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Sentiment amongst retailers fell at the sharpest rate in 17 years, with a growing share of firms expecting their business situation to deteriorate over the coming quarter – according to the CBI’s latest quarterly Distributive Trades Survey.

Four companies have signed for a total of nearly 17,000 sq ft of Grade A office space at Bracknell’s 1+3 Arlington Square.

A spa resort on Windermere has been voted the best in North West England at the 2025 Good Spa Guide regional awards ceremony in London.

The University’s Radiography (Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy and Oncology) Team won the Yorkshire and North Trent Radiography Team of the Year, recognising their outstanding contribution to education and workforce development across the radiography professions.

Three in four shoppers believe AI advances have made scams more convincing, fuelling Black Friday fraud fears according to latest research from Barclays.

A Palestinian man who has overcome conflict and a hearing disability is set to pursue his dream career when he graduates from the University of Dundee this week.

Pro Auction are delighted to have concluded the record-breaking sale at the iconic Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa on behalf of the Arora Charitable Foundation.

M&S has returned to Bristol city centre, this morning unveiling its brand-new 80,000 sq ft flagship store at Cabot Circus.

Publicans across the South West are calling on the government to take positive action and ease mounting financial pressures on pubs ahead of this week’s Budget, warning that the sector is at a critical tipping point.

Market Harborough Building Society (MHBS) has launched “Thrive! Forward Intensive,” an ambitious programme in partnership with the Market Harborough Job Centre to support local young people who are not in education, employment, or training (NEET).

Leicester College has made a successful bid for funding from the Office for Students (OfS) to support a £1 million capital project. The funding will expand the College to expand its Higher Education (HE) offer and develop additional flexible study modes to attract more students.

JCB has launched its fourth annual Christmas Toy Appeal as employees unite to bring festive joy to local children.

CocoTurf Cricket has been developed to support the growing need for environmentally responsible solutions within the sport.

A West Yorkshire entrepreneur is approaching a decade in business – celebrating record-breaking growth for his vegetation management company.

Practical advice on sustainable procurement was on the agenda as more than 150 decision makers converged on Basingstoke for the south’s biggest business conference and expo devoted entirely to green growth.

AgriScot, the UK’s premier agricultural business event, has recorded the highest attendance in its 24-year history as well as a significant increase in participation in their Dairy Classes, Silage and Business Skills Competitions.

Executives and investors from the hotel industry have ranked London as the most attractive city for hotel investment in Europe in the year ahead for a third consecutive year, according to the 2025 European Hotel Industry and Investment survey by Deloitte. Edinburgh remains the most attractive regional UK city for investment for a fifth consecutive year. The Scottish capital was ranked most attractive by over half (54%) of respondents, followed by Cambridge (41%), up two place

Leading family-owned furniture retailer, Barker and Stonehouse, is excited to announce a new partnership with award-winning Norwich department store, Jarrolds.

Property consultancy Vail Williams has secured seven properties in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Frimley in Surrey totalling 78,000 sq ft, for an expanding patient transport specialist.

Family run Mediterranean bakery, confectionery and savouries supplier Dina Foods has invested £1m over the last three years in an ongoing programme of manufacturing upgrades, as demand for its authentic foods grows.