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November 18, 2022

Build & Sustainability

Durham University Business School roundtable calls for region to take advantage of Government’s ‘levelling-up’ agenda

Councillors, businesses and educationalists met at Durham University Business School to discuss how local government and business can work better together to deliver 'levelling-up' across the North.

April 10, 2022

Business & Economy

XR Therapeutics & Northern Accelerator: Progress through partnership

The best business endeavours are the ones built on strong foundations, where growth pillars of ambition and innovation stand next to experience and pragmatism. And when XR Therapeutics’ academic founders sought support to spin out of Newcastle University, to…

April 10, 2018

Business & Economy

Northumberland College Extends Free Course Offer for Adults

Northumberland College has introduced a number of new part-time courses for adults. Free courses include autism awareness, food safety and mental health awareness. In addition, a range of online learning courses in health, social and childcare have been added to the…

March 27, 2020

Technology

Headspace to provide all NHS employees free subscription

Headspace, a global leader in meditation and mindfulness, announced today it is providing free subscriptions to all 1.2 million healthcare providers and employees of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) who are facing increased demand and stress amid the…

June 5, 2017

Business & Economy

North East lawyer awarded Freedom of the City of London

Barry Speker OBE DL joined the likes of Michael Caine, Winston Churchill and Lord Nelson in having the Freedom bestowed. He received the Freedom in a ceremony at the Chamberlain’s Court in London’s Guildhall. A prominent medico-legal expert lawyer and…

June 11, 2018

Business & Economy

Liz Truss visits South Tees Development Corporation to see its huge potential

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liz Truss MP visited the South Tees Development Corporation (STDC) with Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen to see first-hand the scale and potential of the area. The visit came just weeks after a whistle-stop trip…

September 1, 2020

Business & Economy

South Tyneside Job Fuse service launched to support individuals and employers

A new job service has been launched to support regional employers and workers who have been affected as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. South Tyneside Job Fuse is a joint service created by Invest South Tyneside, the National Careers…

November 14, 2022

Business & Economy

University of York joins economy-boosting Northern Accelerator partnership

More high-value research and development jobs will be created in the North as the University of York joins Northern Accelerator. The partnership, now consisting of six Northern universities, has already transformed the commercialisation of research across the North East…