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April 13, 2022

Business & Economy

Sunderland makes smart new appointment to support city’s ambitions

Naomi Hutchinson joins Sunderland City Council’s growing Smart City Programme team as chief innovation and growth officer, to support local businesses and Sunderland’s ambitions to be a UK leading smart city with opportunities for all. Naomi joins the Council team…

July 23, 2020

Business & Economy

Innovative app helps users stay safe as lockdown restrictions ease

A North East software development company has created an innovative app to support the continued need for physical distancing as the country comes out of lockdown. Stockton-based Sapere Software is launching Quevel – a mobile app that shows the user…

July 22, 2019

Business & Economy

Hellens Residential expands North East portfolio after upturn in demand

Social housing provider, Hellens Residential, has grown its portfolio by 50 per cent in the first half of 2019 with only a handful of properties remaining after an upturn in demand. In the North East alone, Hellens Residential has brought…

July 24, 2020

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Retail sales surge back in June to within 0.6 per cent of pre-pandemic levels

In what is being described as the most positive recovery indicator we have seen so far, UK retail sales surged by 13.9 per cent in June following a more earnest reopening of the economy. When taken together with volumes recorded…

January 9, 2023

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Spotting the opportunities in a changing tax landscape

Steven Hugill speaks to Jonathan Scott, tax partner at accountancy and business advisory firm Haines Watts, to learn more about the opportunities available to businesses in the changing tax landscape.

April 26, 2024

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Cybercrime set to surge in 2024 – how you can protect yourself and your business

Just as you would insure your home, car or electronics, it’s important to protect your digital assets with robust cybersecurity measures. Cybercrime costs the UK economy millions of pounds each year, and as technology advances, so too do…

July 9, 2019

Business & Economy

Work begins on £6.9 million housing development scheme from Newcastle City Council

A £6.9 million housing scheme from Newcastle City Council to build 46 affordable homes in the city has now broken ground. The development is spread across two sites: Hartburn Walk and Reestones Place, both in Kenton, and will offer a…

August 1, 2019

Business & Economy

LNER’s Azuma trains begin serving the North East

The new fleet of Azuma trains from London North Eastern Railway (LNER) will begin serving York, the North East and Edinburgh today (August 1). The Azuma was built here in the North East at Hitachi Rail’s Newton Aycliffe site and…