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August 15, 2019

Business & Economy

Office interiors entrepreneur is part of the furniture at the BIC

An entrepreneur who started his office interiors business with support from the North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) has himself become part of the furniture after moving into his own dedicated workspace. Michael White had the idea for his…

March 24, 2020

Business & Economy

Tyneside pub site regenerated by residential development

A property business behind a number of successful residential developments across the region is breathing new life into the site of a Tyneside pub with its latest project. Woodacre Homes…

January 2, 2023

Business & Economy

Interview: Waxing lyrical

A new product set to revolutionise our reliance on plastic is being quietly developed in a small house garage in a remote County Durham village. Rosie Bath only started experimenting and creating household items using wax cotton…

June 20, 2024

Business & Economy

Port of Sunderland: ‘So much potential to do something even bigger’

Sven Richards has discovered his sea legs, he’s placed his feet firmly under the desk in Capstan House and found his home at the heart of Port of Sunderland, writes Colin Young. No wonder. The…

October 19, 2021

Arts & Culture

Art world legend continues armchair travel series

Naples: exploring its art and culture Andrew Graham-Dixon, one of the leading art critics and presenters of arts television in the English-speaking world, will continue his Armchair Travel series via Zoom on Monday October 25, at 6pm. Graham-Dixon is an art…

November 10, 2021

Arts & Culture

Legend of the art world concludes his Autumn Armchair travel series for Newcastle’s Lit & Phil

Berlin: exploring its art and culture Andrew Graham-Dixon, one of the leading art critics and presenters of arts television in the English-speaking world, will conclude his Armchair Travel series via Zoom on Monday 29th November at 6pm. Graham-Dixon is an art…

January 15, 2021

Business & Economy

Britishvolt works with Siemens to ensure Blyth gigaplant opens in 2023

The company behind an 3000-job industrial investment in the North East has entered into an exclusive technology collaboration agreement with Siemens. Battery technology investor Britishvolt made national headlines last year when it unveiled a Β£2.6 billion blueprint to open a…

March 31, 2020

Business & Economy

Ineos opens Newton Aycliffe hand sanitiser plant to help fight COVID-19

A North East chemicals firm has opened a hand sanitiser manufacturing plant to help fight coronavirus. Ineos’ factory, based at an existing site in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, is expected to produce one million bottles of sterilant every month. Bosses say…