A £30m luxury leisure development scheme which has been ten years in the making has finally been given the green light by Newcastle City Council.
Councillors voted unanimously in favour of the plan, saying it was a “fantastic and well thought out” project which would be a huge asset to...
Teesside-based tech start-up, OPPORTUNI, announces contract wins for its clients exceeding £50m over the last quarter, boosting commerce across the UK at a crucial business recovery turning point.
New data published on 7th May shows that government spending with small and medium-sized businesses continues to rise with more than £15bn...
Employee voice platform secures further funding after enjoying strong growth as more organisations look to stay connected to their newly remote workforce.
The North East Development Capital Fund (“NEDCF” or “the Fund”) has led a £500,000 funding round for Newcastle-based HiveHR Ltd (“Hive”), an innovative employee listening tool, operating in...
Local housebuilder Barratt Developments North East and the RSPB launch Nature on Your Doorstep, designed to help people turn their outdoor spaces into havens for themselves and wildlife.
This exciting project launched during Mental Health Awareness Week – the theme of which is ‘nature’.
In a recent YouGov poll, two thirds...
The sweet smell of success has enabled a Cramlington mother and daughter duo to move their business into a brand new facility with warehousing and office space creating record-breaking sales all over the UK of their unique fragrance products.
Prior to forming NorthburN, Wendy Gray originally ran a beauty...
A Newcastle vegan snack producer is breaking into the Chinese market with its popular vegan beer snacks made from roasted chickpeas.
The snack brand, founded by Malaysian siblings Gregory and Gracia Goh, are now selling in China online through the Great British Food Store on the country’s largest social...
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...
New British Business Bank campaign encourages people thinking about their career options to start their own business and become their own boss via the Start Up Loans scheme
Since 2012, Start Up Loans has delivered over 1,140 loans to unemployed people in the North East worth over £6.5m
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One of the region’s leading bus companies is on the hunt for apprentice engineers to bolster its growing and highly skilled team of home-grown talent.
Go North East is working with Gateshead College to recruit eight new apprentice bus and coach mechanical technicians keen to progress a career in transport...
Experts at Teesside University are spearheading a range of pioneering research projects designed to look at the impact of COVID-19 and examine how to support the local community as we continue to move out of lockdown.
Subjects currently being tackled include the mental health of parents, the effects of lockdown...
