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August 12, 2020

Business & Economy

Funding call made to Local Government minister

A call has been made for more funding to be made available to Local Government to help recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Councillors from Middlesbrough Council’s Corporate Affairs & Audit Committee have written to Local Government minister Simon Clarke MP…

June 28, 2018

Technology

Howell Technology Group receives virtualisation specialist designation

IT Consultancy Howell Technology Group (HTG) is the first Citrix Solution Advisor to become a Citrix Virtualisation Specialist in the North East of England South Tyneside-based HTG has received the Citrix Virtualisation Specialist designation, joining only 13 companies in the…

August 12, 2020

Business & Economy

North East firm sees boost in turnover and recruitment

A Newcastle-based insurance brokers has increased its turnover by 50 per cent and doubled its workforce due to a boom in demand for its services since the coronavirus pandemic. Bespoke Financial Newcastle Limited, which is the brainchild of fTerry Blackburn…

February 6, 2019

Technology

North East firm launches bespoke programme to attract future tech talent

One of the region’s fastest growing digital companies is changing the game for students, graduates and career switchers with its new bespoke programme for nurturing unharnessed talent. With a bold ambition to be the first choice employer in the North…

July 6, 2020

Business & Economy

BMW chief shares COVID-19 insights with North East employers

North East employers have been hearing from their German counterparts about how to get operations back on track after COVID-19. In a webinar organised by the North East England Chamber of Commerce, the senior vice president of BMW and head…

November 10, 2023

Business & Economy

Opinion: Revolutionising sporting experiences: Sunderland’s vision for the future

How we experience sport is undergoing a technological revolution. And the movement has strong foundations on Wearside, where £5.7 million grant funding for the Sunderland Open Network Ecosystem (SONET) project is primed to transform live sport involvement at the Stadium of Light and British Esports’ nearby national performance campus.

April 2, 2019

Business & Economy

High Tide Foundation buoyed by Tees Valley businesses

A charity dedicated to offering young people valuable career experiences has welcomed six businesses as corporate partners. Active Chartered Financial Planners, Casper Shipping, Intelect, Jacksons Law Firm, PD Ports and Visualsoft have now become corporate partners of the High Tide…

October 21, 2019

Business & Economy

Tolent delivers first modular housing project in Newton Aycliffe

Gateshead-based contractor Tolent has delivered their first modular housing project in Newton Aycliffe. In the space of a day, two modular homes were delivered and assembled on site before a group of local residents, who had gathered to watch the…