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September 13, 2018

Arts & Culture

Drapers honour Jules B owners with Lifetime Achievement Award

North east business owners, Julian and Rhona Blades, have been honoured by the prestigious Drapers Independents Awards 2018 with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The awards celebrate the most influential brands and highly respected independent retailers, and took place on Wednesday…

September 11, 2023

Build & Sustainability

Work begins on £61 million NETPark expansion

A County Durham science park home to companies at the forefront of global medical and technological advances is to grow larger. Durham County Council has kicked off a third development at NETPark, in Sedgefield, which it says has…

June 27, 2017

Business & Economy

Lumley Castle partner with NOVELTEA to launch new afternoon tea concept

One of the first venues in the UK and only establishment to date in County Durham to offer their customers the ‘No Ordinary Tea at No Ordinary Hotel’ package, the venue recently hosted a launch event for media and local businesses…

August 25, 2021

Business & Economy

Contents Design is shortlisted for an SBID International Design Award 2021

The SBID International Design Awards finalists for 2021 have been revealed, boasting an impressive shortlist of award-worthy entries across Interior Design, Product Design and Fit-Out. Contents Design is pleased to announce that it is among the impressive global design…

April 16, 2021

Business & Economy

Positive signs for national partnership

A proactive partnership linking two of the region’s fastest-growing organisations is gathering pace thanks to a high-profile national initiative. Ambitious out-of-home (OOH) advertising firm Smart Outdoor and sports tech innovators GiveToLocal agreed a joint venture in February to promote community…

December 15, 2020

Business & Economy

New Urban Green Café unveiled for Exhibition Park

Plans have been unveiled for a new café in Exhibition Park, replacing Café in the Park, which closed to the public in February 2020. Urban Green Café will be a new community space, managed and run by Urban Green Newcastle,…

September 11, 2023

Business & Economy

Deals that make the headlines

A 900-unit deal between resicentral®, headline sponsors of Urban Living Festival 2023, and Charles Hope Apartments, raises the industry standard for energy management, building monitoring and apartment automation.   resicentral®, a leading property technology company, made an impressive impact…

November 15, 2023

Business & Economy

North East interior design studio nurtures emerging talent

Multi-award-winning interior design studio Bernard Interiors has collaborated with CGI specialists NVision Studios to support its expansion into the design industry through a comprehensive mentoring programme. With a satellite office in London and headquarters in Newcastle upon Tyne, Bernard Interiors…