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Les Ferdinand and Steve Harmison have joined forces to back a new campaign aimed at benefitting local communities during the coronavirus crisis. The ex-England internationals are among a host of sporting heroes and big businesses getting behind grassroots sport service…

Plans to create an £11 million, 89-home development have been approved. Placefirst has seen proposals to transform a derelict two-hectare brownfield site in Esh Winning backed by Durham County Council.

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has set out six ways in which to build confidence for those businesses, local authorities and communities affected, if areas in the North East come under further temporary restrictions. Sarah Glendinning, CBI North East…

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…

A surveillance technology start-up has been named the most innovative global retail technology company by US retail chiefs. Newcastle-based Ocucon picked up first prize in the (R)Tech Asset Protection (AP) Innovation Awards. The world’s first Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) system,…

With inflation running at more than ten per cent – its highest rate in the UK since 1982 – and not looking likely to fall any time soon amid the war in Ukraine and global supply and demand issues,…

You may not have seen her, but chances are you’ve heard her. From London buses to television advertisements, audio books, theme park announcements and automated phone lines, Emma Hignett has been an unseen, guiding presence across everyday life for…

Sarah Ledger reflects on the education firm’s recent National Literacy Trust acclaim, assesses the post-pandemic learning landscape and sets out why strong reading skills are fundamental to the North East fulfilling its ‘levelling-up’ ambitions.