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How to open a driving school in the UK 2026
22/09/2026It is illegal to charge for driving lessons in the UK without being on the approved driving instructor register. The registration belongs to the person, not the business, lasts four years and cannot be sold or passed on. Whatever else…
Randy’s Donuts picks Edinburgh for first UK shop
18/09/2026Los Angeles doughnut chain Randy's Donuts has filed a planning application for its first UK shop, at a former Barburrito unit on Forest Road in Edinburgh. The brand, known for its 32-foot rooftop doughnut sign, is seeking UK franchise partners…
How to open a dog day care in the UK 2026
16/09/2026UK Pet Food's 2026 Pet Population Survey, based on 8,951 online interviews carried out in January 2026, estimates 15.5 million dogs in UK households, against 12.5 million five years earlier. Commercial dog day care has been a licensable activity in…
How to open a cleaning business in the UK in 2026
16/09/2026No licence is required to start a cleaning business in the UK. That makes it one of the cheapest trades to enter and one of the easiest to get wrong, because the rules that bite are employment rules rather than…
How to open a nursery in the UK in 2026
15/09/2026Providing childcare without being registered with Ofsted is a criminal offence, and so is operating from premises Ofsted has not approved. Registration costs £220 and takes around 12 weeks. Everything that makes a nursery expensive sits elsewhere: the premises, the…
How to open a pizzeria in the UK in 2026
15/09/2026In the UK a pizzeria with tables and a pizza takeaway are not the same thing in planning law. One sits inside Use Class E, the other is sui generis and needs permission in its own right. That distinction shapes…
Dirty soda brand Slurp incorporates a franchise company
14/09/2026Slurp Dirty Soda Franchise Limited was incorporated on 7 September 2026, the newest of four companies registered around a Birmingham dirty soda brand that opened its first shop a year ago. A franchise page is live and sets out two…
Incipio Group opens ‘UK’s largest’ Italian restaurant
11/09/2026Incipio Group will open Juno, a 265-cover Italian restaurant it is billing as the UK's largest, at London's Olympia estate on 16 October 2026. The venue occupies part of the Grade II-listed National Hall and is one of four Incipio…
How to open a coffee shop in the UK in 2026: steps, licences and costs
11/09/2026The UK's branded coffee shop market is estimated at £6.8 billion across 12,313 outlets on the most recent annual industry survey, a fifth consecutive year of growth. Behind that headline, opening a coffee shop turns on four things: the site,…
Raising Cane’s to open first UK restaurant in London
03/09/2026Raising Cane's, the American chicken fingers chain that has overtaken KFC to become the third-largest chicken restaurant business in the United States, has confirmed its first UK restaurant will open in Piccadilly Circus in late 2026. The London flagship will…
