Edinburgh-based venture capital firm, Par Equity, is establishing offices in both Leeds and Sheffield, utilising the Yorkshire hub as a secondary base to support its investment endeavors across Northern UK. This move comes on the heels of Par Equity’s recent investments in the North of England, providing backing to rapidly growing enterprises such as AEM, […]

Defence and security firm Leonardo, which recently disclosed plans to establish 200 new job opportunities in Newcastle city centre, has unveiled a research partnership with the National Innovation Centre for Data, situated at Newcastle University. Coinciding with the launch of its eighth UK site to enable digital transformation across its UK operations, this collaborative venture arises from a £30 million […]

Revolutionising the landscape of hydrogen-powered transport, an £8 million government competition is set to enhance the efficiency and environmental sustainability of journeys involving hydrogen-fueled airport vehicles and supermarket delivery trucks. This strategic initiative, aimed at propelling the North East’s economy and generating job opportunities, is poised to introduce groundbreaking advancements. The Transport Secretary recently unveiled […]

Northern Telecom, which is headquartered in Leeds, has successfully acquired two Kent-based IT support enterprises, Allteks and Absols, fortifying its managed services division. The strategic aquisition has not only preserved several job positions but also integrated them into Northern Telecom’s Soda IT group. The Soda IT group itself became a part of Northern Telecom’s portfolio in […]

Northcoders, a leading software coding training provider, has succeeded in securing a £4.5 million contract from the Government’s Department for Education Skills Bootcamps Wave 4 bid. The latest funding injection bolsters Northcoders’ mission to equip individuals with high level coding skills through its successful bootcamp programme. With this financial boost, the group will now be […]

The University of York is set to migrate its high-performance computing (HPC) workloads to EcoDataCenter in an effort to reach net-zero. With the University of York using its HPC capabilities for climate research, it decided it was time to shift its IT infrastructure to a greener colo site in support of its ambition to reach […]

Lancaster University’s cyber team has joined with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to help support and protect its 300-year mission, while enhancing its own capabilities in the process. Key players in nuclear decommissioning and cyber security have signed a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ (MoU) with Lancaster University. Working alongside cyber services consultancy Templar Executives – which already supports many […]

Over one million NHS patient records have been accessed by the cybercriminals who attacked the University of Manchester on 09 June. The data had been gathered by the university for the purposes of medical research from more than 200 hospitals. The data includes reports of major-trauma patients across the country and treatment for victims of terrorist attacks. Among the leaked […]

Newcastle-based technology and IT consultancy Accenture is giving every member of its team three days a year to take whenever they want to volunteer at charities across the North East. Solution Architect Dominic Taylor, who works at Accenture in Cobalt and is the company’s charity lead, has encouraged other businesses to do the same: “It is […]

Bristol-headquartered cyber security firm Stripe OLT has launched a Manchester office, in a milestone move that represents a “significant leap forward” on its mission to expand into new areas across the UK. Situated in the heart of Manchester, the Spinningfields location is a tactical expansion, allowing Stripe OLT to “establish stronger connections with existing clients, as […]

Networking technology giant Cisco has become the latest supporter of Manchester’s growing Digital Security Hub (DiSH) cyber security accelerator, launching a series of initiatives to support the centre’s ambitions to be at the forefront of security innovation in North West England. Manchester already hosts a growing cyber security ecosystem and the city is just a short drive from the […]

LightOx, a Newcastle company developing treatments including light-activated chemotherapy for early-stage oral cancer, is making new breakthroughs in the treatment of early-stage mouth cancers. Its first-of-its-kind in the UK laser treatment in the UK is currently completing pre-clinical testing with the latest advancements funded by Analysis for Innovators (A4I), a grant-funding programme run by Innovate UK. […]

Manchester’s Sale Water Park is set to receive a new state-of-the-art charging hub in a £1 million deal with EV charging network Be.EV, with 16 ultra-rapid charger bays set to go live at the 152-acre parkland and lake in August. This is the latest project in Be.EV’s wider collaboration with Trafford Borough Council, which has already seen […]

North-west network provider Boshhh has announced its launch across the UK providing a platform for users with poor credit ratings to build credit via an essential utility service. The first-of-its-kind platform enables people to take out cost-effective mobile phone plans to help build their credit score and aims to make mobile phone contracts accessible to everyone, […]

Manchester-based Versori, a provider of data infrastructure solutions, has raised £2.75 million in a funding round led by Stage 2 Capital with angel investors, which it aims to use to bolster product development efforts for the integration and visualisation tooling of its flagship product Switchboard. Switchboard is an innovative any-to-any system integration and workflow automation platform that is powered […]