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October 6, 2020

Business & Economy

Jackson Hogg launches open network to find short-term employment for STEM professionals

A North East recruitment and outsourced people services firm has launched an open access platform to help highly skilled workers who have found themselves out of work during the coronavirus pandemic. The Jackson Hogg Open Network has been created in…

August 16, 2021

Business & Economy

Phileas Fogg co-founder Keith Gill looks back on career in new book

The co-founder of one of the North East’s most recognisable snack brands has written a book on his life and career. Entrepreneur Keith Gill, who helped set up Phileas Fogg, has penned β€˜Taking It Head On: Memoirs of a County…

August 17, 2018

Arts & Culture

Look picture perfect at Hardwick Live

A leading salon is helping camping festival-goers glam up and look their best at the North East’s largest live music event. Hardwick Live, held at Hardwick Hall Hotel at Sedgewick, has teamed up with Reef Salons to offer a pop-up…

July 16, 2024

Feature

Letting the creative energy flow: Jimmy Turrell

Very few manage to blend traditional and digital art techniques quite like Jimmy Turrell. A graphic artist and video director, his work is a vibrant collision of past and present, his vision stemming from the inserts of a geography textbook to the music of AC/DC. Here, Kate Hewison meets Jimmy to discuss his extraordinary career, what his art means to him and his new exhibition at The Baltic, in Gateshead.

April 5, 2022

Business & Economy

Focused on delivering decisive change

Research and strategic marketing agency MMC provides crucial insight that helps organisations identify and implement change. A major part of its arsenal is key stakeholder perception studies, which convert in-depth findings into tangible measures…

April 11, 2024

Business & Economy

Sephora to open two North East stores this autumn

Beauty giant Sephora is continuing its northern expansion with the opening of two new stores in the North East. Newcastle’s Eldon Square and Gateshead’s Metrocentre will be the new homes of Sephora UK. Sarah Boyd, Sephora UK’s managing…

November 14, 2022

Business & Economy

Newcastle College to welcome public into warm spaces

Newcastle College is opening its doors to help keep people warm this winter, as the cost-of-living crisis deepens. The College will open up to the community twice a week, providing a safe, warm space with access to hot food…

May 19, 2023

Business & Economy

Vision 2031: Building for the future

Here, in the third high-level roundtable event of the series, individuals from a number of leading organisations, discuss the changing landscape of the North East, and the importance of maintaining the momentum through fresh investment, skills drives and infrastructure improvements.