News broke last week of Royal Mail staff seeming to indulge in cannabis-laced brownies from a parcel they had ‘helped themselves to’, whilst on duty. Many questions were raised from this but perhaps the most pertinent – as an employer, is what do you do when there is a drug problem within your team?

GT3 Architects, Tilbury Douglas Construction and Teesside University, all struck gold for the North East at the national Constructing Excellence Awards.

A leading healthcare technology provider Clarity Informatics has announced a new name and brand – Agilio Software | Primary Care – following its acquisition by Agilio Software last year.

A long-established North East training provider has swung open the doors to its third Sunderland facility, as it looks to help people get back into work. 

H&H Insurance Brokers can now offer its clients access to expert financial planning advice following the launch of a new service called H&H Wealth Management.

Businesses looking to electrify their vehicle fleets will now find it easier thanks to a new partnership between Octopus Energy, the UK’s fifth largest energy supplier, and Elmtronics, one of the UK’s leading suppliers and installers of electric vehicle (EV) charge points.

The University of Sunderland is to become one of only six UK providers for a prestigious pilot scheme set to create the next generation of international teachers.

Plans for a new £20 million regeneration project in Sunderland will be outlined at a public consultation launched this week by planning and development consultancy Lichfields.

HLA Services, has further reinforced its commitment to Teesside and North Yorkshire, with the move to larger offices in Commerce House, Middlesbrough.

Sunderland College is hosting a recruitment fair to highlight a wide variety of employment opportunities available across its campuses.

National training provider, Learning Curve Group (LCG), celebrated the graduation of their Purple People Academy on the first day of National Apprenticeship Week. LCG invited their apprenticeship graduates to Hardwick Hall Hotel for a special afternoon tea and graduation ceremony with CEO, Brenda McLeish OBE.

An organisation which champions local food, drink and arts and crafts producers is giving dozens of micro-brands a route to market, as it prepares to mark its second birthday.

A new generation of talent will be offered a route into the housebuilding industry this National Apprenticeship Week as Bellway looks to fill 15 apprentice roles in the North East.

A company leading the design of a £450 million North East electric vehicle battery plant has joined a venture to boost skills and is embarking on its largest ever trainee and apprentice in-take.