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Just Eat has analysed millions of dessert and sweet takeaway orders across the UK to discover the ‘sweetest spots’ of the country.  To bring the data to life, Just Eat has created an interactive map that lets you compare cities all over the UK to discover who has the sweetest...
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...
Businesses Encouraged To Join The Good Work Pledge
 Celebrating ‘good’ has never been more important, and one regional organisation that supports countless other businesses across the country jumped at the chance to sign up to the Good Work Pledge – an initiative by the North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA) which recognises ‘good work’ that boosts the...
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...
Inaugural Northumbrian Food Festival: A Culinary Triumph and Youth Sports Fundraiser
The debut edition of the 'Northumbrian Food Festival' organized by Turnbull in Alnwick in September had a fantastic beginning. It featured a week-long celebration of the exquisite cuisine crafted in Northumberland while also serving as a fundraiser for four local youth sports teams. The week’s events kicked off with a...
Whitley Bay Boutique Hotel Accommodates NHS Frontline Workers Unable To Return Home
Whitley Bay Boutique Hotel Gives Rooms to NHS Frontline StaffOne of Whitley Bay’s newest hospitality businesses has allocated its apartments free of charge to NHS frontline staff who are unable to return home due to COVID. Stay Coastal is a luxury self-contained apartment complex with seven rooms and suites including...
UK CBD Market Witnesses Spike In Demand Amidst Covid-19 Lockdown
Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI) and Centre for Medicinal Cannabis (CMC) today launch their report Green Shoots - Sowing The Seeds Of The New UK Cannabis Industry with a new assessment of the size of the UK consumer cannabidiol (CBD) market. The sector is now estimated to generate £690 million in...
Three New Senior Members Join Beau's Gelato To Help With Expansion
Following Beau’s £400,000 investment round in early 2021, the ethical vegan gelato manufacturer has appointed three senior figures to help it grow the business further and help bring the brand closer to its customers. As well as confirming former Onist Food founder Mary Lynch as Commercial Director and bringing marketing and...
New Report Highlights Opportunity For The North East Region's Towns
A new report from a North East planning and development consultancy lifts the lid on the state of the region’s town centres and funding driving regeneration and job creation. The ‘Moving on up? Levelling up town centres across Northern England’ Insight report by Newcastle firm Lichfields comes at a time...
New Key Changes Made At Lichfields Newcastle
Leading planning and development consultancy Lichfields has made some key changes at its flagship North East office in Newcastle. Senior director Harvey Emms has assumed the role of office leader in Newcastle; he succeeds senior director Jonathan Wallace who remains in the office but takes up a position on the...

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