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November 28, 2022

Build & Sustainability

Esh Construction funds energy-saving upgrades for South Bank Community Land Trust homes

Two properties which were classed as ‘uninhabitable’ have received energy efficient improvements as a result of funding donated by Esh Construction. Located in South Bank’s Edward Street, the void properties were undergoing refurbishment work to bring them back into use….

January 19, 2022

Ideas & Observations

£1.9 million Newbiggin Sports and Community Centre refurbishment starts on site

Construction work is underway to refurbish and remodel Newbiggin Sports and Community Centre, with Howarth Litchfield responsible for architecture and interior design and BRIMS Construction appointed building contractor.

March 3, 2021

Business & Economy

Teesside ‘reborn’ with freeport success – but North East England Freeport bid overlooked

Teesside has been “reborn as an industrial powerhouse” and will create a “tsunami of jobs” after Chancellor Rishi Sunak handed the area freeport status, a regeneration boss has claimed. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen says the decision “marks the start of…

July 16, 2024

Ideas & Observations

Roundtable: How is the North East agricultural sector adapting to a changing world?

Nourishing the lives of millions every year, the North East farming sector is a crucial cog in the country’s economic wheel. And with watershed environmental change sweeping across the industry at a time of wider climate awareness, its significance…

November 29, 2018

Business & Economy

Market research agency secures new contract win with fashion retailer M&Co

M&Co, one of the largest, privately-owned fashion retailers in the UK, has appointed national research agency Explain Market Research to create and manage an online community for the brand to support its plans to enhance customer experience. Explain Market Research,…

April 6, 2020

Business & Economy

New UK car sales down 44.4 per cent in March

New data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reveals that car sales were down 44.4 per cent year-on-year in the month of March. March is normally an important month for the automotive sector, with the issuance of…

December 7, 2016

Arts & Culture

Restauranteur brings Victorian splendour to Newcastle’s Quayside 

Andy Hook, owner of Blackfriars Restaurant in Newcastle and Hinnies Restaurant in Whitley Bay, is teaming up with head chef Troy Terrington to open Dobson and Parnell at 21 Queen Street, specialising in refined British and European cuisine. Set within a Victorian…

June 8, 2018

Business & Economy

Agents appointed on flagship office building at £350 million Newcastle Helix   

Newcastle City Council and Legal & General have appointed GVA and Cushman & Wakefield as joint agents for the marketing and letting of the Lumen building at Newcastle Helix, formerly known as Science Central. The Lumen is the first phase…