Life sciences firm Draig Therapeutics in near £50m new equity round funding boost

Debenhams Group could sell off brands to cut £90m debt

Final British Army Jackal 3 vehicle rolls off production line in 'landmark moment'

UK company used by royal family rescued from administration

Hotel at one of Newport's biggest regeneration schemes could be forced to close warns developer

ENTERPRISE

Gateshead firm Debmat goes for growth in corporate deal backed by seven-figure funding

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Cardigan stormwater treatment venture becomes employee-owned

University of South Wales staff threaten walkout over job losses

Yorkshire life sciences firm Aptamer developing Ebola diagnostic test

Football digital coach venture Coaches' Voice secures equity boost to expand

Gas storage firm Halite Energy Group collapses into liquidation

TSG swoops for Berkshire media specialist in multimillion-pound deal

Principle Estate Management opens Manchester office as it plans North West property push

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

Disaster relief charity to move to new Cornwall HQ

Grade A office investment push for Preston as Government urged to put regional outpost in city

County Durham regeneration scheme moves forward after seven-figure funding deal

New retail tenants for Cardiff Bus Interchange

Hargreaves Lansdown agrees deal to expand new Bristol HQ

New occupier sought for former BAE Systems Brough fighter jet factory

How long-awaited new Birkenhead market could look

Major housing site could be marketed for business use

Demolition of Paignton town centre buildings to go ahead

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

People on the move: key North East appointments and promotions

PD Ports CEO Frans Calje steps down as new leader is appointed

The latest equity deals in Welsh business

JP Morgan's major Bournemouth office expansion given go ahead

Schroders sells Benchmark Capital to Swedish wealth firm Söderberg & Partners

Hargreaves Lansdown reshuffles senior leadership team with two new hires

Welsh Government launch £5m pilot loan scheme to support farming businesses

Lloyds Banking Group axes Halifax brand after 173 years on high street

Atom Bank sale process fails to attract desired bids, report suggests

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MANUFACTURING

Hull hydraulics firm secures six-figure loan after founder's son buyout

Haribo expands Castleford operation as £35m warehouse and production line launched

Renewed calls for urgent Government action to support North East automotive sector

Shreddies and Cheerios maker given green light for major Wiltshire factory expansion

Record year for bottling and canning group Thomas Hardy Holdings

Plastic recycling firm to create more than a hundred jobs at two South Wales facilities

‘Good growth in every British postcode’: Business reacts to Andy Burnham’s speech and devolution plans

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TECH

Bristol tech firm reports 'remarkable' first half as workforce grows to 84

Bath Uni spin-out developing new cancer treatment raises more than half a million pounds

Petards hails customer confidence as contracts worth £1.4m roll in

Leeds' payments innovator Iliad Solutions gets IP-linked bank backing

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Welsh rugby makes a huge economic contribution shows new report

Manchester-Sheffield tunnel plans: How Norway-style transport vision could slash travel times between Yorkshire and the North West

'World-class place to live, visit and work': How Trafford masterplan goes much further than new Manchester United stadium

New film shows what Bristol Arena could look like

DEALS

Merthyr industrial door maker for Harrods under new ownership

Wealth manager Fairstone Group set to acquire more than 20 firms by year-end

Imperial Brands snaps up US tobacco alternative business Black Buffalo for $150m

Tyneside underwear brand OddBalls set for growth after Alcuin backing

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