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Nearly every home and business in North Tyneside will gain access to next-generation broadband thanks to a major investment by CityFibre, the UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform. The area is to benefit from an investment of over £50m as…

A train operator running North East services has been stripped of its contract by the Government – with Downing Street promising the move will herald a “new beginning” for regional rail travel. Arriva Rail North has lost its Northern franchise,…

A family-run utilities maintenance firm has secured a contract worth “many thousands of pounds a year” to provide support for a well-known retailer. Commercial Maintenance Services UK Ltd (CMS) is working with the John Lewis Partnership. Bosses at the Gateshead-based firm…

Last Sunday (September 1) marked the beginning of a new jet service from Newcastle to Aberdeen as Loganair expands its route map from the city’s airport. The airline is providing three weekday services to Scotland’s North East as well as…

A tyre, autocentre and breakdown recovery firm has expanded with the support of a telecoms company. New Bridgegate Tyres Ltd, which has bases in Barnard Castle and Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, has opened a new Tyneside depot. Bosses say the expansion…

Northumberland’s Lynemouth Power Station has joined other leading organisations from the global bioenergy industry in launching the ‘Glasgow Declaration on Sustainable Bioenergy’ during COP26.

A fintech start-up has launched a venture to help businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Fygo has created a student loyalty app. The company’s founders – Ben Champion and Jonah and Toby Lowenstein – say it provides operators seeking to take…

A County Durham metal fabrications firm says it is on the road to further success after bolstering its fleet to meet rising customer demand. Hydram Engineering has added a 16-tonne Mercedes-Benz Atego to its operations. The truck, which is the largest…