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Colab dry shampoo and Johnny's Chop Shop sold to US owner of Right Guard
6+ hour, 57+ min ago (352+ words) SLG Brands has sold COLAB Dry Shampoo (pictured)(Image: SLG Brands) A global beauty product incubator headquartered in Cheltenham has completed the sale of two of its flagship haircare brands to a US consumer goods company. SLG Brands has sold…...
Best start-up firms in Wales revealed
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (276+ words) Overall winner Digi Prop and the other Welsh winners will now compete in the UK Start Up Awards in September Cardiff-based property information tech firm Digi Prop has been named the best start-up company in Wales. It took the overall…...
Low-key tribute to singular boss of Samuel Smith's brewery
18+ hour, 56+ min ago (550+ words) A seasonal ale by Samuel Smith(Image: Newcastle Chronicle) The half-mast Union flag atop The Old Brewery provided the sole indication at the notoriously tight-lipped Samuel Smith organisation that its reclusive proprietor had passed away. It was flying beside the…...
Atom Bank sale process fails to attract desired bids, report suggests
21+ hour, 41+ min ago (317+ words) Atom Bank is now based in the Pattern Shop building in Newcastle. (Image: Atom bank) Digital bank Atom has failed to attract a desired "600m bid amid a sale process led by its investors, a report suggests. The Newcastle-based lender is…...
Lloyds axes Halifax brand after 173 years on the high street
20+ hour, 39+ min ago (406+ words) An exterior view of a Halifax bank branch Lloyds Banking Group is preparing to scrap its Halifax brand in a decision that will bring the curtain down on the retail bank's 173-year presence on the high street. The FTSE 100 giant…...
Manchester economic growth surges 34% in a decade, beating UK average
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (619+ words) Manchester is outpacing the rest of the country following a decade of growth, according to new research. London-based think tank Centre for Cities found that Manchester's economy grew more rapidly than anywhere else in the UK over the last ten…...
Environment secretary rejected Thames Water deal without meeting investors
22+ hour, 46+ min ago (675+ words) Emma Reynolds(Image: PA Wire) Environment secretary Emma Reynolds did not meet the investors behind a proposed Thames Water rescue package before dismissing the deal last month, it has been revealed. Reynolds, who holds ministerial responsibility for water policy, left…...
Humber Hydrogen project could unlock 50, 000 jobs and a "17bn economic boost
23+ hour ago (516+ words) The Government is drawing up plans for the UK's first regional hydrogen transport and storage network, with one industrial region poised to receive "500m in funding to make it happen The Humber could unlock a "17bn economic benefit and more than 50, 000 jobs…...
Topps Tiles cuts profit forecast as heatwave disrupts UK construction
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (407+ words) Topps Tiles has been hit by the heatwave(Image: PA) Tile retailer Topps Tiles has been hit by a double blow, as soaring temperatures compounded already difficult trading conditions, prompting the Leicestershire-based chain to warn on profits. The company reported…...
UK economy grew 0. 6% in Q1 as ONS revises 2025 growth down
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (582+ words) Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivering her spring statement to MPs in the House of Commons(Image: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA) The UK economy expanded by 0. 6 per cent in the first quarter of the year, the Office…...