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September 15, 2021

Business & Economy

Tolent awarded £2.7m ward improvement contract at RVI Hospital

Two wards at Newcastle’s RVI Hospital are underway with key upgrade works within the site’s maternity and stroke units. The £2.7m contract is being delivered by contractor Tolent, and will see Wards 41 and 42 undergo a series of refurbishment…

December 9, 2020

Business & Economy

Wall building for the future as GiveToLocal plots further growth

Ambitious sport organisation GiveToLocal has made a key move ahead of a busy 2021 as it seeks to streamline its processes in order to scale up its system of support for clubs throughout the UK. Internal engagement manager Scott Wall…

November 29, 2022

Business & Economy

Award-winning financial writer joins North East PR agency

A North East PR and marketing agency has bolstered its team with the appointment of a financial communications specialist. Harvey & Hugo, which is based in Darlington but works with clients across the UK, has appointed…

June 5, 2019

Business & Economy

Sunderland-made Nissan Qashqai and Juke among UK best-sellers in May

Vehicles made in the North East were among the UK’s best-selling models last month – but overall demand for new cars fell, a report has revealed. Nissan’s flagship Qashqai and its Juke stablemate both sat in the top ten sales…

June 12, 2020

Business & Economy

UK GDP suffers historic 20.4 per cent contraction in April

The UK economy contracted by 20.4 per cent in April, the largest such decline on record and more than three times the losses sustained over the entire 13 months of the 2008/9 financial crisis. The latest data from the Office…

December 19, 2019

Business & Economy

Metnor Construction appointed to deliver 40-bedroom Sunderland seafront inn

Plans for a new 40-room hotel and pub on Sunderland’s seafront have taken a major step forward as Metnor Construction has been appointed principle contractor by The Inn Collection Group. Construction of The Seaburn Inn will begin later this month…

August 3, 2016

Business & Economy

Blyth building firm featured on Channel 4 Inside Out Homes

A Blyth building company that specialises in the design and manufacture of transformational home extensions has seen one of its latest projects featured on Channel 4 Inside Out Homes. Modern Living Projects Limited undertook the work for a home based…

September 15, 2020

Business & Economy

Unemployment rate rises as firms prepare for end of furlough

The UK’s unemployment rate increased as nearly 700,000 workers left payrolls ahead of the furlough scheme’s conclusion, new figures reveal. Latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data today (Tuesday, September 15) shows the country’s jobless level increased to 4.1 per…