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Innovative businesses across the North East could access up to £15,000 of investment with the launch of new business support programme, Innovate:Grow. Jointly conceived by Generator and Auxin OKR in May 2018, the latest funding programme, Innovate:Grow, has investment from…

University of Sunderland has been successful in its bid to open a new medical school. The Government’s Department of Health and Social Care announced today that the first cohort of students will join the University in September next year Sunderland…

A utilities firm has been named one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies. The Everflow Group ranked third in the Financial Times’ annual FT 1000 list, which highlights the continent’s most promising operators. The firm, based in Wynyard, near Billingham, achieved the position…

Mental health non-profit, Everyturn Mental Health, is opening its first ‘Safe Haven’, which is expected to provide over 2,000 people a year in the North East with immediate, practical support for their mental health. Everyturn, through its partnership with…

UK manufacturing output and order volumes have fallen at the fastest rate since July 2012 according to a UK Manufacturing PMI from IHS Markit. The seasonally adjusted purchasing managers’ index fell to a three-month low of 47.8 in March, down…

In order to support those who need to travel for essential reasons, several flights from the North East’s largest airport continue to operate despite the current national lockdown measures. Government guidelines permit travelling for a number of reasons including for…

As the night time economy gets ready to reopen next Monday (19 July), the iconic Middlesbrough Empire is ready to open its doors thanks to a  £350,000 grant from the Arts Council England through its Cultural Recovery Award. Thanks to…

A key Nissan supplier has refused to rule out further jobs after officially opening a Sunderland plant. Magna says it has “many more roles to fill in the future as customer demand increases” following a ceremony at its Cherry Blossom…