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August 13, 2019

Business & Economy

University of Sunderland pledges support to startups by partnering with regional competition

Regional startup competition, the If We Can You Can (IWCYC) Challenge, has announced that it will once again collaborate with the University of Sunderland for the fifth consecutive year. Joining the list of North East companies also backing the Challenge…

August 5, 2020

Business & Economy

UK automotive sector boosted by strong rebound in new car sales

UK car sales rebounded strongly in July, with new registrations up 11.3 per cent year-on-year in a welcome reprieve for the embattled automotive sector. New data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) shows that there were 174,887…

September 10, 2020

Business & Economy

Demand for property in Newcastle has more than doubled in the last year

New research from real estate website Zoopla shows that demand for property in Newcastle has surged by 158 per cent in the last twelve months. Zoopla’s Newcastle House Price Index studies multiple local housing trends and prices on an annual…

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…

May 15, 2019

Business & Economy

950 new homes to be delivered by Galliford Try Partnerships

Regeneration and housing specialist, Galliford Try Partnerships North, has secured seven new projects that will deliver 950 new homes across the North East. With a gross development value (GDV) of £162.35 million, the initiatives include properties for open market sale,…

June 18, 2020

Business & Economy

North East firms joins forces in support of community sport

Three North East firms continuing to push through the coronavirus pandemic have joined forces to tackle the deepening crisis in community sport. Technology solutions provider Advantex, engineering consultancy RWO Associates and sport organisation GiveToLocal are working together to support grassroots…

December 20, 2019

Feature

Global warming and the ongoing cow pandemic

A cow does on overage release between 70 and 120 kg of Methane per year. Methane is a greenhouse ...gas like carbon dioxide (CO2).

March 20, 2024

Ideas & Observations

Guest Contributor: Matt Boyle, Chair of trustees, Common Room of the Great North

As bosses behind the Common Room of the Great North seek to secure the historic institution’s future, chair of trustees Matt Boyle reflects on its celebrated past and appeals…