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Latest figures show UK unemployment is at its highest level for more than four years as the economic fallout from COVID-19 intensifies. In the three months to November 2020, the headline unemployment rate rose to 5 per cent, representing around…

Development bosses have hailed a demolition decision they say will help spark further investment at a sprawling business hub. The derelict Elliscope Farm and West Moor Farm are to be razed to the ground to create extra space on the…

A technology firm has tapped into a new market after securing a five-figure energy contract.

Entrepreneur Craig Downs has combined product design, artificial intelligence (AI), smartphone technology and big data analysis to create an innovative running product Craig’s company, Shoes2Run – based at The Hub in Washington, has developed a wearable product called mymo which…

Exhibitors and attendees at the region’s biggest manufacturing expo are being given the opportunity to showcase their services to Stadler, one of Europe’s leading train manufacturers. Liverpool-basedStadler Rail UK, part of the Swiss rail manufacturing group Stadler Rail, is this…

Initial public offerings (IPOs) are expected to surge in 2021 following a flourish of activity on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in the fourth quarter of last year. According to EY’s latest market tracker IPO Eye, this will intensify competition…

Newcastle United Foundation has announced the appointment of Judith Doyle to its board of trustees Judith is principal and chief executive of Gateshead College and has both extensive experience of the FE sector and knowledge of the wider business community….

Ben Reid will be cycling from Manchester to Newcastle on a child’s bike, complete with stabilisers, to raise funds for Cobalt Studios. Cobalt Studios is a not for profit, community venue in Newcastle that offers a home for artists…