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March 5, 2023

Business & Economy

Interview: Limitless opportunities

With a £4.2 billion devolution deal agreed with Government, the north of the region stands on the brink of watershed change. Promising thousands of jobs and billions in potential private sector investment, the mayoral-led power shift includes…

August 17, 2021

Business & Economy

Potters open studio at North East BIC so others can explore their passion

Two passionate potters have opened their own studio at the North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) to give others the chance to thrown down some clay and have a spin on the wheel. Having struggled to find the space…

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…

July 26, 2022

Promoted

A network built to bring opportunities

As the region’s largest and best engineering and manufacturing show – EMCON – ticks ever closer, Engineering & Manufacturing Network assesses the event’s importance, while highlighting its own value to the sectors.   Taking an idea from initial spark to reality

July 13, 2020

Business & Economy

UTS Engineering makes £10K donation to quadruple amputee

Shaun Sadler, managing director of Jarrow-based UTS Engineering, has assisted quadruple amputee Kathleen Maher, with a £10,000 donation to purchase bionic arms. After a sudden illness two years ago, Kathleen, 48, was left battling for her life having contracted pneumonia,…

February 17, 2023

Ideas & Observations

Behind the entrepreneur: ALT STUDIOS

Tell us about ALT STUDIOS? Paul: We are a design-led architectural and interior design studio, consisting of a growing team of unconventional designers with a collective belief in thinking hard rather than following the herd. Our current work spans the…

March 10, 2021

Business & Economy

North East health tech innovator to host 24 hour sleep lecture

Sleep will be celebrated in style later this month as an ambitious event seeks to shine a light on the enduring value of regular rest. Sleepstation, the North East-based, NHS-endorsed, drug-free online sleep service, is hosting its first 24 Hour…

October 16, 2018

Business & Economy

Everything you need to know about a family member with dementia going into care

There are 850,000* people with dementia in the UK with many living in care homes. It can be an extremely daunting and emotional time for families going through a diagnosis or coming to the decision for a relative to move…