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A Workington-based business has been selected as one of 18 UK enterprises to receive a free exhibition stand at Spring Fair 2027. Go Your Own Way, founded by Rachel Stewart, produces bespoke 3D wooden contour maps and personalised Ordnance Survey map artwork.

Burberry: Returning to Its British Heritage; Outlets Remain an Important Channel After interviewing a number of executives in the luxury space, Yanmei Tang, Analyst at Third Bridge made a series of remarks regarding Burberry, informed by insights from industry experts: Third Bridge experts say Burberry is recovering, not transforming.

Hull-based holiday home manufacturer Willerby has unveiled its 2027 product range, marking the company’s 80th anniversary with an expansion of its model portfolio. The move represents a significant commitment to design and quality as the firm looks to bolster its market position in the UK holiday accommodation sector.

For many people, starting a new life overseas seems like an exciting prospect, but understanding the tax implications in both the UK and the destination country is an essential part of the planning process that must not be overlooked, according to accounting and business advisory firm Saffery.

Two pupils from Mossley Hollins School in Greater Manchester will see their trainer design produced and sold in JD stores after winning a nationwide competition run by JD Sports and adidas.

Construction leaders from across the North of England will unite this autumn at the Constructing Excellence North Conference 2026, taking place on Thursday 17 September at Aspire, Leeds.

North West the only UK region where small business growth forecasts rise. Sharp falls across the South - with construction, retail and hospitality hit hardest.

Britain's mid-market businesses continued to grow in 2026 despite ongoing economic uncertainty, with businesses in Yorkshire demonstrating resilience and continuing to expand, according to new data from BDO. The number of mid-market businesses in Yorkshire increased by 4.2% year-on-year, taking the region's total to more than 3,000 companies.

New data from Gateshead-based NEL Fund Managers reveals that female-led businesses in the North East are engaging with debt finance at nearly double the national rate. While national discourse often focuses on the disparity in venture capital—where female-founded businesses secure less than 2p of every £1 invested—the landscape for debt finance appears significantly more equitable.

Customer data following major national events suggests delivery demand is becoming increasingly unpredictable and driven by ‘micro-peaks’ England's opening FIFA World Cup fixture and the recent UK heatwave both triggered significant spikes in delivery demand, according to new analysis from logistics technology business Zippd.

Early planning is key to family business owners to effectively manage and understand their potential exposure to “double taxation” when unused pension funds are brought into estates for inheritance tax (IHT) from April 2027, warns Hymans Robertson Personal Wealth.

Everflow, one of the UK’s fastest growing business utilities providers, has secured multi-million-pound funding in one of the largest deals of the year in the North East.

One of the North’s fastest-growing law firms is expanding outside its traditional home territory for the first time in its 48-year history. Ison Harrison, which was founded in 1978, has officially opened its 27th regional office, choosing the heart of Manchester’s commercial district for its historic first move into the North West.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves yesterday announced a new joint scheme between UK Export Finance (UKEF) and the British Business Bank which will help small and medium-sized businesses access the finance they need to expand their export potential and grow.

A major summit designed to strengthen connections across the North’s technology ecosystem is coming to Sheffield this October.

Stuart Greenfield, UK and European Sales Director at retail logistics company Advanced Supply Chain, commented in response to Andy Burnham’s plans to tax warehouses to help fund business rates cuts for high street venues: “Increasing taxes on large warehouses could force offshoring of retail supply chains, putting UK jobs at risk and negatively impacting sustainability efforts.

Salford-based independent brewer and pub retailer Hydes has appointed Peter Borg-Neal as its new chairman. He succeeds Richard Lancaster, who steps down after guiding the historic business through the post-pandemic recovery.

Partou, one of the UK’s largest day nursery providers, has signed the Menopause Workplace Pledge, a nationwide campaign led by the charity Wellbeing of Women that calls on employers to take practical action to support everyone experiencing perimenopause and menopause symptoms.

There is something almost vertiginous about watching a piece of theatre that begins with an archival discovery and ends with a royal bloodline. Desirée Baptiste's remarkable one-woman play-poem, performed in the transept of Ripon Cathedral as part of this year's Ripon Theatre Festival, is built around a letter written in 1723 by an anonymous enslaved Virginian — the earliest known written plea for freedom by an enslaved person anywhere in the British Empire — and by the time the final revelations unfold, the history it excavates has reached into corners of English life that you would not have predicted at the outset.

Harrogate food hall, restaurant and home & garden destination reports 60% 2025 growth and expects 2026 turnover to reach three times acquisition-year levels; TGH Capital now reviewing additional northern sites.