INDUSTRIAL giant Hargreaves Services announced record profits today and said it was excited by new opportunities to grow the business, especially in Europe.Read
THE next step in the campaign to equip farmers with the necessary skills for the 21st Century has received the backing of Defra secretary Hilary Benn.Read
ONE of the winner's of last year's If We Can, You Can challenge has launched the first stage of his online business and has revealed plans for a rapid expansion.Read
Store cattle: There were 575 store cattle & suckled calves forward. The sale was topped at £1,195 for an Limousin x steer from Bog Hall. Top price strong heifer was £1,000 for a Limousin x from Halton Red House.Read
A SMALL County Durham recycling firm is bringing a revolutionary German green energy technology to the UK and is close to securing a deal to build the first £4m plant in the region.Read
BUSINESS leaders have come together with unions, rural campaigners and pensioners' groups to call for a publicly owned bank that will serve them rather than shareholders.Read
A MOTHER has started a business promoting local firms to local people. She was impressed by the level of service they offered while she was without a car during her maternity leave and was forced to use more businesses on her doorstep.Read
LAMB producers are set for a third consecutive favourable year as supplies tighten and prices improve, according to the English Beef and Lamb Executive (Eblex).Read
FROM Procter & Gamble to politics, and investing in start-ups and climbing a few mountains in between: Karen Dent meets FTSE-200 company co-founder turned venture capitalist Jeremy Middleton.Read
THE mart had forward 321 head of cattle with 78 young bulls, 65 steers, 77 heifers, three cows with calves and 98 cast cows, plus 1,024 head of sheep, including 754 store hoggs, 40 in-lamb ewes. Darlington Direct collected 230 prime hoggs.Read
Prime cattle: A larger show of 80 prime cattle were forward with quality stock being in demand. M/s Skelton & Son of Low House Farm run of 6 heifers averaged 191.3p and topped at 198.5p for a Limousin cross and 195p for a British Blue cross both were purchased by Riley Bros.Read
Karen Dent is a business reporter who specialises in small businesses and rural affairs. Prior to joining the our team Karen spent most of her career as a broadcast journalist, most recently working for the BBC.
