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Local Housebuilder Encouraging Gardening Initiatives Among Residents
To mark this year’s National Gardening Week, a local housebuilder is encouraging local residents to turn their outdoor spaces into natural habitats where wildlife can thrive. Barratt Developments North East, which has its Leven Woods development in Yarm and The Orchard at West Park in Darlington, has created a series...
Kathryn Nicholson Appointed New Head of Finance at Maholtra Group PLC
NEW HEAD OF FINANCE AT MALHOTRA GROUP PLC Leading North East property, leisure and care company Malhotra Group plc has boosted its board with a new appointment. The group, which owns some of Tyneside’s most popular hotels, bars and restaurants, along with a large care business trading under its Prestwick Care...
PFF Group Invests Additional Funds To Fast-Track PPE Production
North East-based PFF has invested in new folding equipment to speed up the production of disposable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at its Washington, Tyne and Wear plant.   The new equipment will work alongside PFF’s recently installed custom-built PPE manufacturing machinery and comes on the back of the company’s appointment by...
Amanda Hardie Appointed As New Head At Newcastle High School For Girls
Newcastle High School for Girls (NHSG)  – Sunday Times’ North East Independent Senior School of the Year 2020 – has announced its new Head of Junior School with transformational plans to refresh its curriculum and boost its co-curricular activity programme. Amanda Hardie, current Acting Head of Junior School and NHSG’s Deputy...
Express Engineering Opens New Multi-Million-Pound International Assembly And Test Centre
A Gateshead leader in innovative manufacturing, assembly and testing solutions for the subsea energy industry has opened a new international assembly and test centre.  The investment by Express Engineering in a 48,000 sq. ft. purpose-built centre on the Team Valley will contribute to the company’s continued development in key global...
Healthcare Company Salutaris People Officially Confirms Plans To Launch Ten Covid Test Suites
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE BASED HEALTHCARE COMPANY  TO LAUNCH TEN NEW PRIVATE COVID-19 TEST SUITES  NORTH EAST & UK EXPANSION TO COPE WITH DEMAND FOR AIR TRAVEL  SITES TO LAUNCH IN NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE STOCKTON ON TEES AND SUNDERLAND  North East based healthcare company Salutaris People has on the 15th of April officially confirmed it plans to...
Smart Works Newcastle Helping Women Get Back Into World Amidst Covid-19
A virtual outreach initiative that has helped dozens of women across the North East get new jobs during the pandemic is set to carry on thanks to a four-figure grant from the region’s biggest building society. Smart Works Newcastle aims to help women get back into work, gain financial independence...
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...
New Technology Helping To Tackle Dementia
England’s leading North East practice Space Architects has signed a joint-venture, with world-class dementia research specialists the University of Stirling, forming a new company, Iridis Digital Ltd. The five-figure co-investment will see Iridis bring together architecture, research and technology to improve the process of ageing. New technology developed through the...
Newcastle's City Centre Welcoming Shoppers With Selfie Experience Pop-ups
As shopping centres and high streets reopen, one entertainment venue - The Gate, Newcastle - is tempting shoppers and thrill-seekers back to Newcastle’s city centre with a new immersive experience. Selfie Central is a North East first - the ultimate photo studio and one of the only selfie shops...

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