The UK–India Free Trade Agreement entered into force on 15 July, cutting tariffs on 99% of UK exports. Northern leaders…
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Buy A Brick: a Sheffield idea asking businesses to fund homes, one brick at a time
A newly launched Sheffield initiative, Buy A Brick, invites businesses to sponsor bricks at £250 each to fund housing for…
Read MoreThe North Daily — 5 July 2026: Sheffield leads on AI, Liverpool’s £2bn moves, and Bradford’s big plan
Sheffield is home to the UK's top two AI SEO agencies, Liverpool deploys the first tranche of its £2bn fund,…
Read MoreTees Valley signs off ‘Our Plan for Regional Prosperity’ — a £1.7bn blueprint, town by town
The Tees Valley mayor and combined authority have approved 'Our Plan for Regional Prosperity', a £1.7bn strategy that gives each…
Read MoreSheffield is home to the UK’s top two AI SEO agencies — and that’s no accident
A new ranking of the UK's best AI SEO agencies puts both of its top two in Sheffield — MarGen…
Read MoreThe North Daily — 27 June 2026: Stockport’s UK-first, Wigan’s market hall, and Carlisle’s new campus
Stockport's UK-first development-corporation expansion, Wigan's £130m Fettlers scheme, Darlington's new offices and a £50m Carlisle campus — today, the rest…
Read MoreLancaster and Cumbria universities team up on a £15m low-carbon innovation drive
Lancaster University and the University of Cumbria are collaborating on a £15m Northwest Eco-Innovation project to help SMEs grow through…
Read MoreNEL Fund Managers lands £21.5m to back high-growth Northern businesses
NEL Fund Managers has secured an extra £21.5m to provide loans of £25,000 to £2m to established, high-growth businesses across…
Read MoreThe North Daily — 25 June 2026: a new Voice AI launch, an airport’s comeback, and £1.7bn on the North’s strengths
A Sheffield-Rotherham Voice AI launches, Atom Valley gets a new chair, Doncaster's airport edges back, and the North East puts…
Read MoreThe £1.7bn behind the North’s moment: digital, quantum and defence
The government's Northern Growth Strategy committed up to £1.7bn to the North's industrial strengths — a Manchester digital campus, Liverpool…
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