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Business Durham has launched a new innovation programme to support start-up businesses in County Durham. Durham Ambitious Business Start-ups (DABS) will test new approaches for encouraging and supporting business start-ups across the county. The three-year project will provide a programme delivered by…

A budget airline will double North East passenger numbers to more than one million after launching fresh flights - but says further growth will remain stymied until the Government scraps a costly levy.

A bridge builder has invested in new technology to improve safety and efficiency. Cleveland Bridge UK, based in Darlington, is using a new fully automated flange grinding preparation line. Bosses say the equipment dramatically increases safety, since it reduces the need…

Silverstone co-founders, Ben Hunter & Richard Farrey have teamed up with former property lawyer, Alex Hunter to establish Silverstone Residential Surveys Ltd specialising in building surveys for homebuyers. Farrey& Hunter set up the commercial business in 2009, which has since…

With unemployment figures increasing due to job losses and redundancies caused by the impact of COVID-19, Newcastle City Council has launched a new service to provide jobs and support for anyone seeking work. The £300,000 Jobs@skillshub project – funded…

A North East headquartered architecture practice with studios in Northern Ireland and Mongolia is expanding on the back of a successful year, which will see the company achieve a turnover nearing £1m between its UK locations Gradon Architecture, which was…

Newcastle International has launched a new inbound tourism website for the North East – which aims to increase the number of visitors to the region. As part of an innovative strategy, which has been a year in the making, the…

One of Newcastle’s top hotels, Crowne Plaza Newcastle – Stephenson Quarter, has appointed a new general manager to oversee the next phase of growth. James Doyle, 39, has been appointed to the role with a personal ambition to make the…