BusinessLive - Home RSS feed from BusinessLive en-gb Reach PLC 2026 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:17:22 +0000 Home Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:17:22 +0000 Care home group expands its Welsh portfolio with latest acquisition /enterprise/care-home-group-expands-welsh-34182034 /enterprise/care-home-group-expands-welsh-34182034 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:17:22 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Sion Barry) Enterprise Bristol Harbour Festival could be axed amid rising costs /retail-consumer/bristol-harbour-festival-could-axed-34181873 /retail-consumer/bristol-harbour-festival-could-axed-34181873 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:05:26 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Adam Postans, Local Democracy Reporter) Retail & Consumer Foreign direct investment into the North East drops to 10-year low, research shows /economic-development/foreign-direct-investment-north-east-34180582 /economic-development/foreign-direct-investment-north-east-34180582 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:18:59 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Coreena Ford) Economic Development Premier Modular closes £360m refinancing deal to support continued growth /manufacturing/premier-modular-closes-360m-refinancing-34180053 /manufacturing/premier-modular-closes-360m-refinancing-34180053 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:33:10 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Coreena Ford) Manufacturing Newcastle hydrogen firm GeoPura snapped up by Canadian Ballard Power Systems in £301m deal /enterprise/newcastle-hydrogen-firm-geopura-snapped-34177679 /enterprise/newcastle-hydrogen-firm-geopura-snapped-34177679 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:18:01 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Coreena Ford) Enterprise B&M relocation in Carmarthen in another 'sad' move for town centre /retail-consumer/bm-relocation-carmarthen-another-sad-34177848 /retail-consumer/bm-relocation-carmarthen-another-sad-34177848 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:44:05 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Ian Lewis) Retail & Consumer New role for former First Minister Vaughan Gething /enterprise/new-role-former-first-minister-34176552 /enterprise/new-role-former-first-minister-34176552 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:28:58 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Sion Barry) Enterprise Nuclear fusion start-up pioneering tech to help treat cancer secures £23m /technology/nuclear-fusion-start-up-pioneering-34173461 /technology/nuclear-fusion-start-up-pioneering-34173461 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Hannah Baker) Tech EasyJet announces first international flight from Cornwall Airport /retail-consumer/easyjet-announces-first-international-flight-34173248 /retail-consumer/easyjet-announces-first-international-flight-34173248 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Hannah Baker) Retail & Consumer Tram system among transport plans for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole /economic-development/tram-system-among-transport-plans-34173145 /economic-development/tram-system-among-transport-plans-34173145 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Amy Woodward, Local Democracy Reporter) Economic Development TUC Cymru reveals its new general secretary /economic-development/tuc-cymru-reveals-new-general-34174486 /economic-development/tuc-cymru-reveals-new-general-34174486 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:23:59 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Sion Barry) Economic Development Exeter city centre car park that went bust now expected to make hundreds of thousands /economic-development/exeter-city-centre-car-park-34172937 /economic-development/exeter-city-centre-car-park-34172937 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Guy Henderson, Local Democracy Reporter) Economic Development Frasers Group €2bn Hugo Boss takeover bid 'more compelling' amid turnaround plan /retail-consumer/frasers-group-2bn-hugo-boss-34173351 /retail-consumer/frasers-group-2bn-hugo-boss-34173351 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:18:42 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Felix Armstrong www.cityam.com, Alistair Houghton) Retail & Consumer One of º£½ÇÊÓÆµ's best hotels for fishing put up for sale for £2.5m /commercial-property/one-uks-best-hotels-fishing-34172626 /commercial-property/one-uks-best-hotels-fishing-34172626 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:36:50 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Hannah Baker) Commercial Property North East born leader of British Business Bank to step down /professional-services/north-east-born-leader-british-34172271 /professional-services/north-east-born-leader-british-34172271 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:30:24 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Coreena Ford) Professional Services Manchester firm fined £300,000 for spam fake bailiff texts /retail-consumer/manchester-firm-kra-consultancy-fined-34171824 /retail-consumer/manchester-firm-kra-consultancy-fined-34171824 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Paul Britton) Retail & Consumer ‘Genuine creative ambition and future-facing energy’: How Manchester poached TV Festival from Edinburgh /economic-development/genuine-creative-ambition-future-facing-34171468 /economic-development/genuine-creative-ambition-future-facing-34171468 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:18:21 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Alistair Houghton) Economic Development Wales sees a rise in inward investment projects /economic-development/wales-sees-rise-inward-investment-34170800 /economic-development/wales-sees-rise-inward-investment-34170800 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:03:33 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Sion Barry) Economic Development Shares soar at Ramsdens amid £206m takeover deal by US rival /enterprise/shares-soar-ramsdens-amid-206m-34170710 /enterprise/shares-soar-ramsdens-amid-206m-34170710 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:52:45 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Coreena Ford) Enterprise Gordon Ramsay to open restaurant and bar in Bath /retail-consumer/gordon-ramsay-open-restaurant-bar-34169434 /retail-consumer/gordon-ramsay-open-restaurant-bar-34169434 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:42:55 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Hannah Baker) Retail & Consumer Major new car park unveiled in Cardiff Bay /enterprise/major-new-car-park-unveiled-34170122 /enterprise/major-new-car-park-unveiled-34170122 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:11 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Sion Barry) Enterprise Welsh Government urged to end public procurement through closed English frameworks /enterprise/welsh-government-urged-end-public-34169467 /enterprise/welsh-government-urged-end-public-34169467 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:28:34 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Sion Barry) Enterprise Plans for another 190 homes at huge Garden Village development /economic-development/plans-another-190-homes-huge-34170258 /economic-development/plans-another-190-homes-huge-34170258 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Emma Morgan) Economic Development Manchester inward investment: ‘Reasons for optimism’ despite fall in FDI schemes /economic-development/manchester-inward-investment-reasons-optimism-34166159 /economic-development/manchester-inward-investment-reasons-optimism-34166159 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Alistair Houghton) Economic Development Olympians and Paralympians back North of England Olympic bid for the 2040s /economic-development/olympians-paralympians-back-north-england-34167150 /economic-development/olympians-paralympians-back-north-england-34167150 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000 newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Katie Dickinson Press Association) Economic Development