Category: Business

The popular pub chain launched its 2025 festive menu on November 12, which included sliced turkey breast and winter vegetables, a brie and bacon burger, and a cookies and cream blondie. The festive menu has been available in all of Wetherspoon’s more than 800 pubs across the UK. Full list of items being removed from…

Caremark Redcar and Cleveland, the largest home care provider in the area, employs 370 staff members, and 15 per cent – around 52 people – are related, including couples, siblings, and parents and children. The company delivers support to more than 650 people in their own homes in the Redcar and Cleveland area, and several…

Caremark Redcar and Cleveland, the largest home care provider in the area, employs 370 staff members, and 15 per cent – around 52 people – are related, including couples, siblings, and parents and children. The company delivers support to more than 650 people in their own homes in the Redcar and Cleveland area, and several…

The penalties, issued by the Home Office across 2025, range from £20,000 to £225,000, and span sectors including car washes, restaurants, takeaways, barbers, shops and recruitment firms. Signage for the Home Office in Westminster, London (Image: Kirsty O’Connor/PA Wire) Details of the fines were published as part of the Government’s quarterly disclosures, which name employers…

Mr Sunak first met Nicholas Perks four years ago when he was a star Business Studies A-level student at Richmond School. After leaving school and training as a chef, the 20-year-old has established his first business in Richmond. Rishi Sunak with Nicholas Perks at the Easby Loop cafe, Richmond (Image: Supplied) The Easby Loop Café…

Brazilian steakhouse chain Estábulo is making a comeback to Darlington town centre – after its shock closure in January 2025 at the DL1 complex. Now, new brand signs have appeared on Horsemarket, opposite House of Fraser, confirming that Estábulo is coming soon in the former Pizza Hut building. Signs have gone up for the new…

Gary Finley, managing director at Newton Aycliffe-based SCH Site Services, said off-site application of protective coatings can help contractors achieve safer, more compliant results, avoid costly problems on site, and meet the demands of recent regulatory changes. He said: “The UK construction industry has undergone a radical transformation, moving from a system focused on broad…

Simon Walker, who owns The Flag Man, a flag-making business based in Morpeth, said the space agency found his company online in the early days of the internet. KIM MCGUINNESS: The North East Mayor unveiled a £208 million transport investment plan for the region. This is the first phase of an £800 million investment by…

Hollathans, the much-loved Chester-le-Street pub, announced it will be closing its doors temporarily, to undergo a full renovation in the New Year (January 2). As well as a revamp, the announcement revealed the pub will also be taken over by two experienced County Durham business partners, with extensive experience in the hospitality sector. The announcement…

Yorkshire’s HECK! has been hosting Meals That Matter, a December initiative aimed at reducing rural isolation and bringing people together through the power of shared meals. The campaign is especially aimed at supporting older residents across Yorkshire, many of whom face loneliness and isolation during the festive season. Co-founder Jamie Keeble said: “We started HECK!…