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Dan Ferguson, 20, Has Been Named One Of Bellway's Apprentices Of The Year
A 20-year-old trainee quantity surveyor from Durham has been named one of Bellway’s apprentices of the year. Dan Ferguson, who works for the national housebuilder’s North East division, based in Gateshead, was recognised for his hard work and commitment by the company. He was one of four to be highly commended...
Discover Teaching: Free Event in Newcastle - Get Into Teaching North East
An upcoming Get Into Teaching gathering is set to take place in the North East, aiming to inspire individuals to consider a path in education and delve deeper into the experience of being a teacher. This event welcomes everyone, including those contemplating a career transition, regardless of their stage...
North East's Three Mile Inn To Re-Open
A WELL-known North East venue is to re-open following a multi-million-pound refurbishment. Three Mile Inn, at Gosforth, Newcastle, has undergone a £7.5m transformation by owner Malhotra Group plc to create a state-of-the-art hotel, bar and restaurant. And the venue has announced it will open its doors to the public on Thursday...
Rapidly Growing North East Digital Agency Gains International Success
 A North East digital agency with humble beginnings is now celebrating its continued international success. Curtis Gabriel, based at Gosforth, was set up in 2014 at the start of the growth of digital marketing, by entrepreneurs, Simon Curtis and Roger Gabriel. And from modest beginnings – working out of a kitchen...
iPad Parental Donation Scheme Results in Positive Academic Scores
  Since Apple Authorised Education Specialist Jigsaw24 helped them launch a parent-driven 1:1 iPad scheme, Stephenson Memorial Primary School has posted some of their best-ever results, with their scores for writing jumping from below the national average to the top 10% in the UK. In a parental donation scheme, the school...
A former advertising and marketing manager who previously worked in California’s Silicon Valley has used her life experience to grow her North Tyneside housekeeping business. Helen Ross runs Holystone-based, Bright and Beautiful North Tyneside, a professional home cleaning and housekeeping service with a premium level of customer care, eco-friendly products...
photo courtesy of Matthew Hurst, from Flickr Creative Commons
Newcastle University is to spearhead a project to encourage ‘garage-level’ breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Many of science’s greatest advances have resulted from people tinkering in their garages. The inventor of the telephone Alexander Graham Bell set up a workshop behind his father’s house, and Walt and Roy...
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...
Go North East expands workforce following recruitment drive
The region’s leading bus company has teamed up with Gateshead College and hired 11 new apprentices to expand its highly skilled workforce. The new bus and coach engineers and coachbuilder recruits have joined Go North East to help it maintain and service its fleet of buses as it continues to...
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...

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