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January 22, 2021

Business & Economy

Sunderland College bosses reveal delight at Β£3 million T Level boost

World-class facilities that will deliver “unparalleled learning opportunities” for North East students are set to move forward after a successful Β£3 million bid to Government, education bosses have said. Sunderland College will be rolling out T Levels from a new…

March 21, 2022

Arts & Culture

Stereophonics and The Specials to headline Hardwick Festival

Stereophonics, riding high after the release of their eighth number one album and the start of their UK arena tour, have been announced as the first of a string of big names.

August 25, 2022

Business & Economy

Viewpoint: Angela Carney, managing director at Carney Consultancy

Angela Carney, managing director at Carney Consultancy and director at Carney CDM, has worked in the construction industry for over 32 years. She is a board member of Constructing Excellence in the North East, vice chair of Northern Counties…

August 7, 2020

Business & Economy

Local community support police powers during unprecedented times

The majority of people in the region believe that the police have done a good job during the Coronavirus pandemic – though most would also like to see a greater police presence in their area. That is according to new…

March 22, 2019

Business & Economy

Tech giants Google to fund Sunderland University project to tackle social media abuse

An app that aims to tackle abuse on social media has won funding from search engine giant Google. Academics from the University of Sunderland have received the money to help towards the SMART – Social Media Abuse Research Tool –…

May 18, 2020

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New national centre to help unlock potential of UK’s rural economies

Newcastle University and its partners are to lead a new National Centre that will support enterprise, resilience and innovation among rural firms and unlock the untapped potential of rural economies across the UK. Led by experts from Newcastle, Warwick, Gloucestershire…

January 17, 2017

Business & Economy

New legistlation could open up Northern cities for investment

The new legislation, which forms part of the Local Government Finance Bill (2017) enables the creation of Property Owner BIDs, which can currently only be created in London. When enacted, this will provide the right for property owners to…

June 18, 2020

Business & Economy

Teesside commercial landlord offers free accommodation to key workers

ESA Europe have been providing serviced apartments in Middlesbrough, Yarm and Hartlepool to the region’s workers since 2006. With 27 properties in their portfolio, they have been providing flexible, cost effective solutions to workers who come into the region…