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Collaborative Effort to Reduce Dangerous Fires in Newcastle High-rise Buildings
Fire investigators have been working with a Newcastle housing provider to keep high-rise residents across the city safe. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) last week conducted a series of tests at a high-rise tower block in a bid to reduce dangerous fires. They were joined by staff from...
Becci Meagher and Craig Thompson from Blue Mental Health receives the North Tyneside Business of the Year from Elected Mayor Norma Redfearn CBE
Once again, the best of North Tyneside’s businesses have been showcased at the glittering North Tyneside Business Awards which celebrated its 25th anniversary.   The annual awards, which are organised by  North Tyneside Business Forum, celebrate the huge contribution that businesses make to the local economy and how they make North Tyneside a great...
After five fulfilling years as a trustee, Andrea Wylie has taken up a new voluntary position at Newcastle Dog and Cat Shelter as Chair of the Board of Trustees. The charity, which is celebrating 125 years of providing care for animals in need this year, has also appointed Nick Manson...
A Bedlington software developer has swapped code for co-working and opened a new venture to help home workers connect with their local business community. Andy Millne has taken co-working literally by opening CO22 with his wife Helen. The couple have recently returned to the region from Slovakia where Helen was...
Genee, a growing North East environmental consultancy, is expanding as demand grows for environmental accreditation regionally and nationally. Genee delivers Investors in the Environment (iiE) throughout the North East, a nationally recognised environmental accreditation programme designed to help organisations identify, measure and reduce their impact on the environment, and save...
North East Managed IT Services provider TruStack has been named Arctic Wolf’s EMEA Partner of the Year for 2022, only a year after partnering with the technology giant. TruStack began working with Arctic Wolf in July 2021, and was named the organisation’s partner of the quarter for August to October...
A Blyth couple are celebrating the success of their spirits business by encouraging others to shop local and support the hospitality sector with a Blyth to North Shields Treasure Trail Martin and Julie Summers run Clarence Spirits selling gin and other spirits under the brand of St Mary’s Premium Spirits,...
In-house recruitment specialist Talentheads has partnered with Ad Gefrin Visitor Experience and Distillery to provide recruitment services in the run-up to their opening in February 2023. Ad Gefrin is the brainchild of Alan and Eileen Ferguson whose family businesses have been operating across the county for nearly 100 years. The...
Employees from Local Housebuilder Take a Paws from Their Screens to Volunteer at Newcastle Animal Shelter
Employees from Barratt Developments North East donated their time at Newcastle Dog and Cat Shelter this week to help prepare the centre for its reopening. Five members of staff swapped their desk view for dogs and volunteered their services at the shelter’s rehoming centre in Benton. The team spent the...
Rehook founder Wayne Taylor, pictured second from right, with some of the Rehook team.
A clever invention created by Teesside University graduate Wayne Taylor has been honoured with a top business award from the Queen. Rehook, a cycling tool designed to reinstate a cycle chain without the mess, has been recognised in the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2022. The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are...

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