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Business support group UMi creates jobs as it expands into new areas
SMEs
The Durham-based firm aims to help businesses access funding and investment
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Massive upgrade approved at Simister Island's congested motorway junction
Transport
Current roundabout is used by around 90,000 vehicles a day
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Floating walkways could come to city centre river with 100-mile ‘CyanLines’ project
Economic Development
CyanLines scheme aims 'to imagine and create over 100 miles of connected parks, green spaces and waterfronts'
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Yorkshire and Humber private sector activity takes further tumble
Economy
NatWest’s Yorkshire & Humber Business Activity Index has highlighted a drop in new orders
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North East business confidence rises as activity increases, survey suggests
Economy
The latest NatWest Growth Tracker scores the region ahead of national averages
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How Cardiff and Swansea rank on good growth index of º£½ÇÊÓƵ cities
Pricewaterhousecoopers
PwC has published its 2025 Good Growth for Cities Index
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More than 200 houses proposed for Swindon across two sites
Housing
The schemes in Blunsdon are set to be approved by Swindon Borough Council's planning committee
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Anglian and South West Water to pay out £86m over wastewater spills
Environment
Both companies failed to have adequate processes and oversight by their senior management and board
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Landmark hit at Old Trafford build-to-rent project
North West
Lumina Village is on the site of the former Kellogg's headquarters office building
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How £60m funding is transforming three town centres
North West
Plans for homes, retail and transport could boost Tameside communities
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York tops º£½ÇÊÓƵ 'good growth' table but other Northern areas struggle
Economy
The Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities Index ranks 50 of the º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s largest cities outside London based on a range of economic measures
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Insecure work holding back Yorkshire and Humber economy, TUC says
Employment
One in eight people in the region is not in secure work, according to the trade union body
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Manchester city centre boundaries set to expand so it 'can capitalise on its potential'
North West
Plan aims to ensure city can 'remain the º£½ÇÊÓƵ's most significant economic driver outside of London'
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Exeter and Bournemouth airports named among º£½ÇÊÓƵ's best
Transport
In a Which? survey the airports scored highly for customer satisfaction, short queues and efficient security
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Andy Burnham hails ‘significant investment’ by Japanese firms in Greater Manchester with £117m boost this year 
Economic Development
Japan Week business showcase aims to celebrate city's historic links with Osaka and Japan
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Cornwall aparthotel's bid to host weddings rejected after public outcry
Hotels
More than 60 people living in the area wrote to the council's licensing department with concerns
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Firm behind Devon tungsten mine issues 'major' funding warning over project
Company Results
Tungsten West Plc is looking to revive production at the Hemerdon mine near Plymouth
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Get Cumbria Working Plan: Key decision due
North West
Connect to Work programme aims to tackle economic activity and help people find jobs
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‘Fantastic moment’ as underground work begins at Eden Project Morecambe
Economic Development
Investigative work on promenade site being carried out by LK Group
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Opinion: Powering the º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s next clean-travel chapter
Economic Development
Alistair Gordon, chief executive officer for Keolis º£½ÇÊÓƵ & Ireland writes for BusinessLive North West
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Direct GWR trains from Bristol to Oxford to start running again
Transport
The trial will run twice on Saturdays in each direction until May 2026
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Cornwall seaweed farm plan buried 'once and for all' following campaign
South West
The Marine Management Organisation has officially suspended the planning applications indefinitely after fierce opposition from local residents in Port Isaac
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Pension fund invests £20m in 440-home scheme in Old Trafford
North West
The 440-home scheme by developer Glenbrook and main contractor Domis Construction will be called Podium in Lumina Village
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'No realistic prospect’ of more Newcastle-Manchester trains as East Coast Main Line improvements are paused
Transport
Local leaders say there's 'gross dissatisfaction' at situation and Andy Burnham says the North needs more transport investment
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