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West Northants-based business, Blue Skies, is celebrating its latest King’s Award for Enterprise while continuing to demonstrate how commercial success and community impact can go hand in hand. Blue Skies, a fresh-cut fruit supplier working with leading retailers...

“We think the lines between work and lifestyle have shifted. An office doesn’t need to be somewhere you sit at a desk all day,” says George Taylor, one of the brothers behind it all. “At The Shire Works, a typical day might start with a morning yoga session, lunch by...

Northampton town centre office hub Vulcan Works has launched a brand-new Dragons Den style contest for entrepreneurs looking for the chance to shine. The Vulcan’s Den competition, based on the popular BBC television series in which entrepreneurs pitch business ideas...

More than 500 Year 8 and Year 9 students from across the region took part in a major STEM engagement initiative at Silverstone Park on 28 April, designed to broaden access to careers in engineering, technology and motorsport at a time when the UK faces a growing...

Courteenhall Estate, a historic family-owned rural farm business in Northamptonshire, has been awarded the King's Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development - one of the most prestigious honours in the UK. The award, granted by His Majesty the King on the advice...

Ethical vitamin company Viridian Nutrition, in Northamptonshire, is marking the 20th anniversary of its children’s range with a new look and strapline ‘Clean kids’ vitamins to feel good about’. The independent family run company, located in Daventry, has been leading...

This April marks the 10th anniversary of The Lewis Foundation, a charity dedicated to bringing comfort, dignity and human connection to adult cancer patients through free gift packs and hospital support visits, including patients receiving treatment at Northampton and...