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Lucky B’s adds eight delivery sites, seeks UK franchisees
16/09/2026Lucky B's Hot Chicken has opened eight new delivery-only sites across the UK, the brand has said, alongside its four physical restaurants in Scotland and Lancashire. The Glasgow-founded chain, built around Nashville-style hot chicken, is now recruiting franchise partners to…
Wickes lifts half-year profit as it targets 300 stores
16/09/2026Wickes has reported a rise in first-half turnover and profit, helped by record membership of its TradePro trade loyalty scheme and steadier footfall across its estate. The DIY and trade retailer, which trades from 230 sites, is pressing on with…
Wetherspoon opens its eighth UK airport pub in Manchester
16/09/2026Wetherspoon has opened its eighth UK airport pub, The Belle Vue, inside Manchester Airport's redeveloped Terminal 2. The £3 million, 338 square metre site seats up to 300 people and marks the final food and drink unit to open as…
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…
AG Hotels Group signs ten hotels into Spark by Hilton
15/09/2026AG Hotels Group is bringing ten hotels into Hilton's Spark brand, adding 672 rooms across England and Wales between late 2026 and 2028. The Cardiff site gives Spark by Hilton its first hotel in Wales, and four of the ten…
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 care agency in the UK in 2026
15/09/2026Registering a care agency with the Care Quality Commission costs nothing to apply for. What it costs instead is time, and a registered manager on the payroll months before the first invoice, because the CQC assesses named individuals and can…
How to open a gym in the UK in 2026
15/09/2026A record 12.2 million people aged 16 and over belong to a UK health and fitness club, 18% of that population, on the UK Health & Fitness Market Report 2026 published in April by ukactive with Sport England. No licence…
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…
How to open a bakery in the UK in 2026: costs, licences and VAT
14/09/2026Bakery product retailing in the UK is estimated at £4.0 billion across 4,310 businesses, and British Baker's Bakery Market Report 2026 recorded out-of-home bakery turnover up 4.1% over the year. Opening a bakery turns on four things: the site, the…
