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Teesside University academic lands Ministry of Defence award for teaching military recruits
A Teesside University academic has been recognised with the prestigious School of Infantry (SCHINF) Commandant’s Coin from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) after tutoring Gurkha recruits in the British Army. Barry Saccone, Senior Student Success Tutor (Numeracy), collaborated with Darlington College and the MoD in the Learning and Development Wing...
Katie Proctor, Rural Chartered Surveyor and RICS Registered Valuer
Katie Proctor has joined the rural team at youngsRPS in Hexham as a chartered surveyor and RICS-registered valuer. She has nearly five years of experience working with farmers and landowners on issues such as the Basic Payment Scheme, countryside stewardship applications and rural diversification grants. Prior to joining youngsRPS, Proctor...
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published its first Clinical Knowledge Summaries for GPs, dedicated to the COVID-19 outbreak and how to manage potentially infected patients. This official evidence-based information for General Practices across England has been authored by the North-East based editor, and former GP,...
Early Christmas for the New Firefighter Recruits
A new generation of firefighters have passed their firefighter training today (Friday) after one of the largest recruitment drives in recent years. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) are proud to announce that 32 of our latest recruits that started their training at Service Headquarters in Washington back...
Rookie Firefighters Start Their Training as Next Generation of Life-Savers
A postman, electrician and a hospital porter are among the new generation of firefighters recruited to save lives across Tyne and Wear. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) have announced 21 recruits have started their training at their headquarters in Washington. The trainee firefighters began their 12-week training programme...
Occupi is Ocucon's name for their new traffic-light 'herding' supermarket surveillance array that coordinates anti-social engineering, whilst keeping your queuing times as low as possible. Occupi uses technology embedded in door mounted video cameras to coordinate and control the flow of humans in and out of retail stores, all without...
Digital Agency 'Climb' Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
A Top North East digital agency is celebrating its tenth anniversary by announcing a further recruitment campaign. Climb, based at Gateshead’s Northern Design Centre, was launched a decade ago by designer Chris Henderson, who joined forces with tech expert Stephen Downey to create a full-service agency that also offered bespoke...
A Morpeth public relations professional with more than 20 years of experience working to promote corporate, non-profit and start-ups has evolved her business to showcase her expertise and passion for the environment. Jennifer Clair Robson started her business, “Jennifer Clair PR and copywriting” more than three years ago and has...
North East's PFF Joins The Global Recycling Initiative NEXTLOOPP
A North East food packaging company has signed up to help deliver a world-first – the production of food-grade mechanically recycled polypropylene.  Washington-based PFF has joined the NEXTLOOPP project – a global initiative launched by sustainability consultant Nextek.  The project aims to produce the first commercially available high-quality food-grade PP (FGrPP) which could be...
The UK Start Ups Managing To Thrive During The Pandemic
 Start Up Loans celebrates small businesses that are capitalising on new lockdown trends The changes to our lifestyles and habits brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic have thrown up unexpected opportunities for the most innovative and open-minded of Britain’s entrepreneurs. From the vegan meal-delivery service adding frozen veg boxes to its...

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