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Wales Huge number of pay as you go Transport for Wales passengers TfW has also unveiled a new £10.5m train wheel lathe facility in Holyhead

��Ƶ and the EU move closer to new deal on food and drink exports

Both parties hope to finalise a new deal by 2027

Planning approved for 1,700 homes on site of London shopping centre

The huge redevelopment proposal for Lewisham shopping centre was given the green light last night, paving the way for hundreds of new homes to be built in the area

East Yorkshire haulage company snapped up in rescue deal

BI Halder and Son Ltd called in administrators earlier this month having run into financial difficulties

Welsh family-run bakery business plan to close factory site

Brace's Bakery has told staff they plan to shut down one of the Blackwood sites by the beginning of next year

West Midlands Ice cream firm Joe Delucci's ceases trading Supplier was hit by wet summer and cost of head office move

Huge number of pay as you go Transport for Wales passengers

TfW has also unveiled a new £10.5m train wheel lathe facility in Holyhead

��Ƶ and the EU move closer to new deal on food and drink exports

Both parties hope to finalise a new deal by 2027

Planning approved for 1,700 homes on site of London shopping centre

The huge redevelopment proposal for Lewisham shopping centre was given the green light last night, paving the way for hundreds of new homes to be built in the area

��Ƶ councils accused of burdening businesses with unfair regulations

Preston Benson argues that ��Ƶ council regulations for businesses are a 'bureaucratic nightmare'

Events Fastest 50: North East Businesses On The Rise The Ward Hadaway Fastest 50 event will take place on Friday, unveiling the North East's fastest growing companies

Former company of the year winner Merit files administration notice

The filing of the Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators comes weeks after an HMRC winding up petition

Newcastle building takes national project of the year prize at the RICS awards

The Stephenson Building project was praised for updating a 1950s building

Albert Bridge House demolition set for approval as plans for two towers push ahead

Former HMRC office was once one of city's tallest towers

Changes made to eight-skyscraper plan for Piccadilly

'The neighbourhoods behind Piccadilly train station offer some of the most exciting regeneration opportunities in our city'

West Midlands Ice cream firm Joe Delucci's ceases trading Supplier was hit by wet summer and cost of head office move

Newcastle's Malhotra Group continues to invest despite profits drop

Company Results

The Newcastle business owns a string of bars, hotels and care homes

Canal water cooling plan for £50m data centre and robotics studio as MSAI unveils big Salford ambitions

Founder says 'Manchester's always had canals… it just made sense'

Huge number of pay as you go Transport for Wales passengers

TfW has also unveiled a new £10.5m train wheel lathe facility in Holyhead

People on the move: North East appointments and promotions of the week

Companies announcing new appointments this week include Muckle, RWO, Ward Hadaway, FW Capital, Newcastle Theatre Royal Trust and Sintons

Dubai chocolate and cola bottle Jaffa Cakes help boost McVitie’s owner Pladis as it posts record £3.2bn revenue

Group also owns brands including Jacob's, Carr's and Godiva chocolate

Living on the edge in new building awards

This week's ProCon Awards 2025 shortlist highlights Leicestershire's best medium residential schemes

Bellway hails good performance as revenues rise but signals a slowing in demand

The Newcastle housebuilder has also launched a £150m share buyback progamme

Ebury chooses Birmingham for third ��Ƶ office launch

Fintech firm is expanding it domestic footprint by opening base in heart of city's business district

Administrators called in as Oxbridge hit by 'cash flow pressures'

Edtech firm to keep learning portal accessible until next summer but no tutoring, marking or exam services will be provided

Co-op warns 60,000 shops and 150,000 jobs at risk ahead of Rachel Reeves' Budget

The Co-operative

Retailer urges Chancellor Rachel Reeves to announce "maximum" business rates relief on 26 November

£10bn 'most important' economic growth plan for Liverpool city region is unveiled

Economic Development

The Liverpool City Growth Plan aims to add £2.5 billion a year to the region's economy and create tens of thousands of jobs

William Hill owner confirms 200 shop closures as industry faces budget uncertainty

The betting giant is eyeing up to 200 closures as its parent company Evoke looks to steady its heavily indebted balance sheet ahead of a potential tax raid in next month's budget

Tata Steel announce five-week stoppages at South Wales operations

Tata said the move was due to weak orders resulting in stoppages being far longer than in previous years across the Christmas period

New £500m fund to support growth in the Welsh economy

The Local Growth Fund financed by the ��Ƶ Government will be invested over a three-year period

VAT hike would have 'serious negative impact' on ��Ƶ, economists warn Rachel Reeves

A VAT hike would have the biggest negative impact of any major tax rise, leading to a 0.9 per cent fall in GDP in the first year after the tax is applied, according to an analysis by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR)

MOBOs founder Kanya King to speak at Manchester conference to inspire next generation of black women in business

Black Communities

Mother-daughter duo Sharon and Afiya Amesu set up She Leads for Legacy to help black women succeed