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As youngsters, Dale Smith and Gary Wood formed a partnership in their school’s football team that built the foundations for success. Years later, they’ve reunited to found WOODSmith Construction, the East Cleveland-based firm that works nationally on residential, commercial…

A quartet of aspirational women were recruited by Westfield School in Gosforth to shine a light on careers in the region’s creative, consumer and charitable sectors for its pupils. Representing a diverse mix of job sectors, sometimes lesser-known amongst school leavers, were…

A new £22.3 million North East university bioscience centre of excellence will bolster the Government’s Industrial Strategy and deliver stronger global partnerships for the UK, bosses say. Teesside University has officially opened its National Horizons Centre, which it believes will…

You know the cost of living crisis is really biting when the UK, a nation of TV fanatics, switches off. According to recently announced figures from market research firm Kantar, more than 1.5 million streaming subscriptions were cancelled in the…

Pioneering plant-based food business, VBites, has announced a minority investment from German, family-owned food conglomerate and parent company of Intersnack, ‘Pfeifer & Langen Industrie- und Handels-KG’, who have reached agreement to purchase 25.1% of the company.

These are really exciting times for Newcastle and the North East, writes Nick Kemp. As the leader of Newcastle City Council, and with responsibility for the economy on the combined authority, I am absolutely clear of the alignment of the…

With the new season around the corner, it feels like the football never ends. Just days after the excitement of England reaching the Euro 2020 final, the big kick-off is on the horizon. This season, though, things feel different. After the…

A new initiative to help North East businesses grow or expand into the health, wellness and social care delivery sectors is set to launch. NEL Fund Managers has joined forces with Northumbria University to set up the Purposeful Health Growth…