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Investment management specialists Rathbones has pledged £5,000 to support the business-led, Open North Foundation, which is committed to supporting companies in the North East trying to recover from COVID-19. The newly launched not-for-profit company is calling upon businesses and individuals…

Cygnet Law has opened the new premises which are situated at Alton House,Grange Road,  Darlington. This is the third premise now for the law firm, which has opened two new offices in the past six months to support its rapid growth. 

A world first smart energy testbed facility has been launched in the North East. The £9 million Integrated Smart Energy Lab is being delivered by the North East Energy Catalyst partnership, uniting the region’s smart energy capabilities to become the…

An education institution has sent specialist equipment to the healthcare frontline to fight the coronavirus outbreak. Teesside University has supplied kit to North Tees and Hartlepool Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Officials say the apparatus will support Government efforts to rapidly scale…

North East Times Magazine hears from industry leaders on selected elements of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s 63-page Autumn Statement, from the suggestion of a new devolution deal for the region to a refocusing of the investment zones programme to create “knowledge-intensive growth clusters”, business rates support, the energy price cap and potential council tax rises.

The UK’s high streets have suffered in recent years, with falling demand and switches to digital shopping and banking, for example, forcing plentiful closures. However, Chris Dixon, youngsRPS business development consultant (pictured, on opposite page), says hope is not…

If you’re employing workers from outside the UK and Ireland, you need to be aware of changes as to how you undertake right-to-work checks. Failure to carry out these checks correctly can lead to severe sanctions for you…

A new partnership has been created to provide an alternative route to employment for ambitious marketers.