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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.

The UK’s flagship annual barometer of collaboration between universities and industry warns that progress is stalling, with signs of declining business investment, major corporate partnerships contracting, and growing financial strain across universities.

The founders of Glasgow-based energy services firm, Union Technical, are flying the flag for Scotland after being named Scottish regional winners at this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year UK Awards.

Make UK is warning manufacturers that they risk facing substantial fines and even potential shutdowns through a failure to address key workplace health issues.

Following a multi-million-pound investment in a state-of-the-art campus in Glasgow, Barclays unveils a landmark partnership with the Scottish FA that reaffirms its long-term commitment to Scotland through football, entertainment, and community initiatives.

Lidl GB has published its first ever socioeconomic impact report which reveals that it generated £14.5bn in Gross Value Added (GVA) through its operations and supply chain in the financial year 2024 alone.

London’s tradespeople and DIYers can help fight the capital’s homelessness crisis simply by picking up a tin of Dulux paint at Leyland next month (December 2025).

East Kilbride’s hospitality scene is gearing up for an exciting arrival this festive season, as new venue Ruby’s confirms it will officially open its doors on Wednesday 17 December 2025.

A Hampshire IT provider has acquired a ‘complementary’ firm in the East Midlands in a strategic move designed to boost nationwide growth plans. Ringwood-headquartered entrustIT has made Bedford’s DWM Technical Solutions its fifth wholly owned subsidiary.

Sustainable hospitality developer Lamington Group has discovered evidence of a Roman road and buildings from the Roman and Anglo-Saxon/ Anglo-Scandinavian periods on the site of room2 York, set to open in 2027.

Responding to the much anticipated Autumn Budget, Ross McNally, Chief Executive and Executive Chairman of Hampshire Chamber of Commerce, said: “The Chancellor had already said she would avoid putting further headline tax rises on businesses but nothing she has announced now will put a spring in the step of Chamber members."

Sheffield Hallam University one of 26 universities that will support the country’s first NHS National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC), which aims to transform national and international research and innovation for specialist rehabilitation.

Responding to the Autumn Budget, Steven Martin, Senior Tax Manager at HWB Chartered Accountants, said: “I would have liked to see more simplification in the range of tax rates and allowances. Instead, there is more complication, with fine judgements needed about marginal rates when it comes to tax planning."