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Deals Northumberland pharmacy specialist set for growth following seven-figure investment London based Growth Fund 1 has announced the investment into The Pharmacist Network Group

Caddick Construction toasts 12% revenues rise as regional expansion continues

The Wakefield business moved into its new headquarters last year and also grew its pipeline across the North West, Cumbria, North East, Yorkshire and the Midlands

Virgin Money increases lending in run-up to likely Nationwide takeover

The Newcastle bank has released a trading update for the first half of its financial year

Pontypridd RFC label WRU's new league as anything but elite with no commercial rationale

But chairman of Ebbw Vale RFC Jonathan Jones said the new Elite Domestic Competition needed to be embraced

Rix Group acquires former maternity hospital site in Hull

The company has earmarked it for future development as an industrial and logistics hub

Energy £1bn Tyneside cable factory partner leaves joint venture, but announces major potential order Global Interconnection Group says its South Korean partner is best placed to take forward the job-creating plans

Closure of Sabic 'cracker' plant is major blow for North East industry

The plant dates back to the 1970s but its Saudi owners say it no longer viable

The Welsh firms on The Sunday Times list of the ��Ƶ's fastest-growing private companies

The highest rank firm from Wales is tech consultancy de Novo Solutions

Job reductions at Nissan's Sunderland plant as part of global savings plan

The company is hoping to remove around 250 posts through a voluntary scheme

MoD-owned semiconductor plant Octric warns of losses ahead as it embarks on major turnaround

Company Results

Bosses say the business is best viewed as an early stage start-up, amid efforts to rebuild its capacity

North West Mersey Ferry Royal Daffodil hits 'significant milestone' as new images show progress on new vessel The £26m vessel is due to take to the water in 2026

Job reductions at Nissan's Sunderland plant as part of global savings plan

The company is hoping to remove around 250 posts through a voluntary scheme

Sedulo settles into new Birmingham office

Business consultancy has launched new 5,000 sq ft office and event hub which sees former Zen Metro bar brought back to life

Additional 300 homes and care home planned for major new housing estate in Bridgwater

The Centenary Heights development, which is set to include 675 homes, a primary school and a community hub, is currently under construction north of the A39 Quantock Road

People on the move: key North East appointments and promotions

Companies and organisations featuring in this week's round-up include Fletchers Solicitors, Hodgson Sayers, Aon, the Freemen of Newcastle and Tees Valley Combined Authority

Closure of Sabic 'cracker' plant is major blow for North East industry

The plant dates back to the 1970s but its Saudi owners say it no longer viable

Real danger that a Welsh university could collapse union warns

The prediction comes as one university vice chancellor described the current funding situation to MPs as 'like tumbling around in a washing machine'

Vaping retailer Totally Wicked sold to Chinese investor

The firm was founded in 2008 by Jason Cropper and has been acquired by Wittyace ��Ƶ Holding, a business controlled by Chinese national Ying Wang and registered in Cambridge

Colour Palette Company goes Stateside with new commission

Former newspaper editor's venture which celebrates local colours has won its first international brief

FTSE 100 defence giant Babcock hails 'new era' as profits surge by 50%

The FTSE 100 company - which plays a significant role in supporting the ��Ƶ's nuclear submarine program - recorded an 11 per cent increase in revenue to £4.8bn

Hargreaves Services boosts earnings expectations thanks to earthmoving success

The industrial services operator says strong pipeline visibility has also opened up the promise of growth in the years ahead

Jones Village Bakery creating 150 jobs in £47m expansion

The business is ramping up production and storage capacity

Manchester will be the home of the Industrial Strategy

Government says body behind strategy is coming to the city –with a secondary base in London

The Windrush generation: 'My business exists because of them'

Black Communities

Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, founder of The Black Farmer, made the comments as the ��Ƶ marked Windrush Day 2025

��Ƶ handbag maker Mulberry in talks to raise £20m as losses widen

The struggling Somerset firm launched a turnaround plan in January and is hoping its strategy will return it to profitability

US giant Apollo to back Hinkley Point C with £4.5bn loan

The loan will be provided as unsecured debt to EDF, the French state-owned energy firm delivering the project

Walsall-based HomeServe plunges into loss despite crossing £1bn in sales

The Walsall-headquartered business has posted a revenue of £1.1bn for 2024 while it reported a pre-tax loss of £31.7m