4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (994+ words) Christmas comes but once a year – and this year’s festive extravaganza is a mere 106 shopping days away. But the yulephiles among us are facing early disappointment, as the Grinch of shrinkflation already grips the Chrimbo choccy market. One of the…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (370+ words) West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker has announced the senior leadership for his Birmingham East Mayoral Development Corporation, set up to accelerate more than £11bn of regeneration investment across East Birmingham. Birmingham-born Dame Bernadette Kelly, former permanent secretary at the Department for…...

5+ day, 14+ min ago   (71+ words) thebusinessdesk.com United Utilities hit with record £900k fine after 35-hour sewage discharge More from North West - People: Squire Patton Boggs; THG Ingenuity; Triodos Bank UK; Citation Group; Winckworth Sherwood; Weightmans - AAB: Launching with intent to support scaling North West businesses…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (284+ words) A two-site group accommodation business in the Peak District National Park has been put up for sale, offering a buyer the chance to take on an established and profitable leisure operation. The Mermaid and The Lodge can accommodate up to…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (311+ words) Westerleigh Group, the UK’s largest private crematorium and cemetery operator based near Bristol, is being acquired by global alternative asset manager ICG. ICG’s European Infrastructure team will buy the business from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Universities Superannuation Scheme, which…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (233+ words) South Yorkshire-based water cleaning technology firm, Xeros, said interest in its products continues to grow despite wider appliance industry headwinds including pressure from lower cost competition. Publishing its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2026, the business records…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (280+ words) Northampton-based Initiate Consultancy has acquired Sheffield healthcare specialist Dark Peak Analytics in its first deal since securing investment from private equity firm QPE. The transaction marks the first step in Initiate’s buy-and-build strategy following QPE’s investment in the business in…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (187+ words) A Birmingham-based property management specialist has warned the government against replacing leasehold with commonhold, arguing ministers risk “throwing the baby out with the bathwater.” Brett Williams, who has more than 35 years’ experience in the sector and co-founded Principle Estate Management,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (468+ words) Dozens of East Midlands employers have been named by the Government for failing to pay staff the minimum wage. The businesses are among around 660 employers across the UK ordered to repay a combined £4m to more than 27,000 workers, with penalties totalling…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (848+ words) They’re big, they’re brash and they’ve become a common sight on our ring roads and out-of-town developments. Self-storage units are a factor of modern life. The industry is worth an estimated £1.3bn, having grown by 5% over the past year. Some 67.5m sq…...