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November 23, 2022

Business & Economy

Tees Valley hosts UK’s biggest skills competition

Bright spark students and apprentices from across the country took over Teesside to go for gold in a prestigious skills competition that could help their careers take off. Middlesbrough College was chosen as one of seven host destinations for WorldSkills…

June 11, 2018

Business & Economy

North East businesses supported to prepare for Brexit

Comprehensive research has revealed a substantial number of North East manufacturers are not prepared for Brexit. In order to protect the region’s international trade North East England Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Square One Law has produced a detailed…

September 23, 2024

Feature

The power and the glory: Carole O’Neil

It’s not just the day job as Cundall’s managing partner that takes Carole O’Neil across the world. Cundall delivers sustainable engineering and design solutions from those centres of excellence, and is committed to ensuring all its projects are net-zero carbon enabled by 2030, with Carole part of a wide-ranging senior team determined to meet the ambitious target. This year, though, she will also represent England in the Commonwealth Powerlifting Federation Championships, in South Africa. Here, during a break in her preparations, she tells Colin Young how the sport has transformed her life and her career.

October 7, 2020

Arts & Culture

Strategic partnerships add strength to community sport revolution

A grassroots sport service is using mutually beneficial collaborations to have a positive impact on communities across the UK. GiveToLocal is working alongside national governing bodies in multiple sports, charities and 12 regional football associations to create further opportunities for…

June 14, 2018

Business & Economy

Karol Marketing appointed by Great Exhibition of the North for media and communications support

Lead delivery partner for Great Exhibition of the North, NewcastleGateshead Initiative, has appointed award-winning public relations consultancy, Karol Marketing to provide communications support for the biggest event in England this summer. Following a competitive pitch process, the Newcastle-based communications agency…

July 23, 2020

Uncategorised

BCC survey reveals companies are operating at just half normal capacity

A UK-wide survey of businesses by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) in partnership with job site Indeed reveals that, on average, companies are operating at half of their pre-COVID capacity, despite lockdown measures easing. More than half cited reduced…

July 21, 2021

Business & Economy

New homes for rural Northumberland

New family homes will be built in a historic Northumberland Village following a six figure investment by FW Capital, which manages the North East Property Fund. Cockburn Developments secured the funding to build three stunning new properties on the outskirts…

November 22, 2021

Business & Economy

Tech firm Saggezza UK looks to the future with ten graduate hires

A global technology solutions provider has bolstered its UK team with ten new graduate hires.