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September 23, 2024

Ideas & Observations

Big Question: September / October ’24

Tracy Harrison – Chief executive, Northern Housing Consortium The Government’s focus on housing is good news for Northerners; a safe, secure home provides a foundation to build your life upon. The…

June 3, 2020

Business & Economy

Nissan’s Sunderland plant would be “unsustainable” without an EU trade deal

The future of the Nissan car plant in Sunderland could still be in doubt if the UK fails to agree a trade deal with the European Union, a top executive has said. Ashwani Gupta, the Japanese car giant’s representative executive…

November 3, 2022

Promoted

Interview: Investing for the future

Launched as the UK’s first app-based bank, Atom arrived on the financial scene with a promise to transform the face of saving and lending. Six years later, and with a balance sheet of more than £5 billion,…

November 24, 2023

Business & Economy

Karpet Mills: Thriving through flexibility

Diversity is an essential part of any business’ toolkit. Take Karpet Mills, for example. Here, Steven Hugill speaks to director Joel Dickinson to learn more about the value of its versatility.

September 16, 2024

Lifestyle

August 31, 2023

Business & Economy

Interview: Stephen Patterson – chief executive, NE1

Newcastle's Business Improvement District (BID) company is coming to the end of its five-year cycle. It faces its own ‘election’ before the end of the year and, if it is successful and reinstated for a fourth term, will secure an additional £10 million of ring-fenced investment for the city centre.

October 21, 2019

Business & Economy

Teesside University opens £22.3 million ‘game-changing’ bioscience National Horizons Centre

A new £22.3 million North East university bioscience centre of excellence will bolster the Government’s Industrial Strategy and deliver stronger global partnerships for the UK, bosses say. Teesside University has officially opened its National Horizons Centre, which it believes will…

May 17, 2019

Business & Economy

Northumberland College ensures ‘open door policy’ for students seeking mental health support

With one in four people experiencing mental health issues each year, awareness has, over recent years, increased significantly, with national campaigns such as ‘Time to Change’ attempting to address the stigma amongst groups including young people and the student…