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A lifelong love of animals and wildlife has been the inspiration for one of the region’s best kept cultural secrets and a multimillion pound business success that is literally sending greetings across the world from Derwentside. Brought up near Shotley…

Confidence remains high among business owners, with many feeling ‘very optimistic’ about the year ahead, according to recent findings. The Entrepreneurs’ Forum’s latest Pulse Survey reveals 88 per cent of 111 respondents feel ‘optimistic’ or ‘very…

An award-winning Northumberland developer has unveiled images of its latest project. Countylife Homes is overseeing the Coasthouses scheme, based in Beadnell. Bosses say work on the four, four-bedroomed homes – based less than 200 metres from the village centre and close…

Innovators from the North of England descended on London this week (March 5) to pitch their businesses to a roomful of heavy-weight investors. Representing some of the North’s best entrepreneurs and innovators, a total of 22 businesses formed part of…

North East entrepreneurs, Jo Lennon and Jo Storie, founders of KnitLab North, have won £30,000 grant funding from the Rural Growth Network to purchase machinery enabling them to offer the latest in sustainable prototyping for the knitwear industry. Having applied…

Business confidence in the North East rose during October to three per cent, according to Lloyds Bank’s latest Business Barometer report. The Business Barometer surveys 1200 businesses monthly, and the findings provide early signals about UK economic trends at both…

The latest KPMG and REC report on the UK labour market pointed to a softer decline in permanent placements in the North East during August, while temporary billings expanded strongly. At the same time, staff availability rose substantially amid reports…

Global offshore subsea construction company Boskalis Subsea Services has opened a new regional project office at Port of Sunderland.