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The spirit of generosity was alive and well last week as family businesses from across London and the South East came together at Hayman’s of London in Balham for the annual Family Business Festive Food Parcel event.

Contractor Clegg Construction has staged a topping out ceremony to mark a key milestone in its delivery of a new £13 million care home near Milton Keynes.

When visitors drop in to a popular south Warwickshire village pub it won’t just be the aromas of the award-winning pies that will now fill the air - but a recipe of a very different kind.

The Minister for Energy has met with major retailers and the solar industry to try to unlock one of the UK's best opportunities to increase renewable electricity: warehouse rooftops.

A Dumfries and Galloway photographer has expanded her business after receiving support from Business Gateway.

Thanks to players of The Health Lottery, £75, 000 has been awarded to FoodCycle and during a recent visit to one of the charity’s projects in Newcastle, The Health Lottery saw first-hand the importance of these weekly meals for people facing food insecurity, isolation or financial pressure. This grant awarded by The Health Lottery Foundation will go towards helping the charity run around 620 community meal sessions and serve more than 21,000 three-course meals across England

A family-run farm based tourist destination in Castle Douglas has launched a new gelato venture, using milk from its own herd of pedigree Holstein cows to create fresh gelato, after securing support from Business Gateway.

Despite global economic headwinds, The Insights Group Limited delivered a robust performance in 2024/25. Figures filed at Companies House show turnover of £88.9M and operating profit of £12.3M.

An Aberdeenshire whisky specialist is marking its 10-year anniversary with a major expansion, thanks to support from Business Gateway.

A storage company has put its support behind the Friends of Hamworthy Park charity – to help it keep the popular paddling pool open.

Generous JCB employees have delivered another record year for the company’s annual Christmas Toy Appeal – donating an amazing 1,787 gifts.

A Lake District resort is adding new lounge space, an outdoor balcony and extra treatment rooms to its 5-star status spa.

More than 100 community-minded cyclists took part in a 12-hour superhero-themed spinathon in aid of mental health charity Dorset Mind.

Property finance lender MSP Capital has become the latest Patron of the NACFB, the UK’s biggest trade association for commercial finance brokers.

National painting contractor, Bagnalls, has triumphed at the National Apprenticeship and Skills Awards 2025, winning The Aptem Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Award.

After more than two years of commissioning, Robinsons Brewery have completed their £8.4 million investment in their new brewery.

Co. Armagh-based Avondale Foods has grown from a family farm in Craigavon to one of Northern Ireland’s most recognisable food producers.

An award-winning Derby restaurant is celebrating the launch of its new menu with what could be the biggest ever restaurant giveaway in the Midlands, worth £1200.

The Keyhole Heart Clinic expands to The Park Hospital — led by University of Nottingham graduate and national Entrepreneur of the Year, Dr Inder Birdi.

Confidence, ambition and career skills are back on the table for a group of young people graduating this week from Thrive Forward Intensive.