North East Business

Tyneside Property Expert Launches Podcast For Would-be Investors In The North East
A self-made North East property entrepreneur has launched a new consultancy and podcast in a bid to help other would-be developers on the road to a property career. In estate agent Tony Fairs’ podcast Property Talk on the Tyne, he will share his own tips from inside the industry, plus...
Stowe Family Law Opens Its First Office In The North East
Stowe Family Law (Stowe) – the UK’s largest specialist family law firm –has widened its regional presence by opening a new office in Newcastle, its first in the North East region.   The opening of the Newcastle office is the firm’s 38th national and part of its ongoing country-wide expansion, helping...
Investment in a new £3.5m engineering assembly and test centre continues with construction reaching a key phase following the completion of the structural steel framework. The 48,000 sq. ft purpose-built centre in Gateshead in the UK is being developed to enable Express Engineering, a global leader in innovative manufacturing, assembly...
The Northumberland Arms Wins 2021 Travellers' Choice Award From TripAdvisor
A leading North East venue is celebrating being listed in the top 10 percent of hotels worldwide, ahead of reopening for overnight stays. The Northumberland Arms, at Felton, has been named a 2021 Travellers’ Choice Award Winner by the world’s largest travel platform, Tripadvisor. And the accolade could not have come...
Theatre Company Chair Back for Encore Performance
The new Chair of an Amble based theatre company has had a baptism of fire thanks to a combination of COVID restrictions and the devastating effects of Storm Arwen. However, her wealth of experience in business and the arts is already having positive results and the company is looking forward...
Tech Sectors Remains Most Attractive As Equity Activity Increased In 2020
The proportion of total UK equity finance going to smaller businesses in the North East is in line with the region’s share of UK high growth businesses, at three per cent in 2020, according to the British Business Bank’s Small Business Equity Tracker, published today.   The North East saw a...
Summers Independent Optician Named National Opticians Practice of The Year
On Wednesday 18th of August from 1.00pm – 1.45pm, Summers Independent Optician will officially receive the coveted National Opticians of the Year award from the trade association, Optical Success Academy, in a ceremony at the practice: 407 Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5AN. The Mayor of Gateshead, Councillor...
Female vodafone employee in a red staff T-shirt with the collar turned up.
Vodafone has said it plans to create nearly 600 jobs at Convergys contact centre in Stephenson’s Quarter in central Newcastle. This is part of a nationwide expansion by Vodafone, in which it intends to create around 2,100 jobs customer service jobs across Britain during the next two years. Convergys, a subcontractor,...
North East Property Market Is Yet To Rebound To Its Pre-recession Highs
  The property market in the North East is yet to bounce back to its pre-recession peak, according to research by StripeHomes, with their research showing the average house price in the area is still -4.1% lower than the highs seen in 2007. Biggest market declines Back in Q3 of 2007, the...
Council Celebrates House Building Success
Newcastle City Council is celebrating the success of an innovative new housing delivery model that is just the start of a new era of council house building in the city. With a changing age profile, Newcastle’s older population is projected to grow significantly, and with ambitious plans to meet the...

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