Ambitions to cultivate a £1bn visitor economy in Hull and East Yorkshire by 2029 have been launched by the region's tourism ...
One of Wales' oldest firms BCB International under new ownership
One of Wales’ oldest businesses and leading survival and life support equipment manufacturer, BCB International, has been ...
The Welsh Rugby Union streamlines its senior leadership team
The union’s chief executive Abi Tierney said her senior leadership team is being reduced from nine to five. As a result the ...
Barclays latest firm to tighten office attendance rules with three-day minimum
The British-headquartered lender unveiled a more stringent approach to hybrid working in a memo to staff earlier this week, which cut the minimum number of days staff can work from home from three ...
John Lewis 'misses Christmas sales targets' as middle-class shoppers flock to M&S
The employee-owned John Lewis Partnership (JLP) blamed "lower consumer confidence and weaker than expected market confidence" ...
Manchester wants to be a £15bn tourist city – here’s how it will do it (with the help of Manchester City and Oasis)
Tourism leaders say Greater Manchester should become the most visited UK city-region outside of London and a top 20 European destination ...