Skip to content

July 3, 2019

Business & Economy

£25.8 million training scheme approved to boost post-19 Tees Valley education

A near £26 million training scheme has been launched to bolster skills. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen and the Tees Valley Combined Authority cabinet have agreed to award £25.8 million of the devolved adult education budget to training providers. The budget…

July 23, 2019

Business & Economy

Partnership with Stormcast creates a very sunny outlook for sales growth

Newcastle-based Activ Technology has partnered with sales performance consultancy, Stormcast, as it looks to treble its sales force in 2020. In particular, Michael Fulthorpe, director at Stormcast Sales Consulting, is working closely with sales manager at Activ Technology, Dean Cowens,…

April 15, 2024

Business & Economy

North East Local Enterprise Partnership: Delivering the skills strategy of the last ten years

From the start, we had the bold ambition at the North East LEP to become a national exemplar for skills, social mobility and inclusivity, says skills director Michelle Rainbow. It’s why we’ve consistently championed an ‘each and…

September 17, 2018

Business & Economy

Ward Hadaway’s newly-qualified solicitors take a break in celebration of new appointments  

Ward Hadaway’s six newly-qualified solicitors took a well-deserved break at Quayside Seaside recently in celebration of their new appointments. Andrew Craven, Sarah Adamson and Holly Vevers from the Newcastle office, Mona Mojtabavi and Tom Goodburn from the Manchester office and…

July 21, 2023

Ideas & Observations

Behind the entrepreneur: Vicki Mordue, Biodiverse Consulting

Tell us about Biodiverse Consulting? We are an environmental consultancy based in Dissington Hall, Northumberland.

July 19, 2017

Business & Economy

No leakage of talent as Jordon seals full time job

Jordon, 19, from Percy Main, North Shields, is a fabricator at the company, which is the first in the UK to achieve a British Standard Kitemark for its composite doors. Jordon, said: “I found out about the possibility of an…

August 11, 2021

Business & Economy

A-Level results ensure students can progress

Yesterday, ecstatic A-Level students at Sunderland College discovered that they have gained the grades to progress and achieve their university and career ambitions, despite the challenges of the last 12 months. The sixth form at the college has achieved and…

April 12, 2019

Business & Economy

High Tide Foundation welcomes Joanna Friday on board

A charity has made a new appointment to continue its community work. High Tide Foundation, an organisation dedicated to offering young people industry-led, life-changing career experiences, has appointed Joanna Friday to the role of education and programme co-ordinator. She will be…