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September 10, 2020

Business & Economy

Newcastle City Council launches new service to get people into work

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…

January 25, 2018

Business & Economy

New jobs created at Gradon Architecture following strong year

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…

April 5, 2019

Business & Economy

Newcastle Airport launches new inbound tourism website

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…

May 10, 2018

Arts & Culture

New general manager for Crowne Plaza Newcastle

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…

January 31, 2019

Business & Economy

New director appointed to lead inward investment agency

Investment agency, Invest Newcastle has strengthened its team with two senior appointments. Jennifer Hartley has been appointed as Director for Invest Newcastle, a service delivered by NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI). After working for NGI back in 2012 for 3 years as Senior…

May 13, 2019

Uncategorised

North East private sector output grows for first time in eight months – new report

North East private sector firms saw business activity grow for the first time in eight months in April, according to a new study. The latest NatWest PMI® survey also revealed new orders were up last month – with companies reporting stronger…

May 10, 2021

Business & Economy

Insurance broker expands into new premises

A County Durham insurance broker is set to move into a new home after outgrowing its previous premises. Park Commercial will be relocating from its previous office in Langley Moor to a new base in Durham’s Meadowfield Industrial Estate, almost…

September 23, 2020

Business & Economy

Newcastle’s most expensive streets top £1.1 million

The average price of a property on two of Newcastle’s most expensive streets is more than £1.1 million, according to new data released by property website Zoopla. The Zoopla Rich List 2020 shows that Beechfield Road and Graham Park Road,…