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July 15, 2020

Business & Economy

Helping people to help themselves

Two North East-based organisations committed to positive change on a national scale have rubber-stamped a mutually beneficial partnership. NHS-approved sleep service Sleepstation and grassroots sport organisation GiveToLocal are working together to improve the health and wellbeing of local communities across…

February 17, 2021

Business & Economy

Synergy sparks sports tech partnership

Two of the North East’s leading sports tech innovators have agreed a wide-ranging national partnership focused on supporting community sport. Okkulo has reached the final of Tech Nation’s Rising Stars competition after the Newcastle-based firm’s pioneering training system caught the…

July 4, 2017

Business & Economy

Search launched for the most innovative Tees Valley businesses

Organisers of the first VentureFest Tees Valley have launched a search with innovation experts RTC North to uncover the latest products, services and other big ideas of the area’s businesses. They are now looking for 15 businesses who dare to…

October 6, 2020

Business & Economy

Kromek launches all-in-one personal radiation detector

A global supplier of detection technology has launched a new personal radiation detector (PRD) for first responders, armed forces, border security and CBRNE experts. Kromek Group has produced the all-in-one gamma device as it continues to expand into the medical,…

November 10, 2023

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The Last Word: Dominique Hendry – Bright Futures North East

Dominique Hendry, project manager at South Shields-based Bright Futures North East, talks about the charity’s commitment to helping women into employment, the evolving nature of its services and the significance of recent Newcastle Building Society Community Fund backing.

August 16, 2021

Business & Economy

CityFibre gets to work on future-proofing Sunderland’s digital foundations

Work to bring full fibre connectivity within reach of almost every home and business in Sunderland gets underway today as CityFibre, breaks ground on a new infrastructure rollout.

May 1, 2020

Business & Economy

North East universities team up to protect frontline NHS workers

Newcastle, Northumbria and Sunderland universities are working together to design and support the production of vital protective equipment for the NHS. The three institutions have designed a visor which can be mass-produced, while Newcastle and Northumbria have also combined their…

May 18, 2021

Business & Economy

CityFibre gets to work on future-proofing Middlesbrough’s digital foundations

Work to bring full fibre connectivity within reach of almost every home and business in Middlesbrough is now underway. CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, has broken ground on a new infrastructure roll out that will future-proof…