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October 4, 2021

Business & Economy

Eurowings resume flight between Newcastle International Airport and Dusseldorf

Today Newcastle International Airport welcomes Eurowings, the Lufthansa Group’s low cost airline, back to the North East with the resumption of operations between Newcastle and the German city of Dusseldorf.

December 3, 2021

Uncategorised

Staycation boom for Northern property firm

A Northern property consortium has recorded record results over the past year as it taps into the trend for staycations. Turnover at The SDDE Smith Group, a portfolio of property-related businesses based in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, has risen by nearly 300 per cent during the past 12 months.

October 5, 2021

Business & Economy

EMG solicitors continue to grow

A North East firm of solicitors is celebrating its continued success, with further recruitment and plans to open a third office.

July 30, 2019

Business & Economy

Trainbuilder Hitachi Rail secures £400 million East Midlands contract

A North East trainbuilder has secured a £400 million contract to deliver next generation rolling stock for British lines. Hitachi Rail will supply 33 five-carriage trains to operator Abellio UK. The intercity fleet, which will be made at Hitachi’s factory in…

March 23, 2020

Arts & Culture

Hays Travel to put 880 staff on zero-hours contracts nationwide

Hays Travel, a North East-based travel agent, has put 880 staff on zero-hours contracts across its nationwide chain of stores as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Sunderland firm, which purchased 555 Thomas Cook stores in 2019 and took…

November 17, 2016

Business & Economy

The Business of Life comes under the spotlight

The challenges and opportunities of running a major multi-disciplinary business will be coming under the spotlight for Service Network members and non-members in a special breakfast event at the International Centre for Life in Newcastle. Life’s chief executive Linda Conlon…

July 31, 2020

Business & Economy

Podcast to become voice for grassroots sport across the UK

Ambitious plans to position a North East organisation at the heart of the UK’s grassroots sport scene are gathering pace following the announcement of a new podcast featuring established stars and unsung heroes. Sony Award-winning radio presenter and commentator Justin…

November 22, 2021

Business & Economy

UK still has ‘shot at redemption’ to level up economy – but action must start now, warns CBI

Delivering economic growth in every place in the UK will be the determining factor in the success or failure of the Government’s ‘levelling-up’ agenda, a business organisation has warned. And the route to achieving that will be by creating – or building on – clusters of economic activity…