The new Durham Distillery, buried beneath Durham High Street and stretching across the city to the riverside, has been five years in the planning, and has been an extraordinary challenge for Jon Chadwick and his team. Colin Young visits the site to see how the final stages are coming together

On May 26, the North East's B Corp community met to celebrate the launch of B Social, a community of people using business as a force for good, a new kind of business that balance purpose and profit. Graham Purvis, managing director of Robson Laidler, and Mandy Barker, founder and creative director of Sail, reflect on the collective momentum of the regional B Corp community

A law firm has announced two new partners.

Bosses behind the world’s largest offshore wind farm have reopened a financial scheme to find the next generation of clean energy workers.

A company behind an 8000-job Northumberland vehicle battery factory says it has secured a “multi-million-pound” partnership that will drive forward its plans.

A pharma firm has opened a £90 million-plus plant it says will “strengthen its global role in bringing new innovative medicines into production”.

An engineer is embarking on a factory expansion it says will create jobs.

A growing architecture practice is expanding into a former nightclub to maintain its momentum.

A company behind 8000-job Northumberland vehicle battery factory plans has struck up a skills partnership.

A trainbuilder says it has hit a “major milestone” after kickstarting testing on a £350 million fleet.

A subsea cable maker is pressing ahead with 170-job factory plans after finalising a £130 million Government deal.

A global technology and management consultancy has revealed plans to create 200 jobs in a North East expansion.