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March 23, 2022

Ideas & Observations

Helping you to grow your business

Professor Hannah Hesselgreaves, from Newcastle Business School, explains more about the part-funded, practical management training programme for SMEs looking to drive post-pandemic growth.

November 10, 2023

Ideas & Observations

Five minutes with… Professor Lynne McKenna

Professor Lynne McKenna, dean of education and society at the University of Sunderland, tells Steven Hugill about her time in the learning sector, developing teachers and female leaders, and why impending retirement won’t mean stepping away entirely from academia.

May 9, 2024

Feature

Crafting a better future for all

Jun Rhee is master potter at Kiln, the Newcastle-based bar, café-restaurant and ceramics maker known for its range of exclusive tableware. Here, he tells Pete Mallon about the philosophy and inspiration behind his craft, his journey from East Asia to England and why he will never tire of championing handmade goods in a world of mass production.

August 17, 2021

Business & Economy

New £5.5m affordable housing scheme in Sunderland takes a step closer to home

A new housing development of more than 40 affordable homes for rent in Fence Houses is paving the way to commence work on the final plots. Brockwell Green is being delivered by contractor Tolent, on behalf of Gentoo and in…

November 15, 2021

Ideas & Observations

What I’ve Learnt: Jonathan Scott, tax partner at Haines Watts

Jonathan Scott, tax partner at Haines Watts Newcastle, reflects on his career path, culture and building a legacy.

January 18, 2021

Business & Economy

New opportunities equal new business for accountancy firm

A North East accountancy firm has gone from strength to strength over the past 12 months – thanks, in part, to the pandemic. Stuart Hall & Co, which has branches in Middlesbrough, Bishop Auckland and Scotland, has had a busy…

March 23, 2020

Uncategorised

Government to pay 80 per cent of salaries of all furloughed UK workers

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak last week (March 20) set out his most ambitious pledge yet to support the UK economy in light of the widespread disruption caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. Speaking at the daily press conference briefing at 10…

January 15, 2021

Business & Economy

CityFibre invests over £60m in Sunderland’s Full Fibre future

Sunderland is to benefit from an investment of £62m as part of CityFibre’s plans to help replace the UK’s legacy copper networks with gigabit-capable full fibre connectivity. The state-of-the-art infrastructure is forecast to boost business productivity and innovation, deliver millions…