Skip to content

July 18, 2019

Business & Economy

Home Group reveals 30-job plan in digital expansion

A housing association has revealed plans to create up to 30 jobs to support a digital expansion. Home Group is strengthening its team to ensure more customers can use digital accounts. The Gosforth-based business says the expansion will cover a number…

May 5, 2023

Business & Economy

Nearly 300 businesses in the North East missing out on invaluable tax relief, says leading tax expert

Jonathan Scott, tax partner at leading business advisory firm Haines Watts, is calling on innovative businesses to consider patent box tax relief.

January 6, 2021

Business & Economy

Baker Greggs axes jobs and issues COVID-19 profit caution – but remains ‘optimistic for growth’

A high street baker has warned profits are not likely to return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2022 at the earliest as the pandemic – which has forced it to make hundreds of redundancies – continues to impact on trade. Greggs…

August 16, 2019

Business & Economy

Visualsoft on strong footing with Charles Clinkard contract renewal

An e-commerce and digital marketing agency is on a strong footing after securing a contract renewal with a family-run shoe retailer. Stockton-based Visualsoft has extended its working relationship with Charles Clinkard. The duo’s fresh deal continues a longstanding collaboration between the…

July 22, 2020

Business & Economy

Newcastle media agency wins host of national accounts as buyers move online

North East media agency Route, based at creative hub, Generator Studios, Newcastle, with a sister office in Brighton, has picked up a raft of new national accounts, driven by the boom in online sales. Route, founded by Darren Davidson and…

July 23, 2021

Business & Economy

Six new appointments to support growth at O

Newcastle creative communications agency O has announced six new hires following a raft of client wins. The appointments include Tracy Appleby as head of creative studio, appointed to lead O’s growing creative team which includes brand development, graphic design, animation…

April 24, 2023

Business & Economy

Drummond Central hands the keys to its people

Drummond Central, a top, independent, 60-strong, strategic, creative agency in Newcastle is becoming an employee-owned business. As the agency approaches 20 years in business, the founders, Julie and Stephen Drummond, had been thinking about the future of the agency. Julie Drummond,…

July 27, 2021

Business & Economy

North East technology specialist, eQS, acquires London-based consultancy

Hebburn-headquartered eQuality Solutions Group (eQS), has acquired diversity and inclusion consultancy Equality Works Group.