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February 14, 2022

Arts & Culture

Music icon Sting backs County Durham’s UK City of Culture bid

North East music icon and multi-award-winning singer songwriter Sting is backing County Durham’s bid to be UK City of Culture 2025 to put a spotlight on unique culture of the region.

March 19, 2019

Arts & Culture

Raindance teams up with the National Youth Film Academy

Over 75,000 talented young British actors and production crews will benefit from the new three-year international partnership. Raindance, the home of independent film and the National Youth Film Academy are proud to announce a new three-year partnership that will see…

March 17, 2017

Business & Economy

Demand soars for training opportunities at Watson Burton

Applications for the programme, which takes place in April, have risen by 53 per cent from last year’s levels. The unique scheme is designed to form a pathway to a graduate traineeship with Newcastle-headquartered Watson Burton providing opportunity for graduates…

April 17, 2019

Business & Economy

NEL partnering with ‘If we can you can’ challenge to help firms get investment ready

Regional fund management firm NEL Fund Managers is launching a new partnership with the If We Can You Can Challenge to help more North East businesses get themselves ‘investment ready’. The initiative will see the two partners holding a series…

May 4, 2023

Ideas & Observations

Behind the entrepreneur: Vera Powles, Mana Living

About the interviewee: I’m Vera, an Integrative Nutrition and Health Coach and Yoga Teacher with a background in Biomedical Sciences and Molecular Medicine. After working in the healthcare industry for 9 years, I realised that our health goes way…

June 9, 2022

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Experts warn of ‘debt tsunami’ on the horizon

The insolvency profession has sounded warnings for quite some time about a predicted ‘debt tsunami’ resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. And now it looks like it’s finally arrived. But what can businesses do to get ahead of the wave? Cashflow shows no…

June 18, 2018

Business & Economy

Go-Ahead Welcomes East Yorkshire Motor Services into Go North East

Hull-headquartered East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS), including Scarborough and District Motor Services, have been acquired by award-winning bus operator Go North East, part of the international transport organisation Go-Ahead Group Plc. Established in 1926 and owned and operated for the…

March 5, 2023

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The leadership programme helping North East SMEs grow

Described as a ‘mini MBA’ by past participants, the Help to Grow: Management programme is providing SMEs in the region with the opportunity to gain critical leadership skills, access personalised mentoring and develop a bespoke actionable growth plan…