Yorkshire’s largest Christmas tree plantation has begun harvesting trees in time for the festive season. Stockeld Park grows half a million trees and will harvest 35,000 trees for sale this year.
Retail giant John Lewis has sent a box of treats to a Virginia-based lecturer who has the same name as the firm and continues to be bombarded with messages on Twitter.
More than 22,000 vulnerable young people will be at risk of being homeless in the weeks leading up to Christmas, a charity claims.
An exuberant young dragon called Edgar who almost derails festivities in his fire-breathing excitement is the star of John Lewis’s first joint Christmas campaign with Waitrose.
Last Christmas co-stars Emilia Clarke and Dame Emma Thompson and director Paul Feig left Covent Garden bathed in dazzling light as they switched on the Christmas lights.
Royal Mail’s bid to block potential strikes by postal workers in the run-up to Christmas because of alleged ballot “irregularities” is to be heard by the High Court.
Work has today started on Aberdeen's Christmas Village.
A shop has banned cheesy Christmas songs for the sake of staff morale, the owners have said.
The charity usually uses an empty office space to sort the gifts, but its usual space has fallen through at the 11th hour, putting its Christmas drive in jeopardy.
Bosses at Royal Mail are seeking an injunction to block a planned strike by postal workers, claiming there are “potential irregularities in the ballot” making the vote unlawful.
High street sales collapsed in the last week of October amid political upheaval as retailers face a “perfect storm” in the crucial Christmas trading period, figures suggest.
The chief executive of Sainsbury’s has called on the next government to finally provide certainty on Brexit, along with reforming business rates and loosening planning rules to boost high streets.
As the nights are drawing in colder and darker, festivities around Aberdeen are beginning to start.
Leading artists have designed Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for the Big Issue, with profits going to people needing a “hand up”.
It may only be early November but, as far as the owners of one of England’s most famous stately homes are concerned, ’tis already the season to be jolly and deck the great hall with festive touches.
The Biblical nativity story has been brought to life on this year’s Royal Mail Christmas stamps.
Mariah Carey has reminded her fans that Christmas is imminent with a fun video showing herself getting ready for the festive season.
People in Aberdeen are being invited to come forward to be part of a living advent calendar.
Tickets are now on sale for a north-east pantomime.
The People’s Friend is publishing a Christmas cookery book containing recipes from throughout its history.
This year's Christmas Village will see the return of the 150ft Blizzard ride, the open air ice rink and for the first time, a new festive-themed crazy golf course.
It's not even Halloween yet but it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Aberdeen.
Luxury Buckingham Palace Christmas hampers and corgi-decorated socks are among a new range of festive gifts from the Royal Collection.
Charities are appealing for volunteers to help with their Christmas food collections in Aberdeen.
Selfridges has unveiled its Christmas windows as the festive sales season arrives in force on the high street.
An Aberdeen primary school has appealed for stallholders to register interest for an upcoming event.
The world’s first Christmas card – printed several years before the idea would finally take off – is going on show.
Thousands of holidaymakers are coming to terms with upcoming trips abroad being cancelled following the collapse of Thomas Cook, with some set to miss holidays of a lifetime, weddings and honeymoons.
Travellers have said they are “absolutely devastated” at the closure of Thomas Cook but have expressed support for the travel operator’s staff.