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Independent family brewer Shepherd Neame is proud to continue its long-standing partnership with the Faversham Hop Festival as principal sponsor for this year’s event.

St Austell Brewery and North London craft brewer Jiddler's Tipple have secured a nationwide listing in more than 400 Sainsbury's stores for Proper Tipple.

Award-winning East Midlands funeral directors A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service has announced its biggest acquisition in more than 20 years.

Independent family brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame has invested more than £200,000 in a major refurbishment of The George Hotel in Cranbrook, giving the centuries-old coaching inn a stylish new look.

Edinburgh-based football apparel brand Universal Language has credited Business Gateway support with reshaping its commercial foundations as it prepares for its busiest period of trading since launching in December 2024.

A three-year, business-led ‘road map’ has been launched to narrow skills gaps in the workplace, spotlight training opportunities including for NEETs and boost Hampshire’s regional economy.

The brand-new Brewers Decorator Academy in Guildford is now open, offering hands-on painting and decorating training in a purpose-built learning environment designed to help decorators build confidence.

A pioneering pilot led by independent environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has demonstrated how sustained behaviour change activity can improve both the physical environment and people’s perceptions of their local area.

Digger maker JCB threw the biggest birthday bash in its history at the weekend as more than 23,000 employees and their families partied to performances by Robbie Williams and Alex James.

Independent family brewer Shepherd Neame has been named Supreme Champion Family Business of the Year at the National Family Business of the Year Awards 2026.

A retired Staffordshire firefighter is digging deep for the Poppy Appeal — by launching a JCB-themed badge to raise vital funds.

Little’s Chauffeur Drive, proudly celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2026, has introduced bespoke Mercedes-Benz Grand Tourer Sprinters to its fleet.

British Airways has opened its doors, and phonelines, to its refreshed Newcastle contact centre after a huge £17 million refurbishment, showing the airline’s long-term commitment to its presence the North East.

HMG Paints, the UK’s leading independent paint manufacturer, is proud to announce its participation in the international ‘Cool Roofs. Smarter Choice.’ campaign.

British engineering giant JCB has successfully completed UK testing of its hydrogen-powered JCB Hydromax car – reaching 208mph and clearing the way for its world land speed record attempt at Bonneville next month. The shakedown runs at RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire, England saw the 32-foot car driven by Wing Commander Andy Green OBE reach 208mph under its own hydrogen power – up from the 177mph recorded earlier in the programme. The testing finished yesterday. Just as valua

The 31st edition of Big Shots, The Furniture Makers’ Company’s annual clay pigeon shooting fundraiser, raised an impressive £30,000 to support people working in the furnishing industry.

An award-winning North West artist has been invited back to a spa hotel resort on Windermere for a second display of his most prominent and recent works.

Aldi Scotland’s Supermarket Sweep is back for another year, giving shoppers in West Scotland the chance to raise vital funds for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS).

Hendy Group will be the headline sponsor of the 2026 Salisbury Motor Show, an annual event which attracts hundreds of classic, modified and performance vehicles for a family-friendly day out. Now in its fifth year, the show will this year take place on Sunday 21 June once again take over the Market Square in the heart of town.

National painting contractor, Alfred Bagnall & Sons, based in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, is officially taking part in industry-led national product stewardship scheme, PaintCare – the first of its kind in the UK.