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2011
Articles from 27th Jan 2011
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Sonodrome founders share their knowledge
Jan 27 2011 | Science & Technology
FROM their base in Tynemouth, Kat Pattison and Jim Frize come up with intriguing hardware and software creations. Better still, they then take the time to let everyone know how to do it for themselves. Read
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Peacocks Medical Group installing hi-tech machine
Jan 27 2011 | Science & Technology
A NEWCASTLE medical supplies business is installing a hi-tech machine as part of a multi-million-pound Europe-wide project to bring its products to the market more quickly. Read
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Overhaul of teaching is needed
Jan 27 2011 | Science & Technology
IN the four years I taught design and technology in Newcastle, I didn't believe that students were being taught the necessary skills to enter into the design industry. Read
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Sector worth up to £40bn is not sci fi
Jan 27 2011 | Science & Technology
DID you ever see 2001 - A Space Odyssey with its opening scene of an ape throwing a bone, twirling into the sky, which transforms into a space station gently turning? Read
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Graphic.ly boosted by fresh US investment
Jan 27 2011 | Science & Technology
ONE-TIME comics start-up Graphic.ly has attracted $3m (£1.89m) worth of funding as it grows into an industry leader in its new home in the States. Read
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Thinking Digital conference returns to Gateshead
Jan 27 2011 | Science & Technology
THE Thinking Digital conference returns to Gateshead for a fourth year in May. John Hill looks at what the region's businesses have got out of previous events, and what they can expect this year. Read
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Making the most of higher prices
Jan 27 2011 | Farming News
THE current crop of winter-sown oilseed rape is ahead of last year's, but growers are being urged not to count their chickens before they are hatched. Read
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Fight for profitable farming
Jan 27 2011 | Farming News
TREVOR Wilson has retained the post of Cumbrian representative on the NFU's North West livestock board after a strongly contested election. Read
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Need a fresh insight? Consult a Durham graduate
Jan 27 2011 | Management Training and Education
AS part of its international MBA programme, Durham Business School offers its full-time MBA students the opportunity to opt out of the traditional academic dissertation and, instead, work in partnership with companies on a real business issue via an MBA business project. Read
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Sales and Marketing Academy bucks trend
Jan 27 2011 | Management Training and Education
LOCAL company NESMA (North East Sales and Marketing Academy) is reporting a growth in numbers of applications for its Chartered Institute of Marketing-accredited courses. Read
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Appeal of centre's MBA is both local and global
Jan 27 2011 | Management Training and Education
AS the job market gets more and more competitive, MBA graduates are finding they stand out from the crowd. But where would you look for an MBA - across the world, or on your doorstep? We meet two very different Newcastle University Business School students. Read
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Sunderland University scores with management training programmes
Jan 27 2011 | Management Training and Education
FIRST-rate training, an effective partnership approach, creative, customised solutions and total commitment from highly experienced staff distinguish the University of Sunderland’s wide range of leadership and management training programmes. Read
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Are you an 'accidental' manager?
Jan 27 2011 | Management Training and Education
COMPASS Professional Development is a North East based training partnership specialising in management/leadership assessment and development. Read
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Fears for sales in customer buy out
Jan 27 2011 | Business News
A LOSS-MAKING mobile technology firm which employs 130 staff in Newton Aycliffe has warned the buy-out of a key customer could hit sales. Read
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It's full steam ahead for Court Homemakers
Jan 27 2011 | Business News
KITCHEN and bathroom supplier Court Homemakers has created a showroom in the former railway station house at Northallerton. Read
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Teesside faster broadband fight is speeding up
Jan 27 2011 | Business News
THE FIGHT to bring faster broadband speeds to Teesside has been taken to Westminster. Read
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Rush for share of £1.4bn Regional Growth Fund
Jan 27 2011 | Business News
THE Tees Valley LEP has confirmed that there was a rush of applications for a slice of the new £1.4bn Regional Growth Fund. Read
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Challenges ahead for the construction industry
Jan 27 2011 | Business News
THE region’s construction industry is facing major challenges for at least the next two years, according to a new report. Read
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LJJ unveiled as final Boro monthly shirt sponsor
Jan 27 2011 | Business News
MIDDLESBROUGH FC have unveiled Stockton-based LJJ as their final monthly shirt sponsor before the full Ramsdens deal kicks in. Read
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MetroMail expansion to help push income up
Jan 27 2011 | Business News
MAILING house MetroMail is investing more than £10m to expand into a new home as it attempts to push its income up by 20% this year. Read
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New legal eagles hope to spread their wings
Jan 27 2011 | Business News
WHEN you think of apprentices, the image is usually of teenagers in factories or hairdressers. But there are 200 types of apprentices starting hundreds of different types of career. Chris Knox looks at how professional services firms are embracing the idea. Read
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Eaga income and profits plummet
Jan 27 2011 | Business News
INCOME and profits are down at Warm Zone company Eaga, which said before Christmas that it plans to make up to 700 people redundant. Read
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MPs in bid to return Northern Rock to its roots
Jan 27 2011 | Business News
A CROSS-party campaign to return Northern Rock to its building society roots is set to be launched by a leading Labour MP. Read
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Government urged to curb Merseyside port plan
Jan 27 2011 | Business News
THE Government has indicated it could bow to Merseyside pressure and let Liverpool bid to take cruise ships away from Tyneside. Read
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Barclays bank axes advice staff from branches
Jan 27 2011 | Business News
THE jobs of almost 80 North East banking staff are at risk after Barclays said it will no longer offer financial planning advice through its retail branches. Read
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Darlington academy to get £1.98m of funding
Jan 27 2011 | Business News
THE National Skills Academy for Process Industries (NSAPI), based in Darlington, has been given control of the Government's new academy for Composites and Biotechnology. Read
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Market recovery sets Sage for growth
Jan 27 2011 | Business News
SHARES in Sage jumped after the Newcastle-based software giant said its main markets are starting to recover and it can see opportunities for growth. Read
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Plans for 130 new jobs for new Green Incubator
Jan 27 2011 | Business News
MORE than 130 jobs are hoped to be created with plans for a £5.4m centre on Tyneside which is aimed at growing small businesses in the environmental sector. Read
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Ambitious plans for Teesside organic waste plant
Jan 27 2011 | Business News
TEESSIDE chemical sector expert Kris Wadrop is hoping to provide a boost to the region in which he learned his trade, by establishing the UK's first facility to produce chemicals from organic waste such as leftover food. Read
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Expansion plan agreed for Sunderland shopping centre
Jan 27 2011 | Business News
PLANS for a £15m expansion at a North East shopping centre have been given the go-ahead. Read
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Hexham, January 21
Jan 27 2011 | Marts Prices
Store cattle: Hexham and Northern Marts had forward an entry of 511 store cattle at their weekly sale. Read
