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April 29, 2020

Business & Economy

Bricks & Mortar steps up to provide free accommodation for NHS workers

Newcastle-based estate agent Bricks & Mortar has launched a new scheme to provide free accommodation to frontline NHS workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Responding to news that many workers find themselves unable to go home for fear of spreading the…

October 19, 2020

Business & Economy

Redundancy support for employers as the end of furlough approaches

To tackle growing unemployment figures, a new service is supporting job seekers to find work and employers to future-proof their business. Jobs@SkillsHub is a brand-new service that provides a job matching service for those looking for work and for employers…

October 26, 2023

Business & Economy

Streamlined planning to further power up port

A new planning process has been created to aid ongoing development at a port.

July 7, 2020

Business & Economy

New retail and leisure development planned for Blyth Beach

A new retail and leisure scheme at Blyth’s South Beach is set to begin construction later this year after being backed by Northumberland County Council. Planning permission was secured by Blagdon Estate on Monday (July 6) for a two-storey development…

December 17, 2018

Business & Economy

Developer and plc anchor tenant announced for airport business park 

The North East’s largest airport, Newcastle International, announced today (17thDecember) it has appointed a developer and secured a tenant for the first phase of the Airport Business Park project. Tynexe, a joint venture company between Newcastle City Council and Dysart…

September 7, 2022

Promoted

Investing in the future

The announcement that Darlington had been chosen as the new home of an economic campus for a number of high-profile Government departments, moving staff and roles to the North East as part of the ‘levelling-up’ agenda, was a major…

October 9, 2017

Business & Economy

Joining forces to address the skills gap

North East based contractors Metnor Construction have been partnered with Newcastle 6th Form College as part of their involvement in the Enterprise Adviser Network, a national initiative that is managed at a national level by the Careers and Enterprise…

June 3, 2024

Business & Economy

YPF and me: Q&A with David Blair, chief executive at Blair West

Describe your YPF experience A colleague of mine, who remains a good friend, was on the YPF board while we were at KPMG. Through him we had good knowledge of and access to a range of YPF events. My predominant…