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March 3, 2019

Business & Economy

Tolent signs second contract for £9.4m with Chapter Homes 

Tolent is pleased to announce the signing of a new contract with Chapter Homes, which will deliver 67 new homes at Oakerside Drive, Peterlee. The £9.4m scheme received planning consent in December 2018 and will provide a total of 67…

March 23, 2021

Technology

North East cancer research start-up secures £200,000 investment

A North East company researching rarer forms of cancer has closed a £200,000 funding round after securing investment through the Newcastle Angel Hub and NorthInvest. RareCan completed the round with £45,000 invested by Mandashi Ltd, a company which channels its…

May 18, 2020

Uncategorised

New national centre to help unlock potential of UK’s rural economies

Newcastle University and its partners are to lead a new National Centre that will support enterprise, resilience and innovation among rural firms and unlock the untapped potential of rural economies across the UK. Led by experts from Newcastle, Warwick, Gloucestershire…

May 29, 2024

Business & Economy

AI firm receives £500,000 investment to support tech development

PolyBox has received an investment of £500k to support its development of AI technology, with £300k coming from Northstar Ventures. Founded by two Newcastle University graduates, Rojin Yarahmadi and Nikolaus Benopoulos, PolyBox operates in the world of automated…

November 28, 2019

Business & Economy

Sunderland College shortlisted for Association of Colleges award

Sunderland College has been recognised for its careers education and guidance provision by the Association of Colleges (AoC) Beacon Awards. The college is one of four nominated for the Careers and Enterprise Company Award for Innovation in Careers and Enterprise….

June 8, 2018

Business & Economy

City’s agreement with Clouston ‘ceases’

In a statement issued by Newcastle City Council it was confirmed that its partnership with the Clouston Group over the development of the Stephenson Quarter had “ceased in accordance with a long-standing contractual arrangement”. Councillor Ged Bell, cabinet member for…

April 8, 2019

Business & Economy

Homes by Carlton re-enters housing market with new development, Cathedral Gates

A North East homebuilder and property developer has re-entered the housing market with a new scheme and a regional expansion programme. Homes by Carlton is rolling out multi-million-pound plans to work on at least three developments in Durham and the…

February 12, 2020

Business & Economy

Huge crane gives Durham’s Milburngate development a big lift

Construction workers will enjoy the best views of an historic North East city after a 68-metre tall crane was installed on site. Positioned at the heart of the six-acre Milburngate development, on Durham’s riverside, the crane will play an instrumental…