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A high-profile North East event which helps and inspires hundreds of people each year to start or grow their businesses has secured law firm Sintons as a new premium sponsor. Newcastle Startup Week will return next year for a third…

Work has begun on the next phase of a travel hub’s redevelopment. Contractors are overhauling buildings at Teesside International Airport to create leisure and office space. The changes will see the creation of the Sky Bar and a viewing platform on…

A company developing a so-called wonder substance has hailed a “landmark moment” after sealing a deal with a well-known motoring retailer. Applied Graphene Materials says Halfords is selling a primer enhanced by its technology across its 465-plus store estate and…

Retail sales exceeded seasonal expectations for the first time in 2021 according to the CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey. With non-essential retail stores able to re-open as of this month, the CBI survey showed sales are expected to remain…

Thirty Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) lawyers have been named as 2019 Acritas Stars, seven of whom are based in the firm’s Newcastle office. The Acritas report has a database of over 8,000 client nominated, stand-out lawyers in private practice. The…

Newcastle-headquartered North P&I Club is helping map the spread of the Coronavirus outbreak with the launch of a new digital tool. Following news of two confirmed cases being treated here in the North East, shipping insurer North has unveiled new…

A financial planning and wealth management company says it has taken “decisive steps to become the leading firm” in its sector following four acquisitions. Perspective Financial Group has taken on companies in Warrington, Kent, Oxfordshire and Bury. It has also made…

Sunderland drew in over nine million tourists in 2018, bringing almost £500 million into the city’s economy, according to new data. With a slew of events and activities held in Sunderland last year, visitor numbers increased by 4.7 per cent…