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August 1, 2024

Ideas & Observations

Harnessing creativity to drive investment and growth in the North East

Music, film, TV, radio, photography, advertising and marketing, fashion and design, publishing, arts and crafts, museums and galleries, libraries, cultural venues, animation, video games and interactive media. Just some of the areas captured under the umbrella of the ‘creative industries’,…

May 28, 2020

Business & Economy

MCR Services lends sewing machines to boost NHS gown production

A contract packing industry firm has lent its support to the NHS during the coronavirus emergency. MCR Services has loaned two industrial sewing machines to aid production of protective medical gowns. The machines are now being used in a manufacturing hub…

March 6, 2019

Business & Economy

Operations director appointed as growth continues

Award-winning Metnor Construction Ltd, has announced the appointment of Lee Kirk as operations director. Lee, who has been with the company for five years, steps up from his previous role as senior operations manager. Metnor Construction Ltd, is one of four…

September 28, 2023

Ideas & Observations

Interview: Andy Long – vice-chancellor, Northumbria University

It has been quite the last 12 months for Northumbria University, having been crowned The Times Higher Education University Of The Year in late 2022. Here, Colin Young speaks to vice-chancellor Andy Long to learn more about the accolade’s significance.

January 27, 2020

Business & Economy

Kromek praised by Trade Secretary Liz Truss during NETPark visit

A technology firm’s work to help thwart global terror plots has been praised by a senior Government minister. Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Truss championed Kromek during a visit to the company’s County Durham headquarters. The business is known…

July 26, 2021

Ideas & Observations

Construction and the face covering conundrum

By legal directors Francesca Hodgson and Dan Fawcett from law firm Womble Bond Dickinson To mask or not to mask? There is a lot of discussion about masks at the moment as, from 19 July, it is no longer legally required to wear…

July 13, 2020

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New regional funding scheme could boost North post-Brexit

A new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) into the proposed replacement of European regional development funding schemes has found that areas in the North of England could gain millions of pounds in funding, depending on how…

April 19, 2021

Business & Economy

Career change inspires new business

A former lecturer who landed her job after returning to the classroom in her 30s has launched a business to help others make a career change. Back in 2004 Julie Welsh was working as a family liaison officer when she…