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December 17, 2021

Business & Economy

Teesside freeport is open for business: what does this mean for North East businesses?

After years of campaigning, and months of planning, the UK’s largest freeport opened for business last month in Teesside. The port area spans the Tees Valley and is expected to bring significant economic opportunities and 18,000 new skilled jobs to our region over the coming years.

May 13, 2020

Business & Economy

Wearside healthcare platform pledges support to community sport

A common approach to turning the coronavirus crisis on its head has prompted two North East organisations to share expertise and explore fresh opportunities. Sunderland-based health care and wellbeing platform Medintu is working with North Shields service provider GiveToLocal to…

November 8, 2016

Business & Economy

Square One Law becomes the fastest growing commercial law firm in the country

The firm, which has a financial year ending on 30th April, announced turnover growth of 39% to £5.3m for the year ending in 2016.  This follows year-on-year growth of 36%, averaged over the past three years. Newcastle-based Square One Law, which…

November 22, 2021

Business & Economy

Tech firm Saggezza UK looks to the future with ten graduate hires

A global technology solutions provider has bolstered its UK team with ten new graduate hires.

November 14, 2022

Business & Economy

St James’ Square helps Old English Company with New Look keyring copyright claim

A law firm has helped a giftware supplier secure a “brilliant” copyright settlement with a national retailer.

October 13, 2022

Build & Sustainability

At the vanguard of change: The North East and the green industrial revolution

The North East’s central role in the green industrial revolution Welcome to VISION 2031, the campaign launched by North East Times Magazine that will lay out a blueprint for how our region can stand at the vanguard of global,…

April 9, 2020

Arts & Culture

Stars of sport back £10 million campaign to boost grassroots sport and small businesses across the UK

Les Ferdinand and Steve Harmison have joined forces to back a new campaign aimed at benefitting local communities during the coronavirus crisis. The ex-England internationals are among a host of sporting heroes and big businesses getting behind grassroots sport service…

June 3, 2020

Business & Economy

Justin Lockwood adds voice to community sport campaign

After seven years waking up the region as co-host on Heart North East’s award-winning breakfast show, Justin Lockwood approached a new dawn with a mixture of hope and trepidation. In May 2019 one of the region’s most recognisable voices presented…