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August 18, 2020

Business & Economy

Capital investment helps AGMA boost production and fight COVID-19

Northumberland-based manufacturer, AGMA, has managed to step up to the fight against coronavirus by investing in new machinery. AGMA designs and manufactures sterile and non-sterile cleaning and biocidal products, which it exports to customers in over 30 different countries. Serving a…

December 17, 2021

Business & Economy

Connect to the USA and Canada with Aer Lingus Regional’s new flights from Newcastle International Airport

Aer Lingus and Emerald Airlines have announced the restart of Aer Lingus Regional flights between Newcastle International Airport and Dublin Airport next year, with tickets on sale from today.

December 1, 2020

Business & Economy

Utilita Arena celebrates 25 years of events

Utilita Arena Newcastle, the North East’s largest entertainment venue, is celebrating its 25th Anniversary with a week-long social media celebration from December 1–7 that will pay tribute to the Arena’s amazing and varied event history, as well as rewarding…

March 5, 2021

Business & Economy

Hitachi Rail creates jobs in £8.5 million factory welding and painting expansion

A trainbuilder says it has created scores of jobs and laid a platform to be more globally competitive after carrying out a multi-million-pound investment at its County Durham plant. Hitachi Rail has spent £8.5 million on welding and painting facilities…

October 27, 2020

Business & Economy

TOC Property Backed Lending Trust reveals £5.6 million deals

An investment venture overseen by a North East wealth management firm has revealed fresh deals worth £5.6 million. TOC Property Backed Lending Trust PLC (PBLT) has successfully concluded a £4.5 million, four-year lending facility for a London-based wedding venue operator. The…

October 20, 2022

Ideas & Observations

The Big Question – can the Government salvage its reputation and financial confidence?

With Kwasi Kwarteng having been sacked as Chancellor and the Government’s fiscal plans heavily rewritten by Jeremy Hunt, just how detrimental has the recent political flip flopping been for the UK’s economy, its businesses and personal finances? And do you…

May 12, 2023

Business & Economy

Five minutes with… Andy Haddon

Championed by Hairy Biker Si King and known the country over for mixing stotties with strong social commitments, Newcastle’s Big River Bakery is an organisation firmly on the rise. Here, founder Andy Haddon tells Colin Young about its…

May 13, 2019

Arts & Culture

Close House chosen to stage British Masters for second time in 2020

One of European golf’s most prestigious tournaments will return to the North East in 2020 when Close House, in Heddon-on-the-Wall, stages the British Masters for the second time. Hosted by resident Tour star and former World Number One Lee Westwood, the…