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Work to start on £5m Darlington scheme that could create 2000 jobs

Work to start on £5m Darlington scheme that could create 2000 jobs

Construction work is set to start on an industrial scheme that could bring over 2,000 new jobs to Darlington. Ingenium Parc…
Palletower Managing Director, Matthew Palmer, Jake Haigh and Ricky Hatton.

Palletower agrees sponsorship deal with rising boxing star

Sale-based logistics equipment provider, Palletower, has agreed a deal to sponsor one of the UK’s most promising super middleweight boxers. Jake…
Berrison extends team

New hires and expanded HQ for Berrison’s 10th birthday

Berrison is celebrating its 10th anniversary by expanding its office and its team. The learning and development company has added new…

Why Every Company Needs a Mental Health First Aider

As the fastest growing city in the UK, Leeds boasts over 119,000 companies which together generate 5% of England’s economic…
Drax Power Station

New data sheds light on Drax Group’s £609m Northern Powerhouse impact

Energy firm Drax Group contributed nearly £1.6bn towards the UK GDP in 2017, according to new data. The figure includes £609m…
Neville Roberts from Planixs, part of Manchester's fast-growth tech cluster

Access to talent fuels Manchester’s fast-growth tech cluster

Greater Manchester’s fast-growth tech cluster owes its success to the ready availability of technology and talent, according to the region’s…
Theresa May

CEOs and director generals among leaders chosen for Theresa May’s new Business Councils

Prime Minister Theresa May has announced the creation of five new Business Councils that will advise the Government after Brexit. Each…
Matt Smith, CEO at Key Fund

Sheffield’s Key Fund to oversee £3m boost for socially impactful Northern Powerhouse organisations

Sheffield-based Key Fund has been tasked with overseeing a £3m boost for creative and cultural organisations across the Northern Powerhouse. The…
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

‘Landmark moment’ for Northern Powerhouse devolution as £1.1bn North of Tyne deal becomes law

A devolution deal and more than £600m of Government investment for the North of Tyne region has been greenlit by…
'Shelter' by Stephanie Imbeau, Channel 4 HQ, Horseferry Road

Channel 4 Leeds HQ: Business leaders react to ‘real win’ for Yorkshire

Leeds has beaten stiff competition from Manchester, Birmingham and other UK cities to become the new home of Channel 4’s…
Westminster Palace (Houses of Parliament), London, late afternoon

Autumn Budget 2018: Biggest takeaways from Hammond’s speech

Philip Hammond spent more than an hour delivering his Autumn Budget speech yesterday (October 29), outlining a raft of changes…
Houses of Parliament

Autumn Budget 2018: London business leaders offer hopes and predictions

Chancellor Philip Hammond will announce the Government’s Autumn Budget on Monday (October 29), setting out plans for tax and spending…