Aug
2011
Articles from 4th Aug 2011
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Durham firm Evolve North offer mobile security solution
Aug 04 2011 | Science & Technology
SO YOU'RE lucky enough to have a company iPad or iPhone. But how do you keep the company information on it safe, while still making the most of the cool features it offers? Read
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HealthClubTV receives investment for health and fitness creation
Aug 04 2011 | Science & Technology
GENERALLY, every gym workout you do is somewhere near a screen. The problem is, it might not always be the same screen. Read
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'User first' is crucial for web success
Aug 04 2011 | Science & Technology
THERE'S one common factor shared by just about every successful website - they put the user first. Read
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Momentous breakthroughs beckon as media collide
Aug 04 2011 | Science & Technology
HOW might the digital world interact with more traditional forms of broadcasting in future? According to North East developer Enigma Interactive, the collaboration might cause storytelling to evolve in new and extremely exciting ways. Read
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Keeping the digital dream alive in turbulent times
Aug 04 2011 | Science & Technology
IN a very short time, regional digital organisation Codeworks is set to become independent from One North East. But how did the group find its feet amid questions over the economy and the value of the sector in the region? Read
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Nine create individual software packages to suit any business
Aug 04 2011 | Science & Technology
RECENTLY launched software venture Nine is keen to tap into what it believes is a large potential market for bespoke software development in the North East. Read
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Efforts to prevent potato pest’s spread
Aug 04 2011 | Farming News
THE battle to prevent the spread of a beetle which poses a serious threat to the UK potato industry has been stepped up. Read
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Blamire Award for noted Limousin breeder
Aug 04 2011 | Farming News
CUMBRIAN farmer David Thomlinson has received the 2011 Blamire Award for his services to agriculture in the county. Read
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Rock sale has no windfall guarantee
Aug 04 2011 | Archive
RETURNING Northern Rock to private ownership may not necessarily generate massive windfalls for investors, a local stockbroker has claimed. Read
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Ladbrokes profits slip
Aug 04 2011 | National Business News
Bookmaker Ladbrokes reported a slip in profits today but said demand from UK punters was "relatively resilient" despite the squeeze on consumer budgets. Read
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Lloyds plunges into the red
Aug 04 2011 | National Business News
Taxpayer-backed Lloyds Banking Group swung to a loss in the first half of the year after it took a £3.2bn hit to tackle the payment protection insurance scandal. Read
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Northern Rock sale has no windfall guarantee
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
RETURNING Northern Rock to private ownership may not necessarily generate massive windfalls for investors, a local stockbroker has claimed. Read
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Soaring powerhouse services sector lift the spirits
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
THE economy received a welcome boost as new figures showed the powerhouse services sector grew at its strongest rate in four months. Read
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Anderson Barrowcliff targets growth with recruits
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
TEESSIDE accountancy firm Anderson Barrowcliff has taken on three new members of staff. Read
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Shabir Hussain of Akbar's named the UK's Curry King
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
THE boss of an Indian restaurant chain - which includes a branch in Middlesbrough - has been named the UK’s Curry King. Read
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Changes keep Pickerings Lifts on the top floor
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
PICKERINGS Lifts of Stockton, the UK’s largest independent lift manufacturer, has just finished a restructuring and rebranding process. Read
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SSI factor helps North-east buck national trend
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
BUSINESS leaders claim strong export sales are powering the local economy despite new figures showing the UK manufacturing sector contracted for the first time in two years last month. Read
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Investment puts ITPS on course to double turnover
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
A NORTH East IT firm said it remains on track to double its turnover to £20m over the next three years after investing £500,000 in its data centre services. Read
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UK services sector sees a strong period
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
THE UK services sector grew in July at its strongest rate for four months, according to a key survey. Read
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Mike Ashley wins Blacks Leisure boss battle
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
MIKE Ashley's Sports Direct today won its battle to force the removal of David Bernstein as chairman of the ailing retailer Blacks Leisure. Read
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Remutualisation of Northern Rock not ruled out
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
NORTHERN Rock says it expects to be back in the black next year after cutting its losses by half over the last year to £78m as the state-owned bank heads for a sale back into the private sector. Read
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800 Sellafield jobs to go after Japanese tsunami
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
THE UK's only plant for processing plutonium into fuel for nuclear reactors is to close with the loss of hundreds of jobs as a result of the Japanese tsunami. Read
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Cash and experience injection for Webpromoter 360
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
A START-UP software firm has won £72,000 investment and appointed one of the North East’s best-known entrepreneurs, Tom Maxfield, as a non-executive director to help with its growth plans. Read
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Bell Trucks back in the black as strong sales predicted
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
TRUCK and van dealer Bell Trucks has returned to the black and expects to achieve further sales and profits growth in the current year, despite seeing a weakening in demand in the second quarter of 2011. Read
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Sunderland University course to help future business leaders
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
BOSSES from some of the region's biggest companies have helped to nurture the business leaders of the future with a new course at Sunderland University. Read
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Apprentice star Helen Milligan aiming to help North East entrepreneurs
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
THE Apprentice runner-up Helen Milligan and Dragon’s Den star Julie Meyer aim to help North East entrepreneurs win investment at a series of workshops. Read
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Downturn impacts on Sunderland Marine Mutual Insurance Company
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
A MARINE insurance firm has seen a significant fall in profits after pulling out of a number of markets in Central America and making only moderate increases to its written premiums. Read
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Call centres seen as a stopgap job in the North East
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
IT may be a growing industry which employs one in 20 people in the North East but many still see a job in the contact centre industry as nothing but a temporary stopgap on the way to a job they really want to do, according to new research from Durham University. Read
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Rightmove makes the right moves
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
RIGHTMOVE has defied the lacklustre house market by revealing better-than- expected results and a growing share of online property searches. Read
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Legal & General pays bigger bonus for shareholders
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
INSURANCE group Legal & General has highlighted its improved prospects by unveiling a bigger than expected bonus for shareholders. Read
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Thomas Cook boss resigns after a 'disastrous year'
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
THOMAS Cook's chief executive has resigned following a disastrous year for the holiday giant. Read
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Car parts firm GKN sees profit increases
Aug 04 2011 | Business News
CAR and aircraft parts maker GKN has lifted half-year profits as it overcame a £12m hit to orders caused by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Read
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St Boswells Mart: August 1
Aug 04 2011 | Marts Prices
THE mart sold 97 clean cattle, 69 OTM cattle, 3,302 spring lambs and 373 ewes. Read
