A bid writing specialist that just five years ago spent 18 months as a trainee learning his craft has been appointed as Managing Director of the firm and has also bought into the business, as a significant shareholder.
Christian Rowe spent two decades in the recruitment business before joining Executive...
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...
A team of researchers led by experts from Newcastle University has highlighted how slick, well-designed websites and apps can be used to sell high-cost loans to poor and vulnerable people.
The websites include sliders that customers can play around with, brightly coloured ‘apply now’ buttons, forms that are simple to...
You’ve heard of craft beer – the lovingly made tipple beloved of hipsters, students and real ale enthusiasts.
The latest drinks trend to hit the north east is … craft cola. A Newcastle graduate has launched a start-up producing a tasty cola using all-natural ingredients that is just as obsessively...
If you are nearing the end of your secondary school education, you may be wondering whether it’s a good idea to get your driving license before you move on to university.
Looking around you at your peers, you may not be sure which is the best option. Some of...
· Market research reveals that pride and purpose are among the top aspirations behind future career goals for current students and recent graduates surveyed in Newcastle
· Young people starting out are now having to consider a wider range of career options
· Many view teaching and education - a sector...
The North East Joint Transport Committee working in partnership with Go North East, Durham County Council and Northumberland County Council has been successful in an initial Expression of Interest in an effort to secure 73 new zero-emission buses for the North East.
Up to £120 million is being made available...
Local restaurant, Gosforth Palace, has taken over Coca-Cola billboards across Newcastle as part of the brand’s “Open Like Never Before” campaign
Gosforth Palace has received free advertising space and bespoke marketing materials as part of campaign to help businesses get back on their feet
New research reveals 42%...
Schools Minister Nick Gibb MP met Richard Holden MP to discuss how to get investment for new buildings into the ‘outstanding’ Witton-le-Wear Primary School
During the local election, when Conservative candidate Will Weardale knocked on Mrs Yuill’s door she spoke to him about Witton-le-Wear Primary School, for which she...
Dozens of families in Newcastle’s West End are set to get extra help with healthy eating thanks to a new initiative from an award-winning community charity and funding from Newcastle Building Society.
Healthworks is using a £2,980 Society grant to organise a series of eight cookery demonstrations and workshops for...
