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Care home providers are being warned to brace themselves for further food price inflation after a new survey laid bare the extent of rapidly rising costs. According to […]

Providers Unite are renewing calls for the Government to step in as looming National Insurance contribution (NIC) rises continue to cast a shadow over a sector facing increasing […]

Following widespread concerns over mis-selling in the non-domestic energy market, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero concluded a major consultation on the regulation of energy brokers […]

Businesses should be braced for higher energy bills as a bigger than expected increase in wholesale prices threatens to pile further pressure on already stretched budgets. That’s the […]

Fewer than 50 per cent of manufacturing firms are prepared for the threat of cyber security breaches according to a major new survey by researchers Omdia.  And cyber […]

Greater incentives are needed to encourage the manufacture of even more green buses — after latest figures showed strong growth in a sector battling back from the brink.  […]

Manufacturing bosses in Northern Ireland have underlined the sector’s key contribution to the nation’s economy.  In the week that The Northern Ireland Manufacturing 100 revealed the best performing […]

Energy network companies have raked in nearly £4bn in excess profits from household bills over the past four years, according to Citizens Advice. The watchdog claims Ofgem, the […]

Northumbria University is leading pioneering research to enhance sustainability in the construction industry by integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and innovative waste management strategies. The research has secured £250,000 […]

The North East could become home to a trailblazing ‘Innovation District’ after an ambitious regeneration plan moved a step closer this week. Durham County Council has agreed a […]

Labour is taking its lead from King Charles as the new Government presses ahead with plans to tackle the nation’s housing crisis. The monarch’s trailblazing housing projects in […]

Helping children understand and normalise emotions like stress and sadness is the most effective way to support their mental health, according to a six-year study involving more than […]