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August 14, 2020

Business & Economy

Improve mobile coverage to boost COVID-19 recovery, says BCC and Mobile UK

Good quality mobile coverage is the key to enabling businesses to restart and maintain operations following the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) in partnership with Mobile UK. The two organisations are calling…

November 29, 2017

Business & Economy

Fairstone welcomes leading portfolio manager

Fairstone, one of the UK’s largest Chartered Financial Planning firms, announces that Alex Odd will take on joint ownership of the group’s portfolio management alongside Oliver Stone This move coincides with Oliver Stone’s promotion from Group Head of Research to…

October 14, 2022

Business & Economy

The walls are closing in…

To bastardise that well-known Churchillian refrain, never was so much damage caused by so few, in so little time.

November 30, 2022

Build & Sustainability

Network tasked with driving forward UK’s PEMD capability meet in the region

The North East played host to Driving the Electric Revolution Industrialisation Centres’ (DER-IC) first consortium event, bringing together organisations from around the UK which are at the forefront of accelerating supply chain growth in PEMD (power…

January 2, 2023

Promoted

Providing a sporting chance for all

Fresh from being named the country’s best higher education institution, Northumbria University is launching a new sport scholarship to help the next generation shine. Part of its wider Higher Education Without Barriers campaign, which aims to help students…

July 9, 2019

Business & Economy

STEPHANIE shining a light on North East space potential

An innovative programme is looking to help more North East businesses take advantage of the growing space technology sector. STEPHANIE was established two-and-a-half years ago to help firms capitalise on opportunities by sharing knowledge and good practice. Bringing together eight partners…

June 7, 2023

Business & Economy

LightOx win Innovate UK’s flagship Biomedical Catalyst grant

Newcastle based LightOx announces today that it has been awarded a £1.1m project grant from Innovate UK, for the development of its light activated drug LXD191 to treat oral cancer patients. LightOx will work with the clinical team at the…

April 7, 2020

Business & Economy

NCFE announces Campaign for Learning acquisition

Education and skills charity NCFE and independent learning charity Campaign for Learning have announced plans for further alignment of their organisations. Campaign for Learning has been delivering campaigns, training programmes, research and delivery projects…