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August 21, 2020

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UK national debt exceeds Β£2 trillion for the first time

The UK national debt has exceeded Β£2 trillion for the first time ever, according to the latest public sector finances report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Figures released today (August 21) show that public sector net debt (PSND)…

March 20, 2024

Events

HR&D Awards – Meet the Partners: Sullivan Brown HR Recruitment & MI-Say

Joint sponsors of the HR&D β€˜Excellence in People & Technology’ award are recruitment specialists Sullivan Brown HR Recruitment and new starter and exit survey providers MI-Say. Both offer key insight into people practices and technology – making…

July 17, 2020

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Official data continues to obscure the forthcoming UK unemployment crisis

The unemployment crisis, which is sure to strike the UK in the second half of this year, has once again failed to materialise in the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) employment data. In the North East, the number of…

April 27, 2021

Business & Economy

Banks Group works with NOF to boost local supply chain for Β£3.5 million Teesside energy project

A family-owned developer has joined forces with a business support organisation to boost work on a planned Β£3.5 million project. The Banks Group has called on NOF to help enhance its regional supply chain for the proposed Teeeside-based Flexible Energy…

March 16, 2020

Business & Economy

MHA Tait Walker invests into a new office in Teesside

Accountancy firm MHA Tait Walker has signed up for a new office in Stockton-on-Tees as it grows its presence in the South of the region. The move will create four new jobs initially, with plans to double its workforce to…

February 2, 2022

Business & Economy

New North East tech firm Version 1 completes Evoco deal

A technology firm creating 200 jobs in a North East expansion has bought a fellow market operator as it seeks to maintain its growth.

April 8, 2019

Business & Economy

Homes by Carlton re-enters housing market with new development, Cathedral Gates

A North East homebuilder and property developer has re-entered the housing market with a new scheme and a regional expansion programme. Homes by Carlton is rolling out multi-million-pound plans to work on at least three developments in Durham and the…

January 4, 2021

Business & Economy

Sustainability drive among continues among North East SMEs

A majority of North East SMEs remain committed to improving their environmental sustainability despite the coronavirus pandemic. The latest Lloyds Bank Business Barometer has found that 60 per cent of the region’s SMEs believe environmental sustainability to be important to…