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North East entrepreneurs, Jo Lennon and Jo Storie, founders of KnitLab North, have won £30,000 grant funding from the Rural Growth Network to purchase machinery enabling them to offer the latest in sustainable prototyping for the knitwear industry. Having applied…

It wasn’t just collectors of football World Cup album stickers that ended last year poring over the gaps in teams’ line-ups – the two principal political parties were doing the same thing after a number of Conservative…

Labour MP Julie Elliott is delighted that Sunderland College will be leading the way in technical skills training when its new Digital Innovation Centre opens later this year. Ms Elliott made the comments during a visit to the College’s Bede…

Plans have been revealed for a new £250 million living and working tech campus in Middlesbrough, combining a thriving digital hub with high-end residential flats. Independent Middlesbrough Mayor and entrepreneur Andy Preston outlined the details of his plans for three…

Jeremy said “I want to be free to challenge the current system, where Westminster tells the North East how to spend its own money; it means we can’t invest it where it is needed most. “We have more young people…

Education and training company Learning Curve Group has launched a drive to support people across the Tees Valley gain qualifications by studying online. The training provider, which has centres in Middlesbrough and Hartlepool, has seen more than 1100 people based…

The team hoping to bring Channel 4 to the region are urging people to get behind the bid as they prepare for a visit from the broadcaster. It was announced last month that Newcastle and Gateshead had reached the shortlist…

Building an effective market strategy alongside a financial plan is a key factor in any business success story. However, if the two are not closely aligned, then it can lead to a disastrous final chapter, as Graham Sleep,…