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A groundbreaking collaboration will give local councils, theme parks, developers and other global attractions unprecedented insight into when products require repair, alongside detailed information on materials.

A UK process filter maker has celebrated the official opening of an expanded, purpose-built 2,800 sq m manufacturing hub near Warsaw.

Loughborough Lightning have locked in Red Roses international and Premiership Women’s Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Season, Haineala Lutui, on a new multi year contract.

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.

A £1m fundraising effort by The Tank Museum to restore the oldest surviving King Tiger in existence was boosted when a WWII German coin was discovered inside it.

Award-winning hospitality operator Buzzworks has announced plans to welcome The Douglas Hotel into the business, marking another milestone in the group’s growing accommodation offering.

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.

The Tour de France, the world’s most famous cycling competition, gets underway on July 4, with a team time trial for the first time in 55 years, and XPO Logistics, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions across Europe, is once again making sure the wheels of the race turn smoothly.

A housebuilder with headquarters located across Scotland has been named as one of TIME magazine World’s 500 Most Sustainable Companies for 2026 for a third consecutive year.

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.

One of the south’s leading independent law firms has a new Managing Partner at the helm.

Access School, based at Holbrook Villa Farm, Harmer Hill, Shrewsbury, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Midlands Region ARC Alex Timpson Award in recognition of its work with in helping pupils adapt and learn to their educational setting, particularly those children who may have suffered trauma earlier in their life.

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

Alex Peal Managing Partner, has announced the appointment of Katy Rabindran as Business Tax Partner, based in our Oxford office.

This Pride Month (June), regional homebuilder Allison Homes has donated £500 to Leicestershire LGBTQ+ Centre for the fourth consecutive year.

One of Cumbria’s leading independent accountancy firms, Lamont Pridmore, is urging small and medium-sized businesses across Cumbria and the North West and beyond to take a closer look at finances beyond the summer.

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.

Special guests raised a glass to the latest chapter of one of Rugby’s most beloved pubs last week at an exclusive event to mark its launch.

Thousands of seagrass shoots have been planted in the Thames, as conservation charity ZSL kicks off work to transform one of the world's most famous waterways.