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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…

October 12, 2018

Business & Economy

Sintons announced as sponsor of Newcastle Startup Week 2019

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…

December 21, 2021

Business & Economy

Next redevelopment phase takes off at Teesside International Airport

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…

April 28, 2021

Uncategorised

Retail sales above seasonal norms for first time in 2021

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…

February 5, 2020

Business & Economy

North P&I Club is helping shipping industry deal with outbreak of Coronavirus

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…

June 12, 2020

Business & Economy

Acas North East publishes new guidance for returning to work

Acas, the employment and workplace advisory body, has updated its guidance in respect of best practice for returning to work during the coronavirus pandemic. The update comes after calls to Acas’ helplines increased by a third (34 per cent) year-on-year,…

August 28, 2019

Arts & Culture

Tourism booms in Sunderland

Sunderland drew in over nine million tourists in 2018, bringing almost Β£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…