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Nissan Leaf

Nissan reveals electric car plans for Sunderland plant

NISSAN is today set to safeguard thousands of jobs by announcing plans to manufacture its new electric car in the North East.Read

Think tank calls for an end to national pay deals

PUBLIC sector pay in the North East should be slashed in order to help fund staffing costs in the more expensive south, a think tank has claimed.Read

Lord Andrew Adonis

Businesses urged to pave way for electric cars in North East

BUSINESSES have been urged to help pave the way for the introduction of electric vehicles across the North East.Read

Nissan production

Motor boss sparks new fears over jobs

A BID to bring thousands of electric car production jobs to the region could fail because the Government has not followed up on the North East’s success.Read

The Sage and the Tyne Bridge

North East economy recovering from the recession

THE first signs that the region is emerging from the recession have appeared - but business leaders have warned the Government's recovery package must continue.Read

Wind turbine

Network failures puts North jobs hopes at risk

A FAILING energy infrastructure system is holding back jobs and investment that will be worth millions of pounds in the North East, a new report claims.Read

The Sage and the Tyne Bridge

City leaders reveal economic masterplan for Newcastle and Gateshead

CITY leaders have revealed a £190m economic masterplan which is set to transform Newcastle and Gateshead.Read

Northumberland Council offices in Morpeth

Black Friday looms for Northumberland Council workers

THOUSANDS of staff across Northumberland will find out on Friday what impact massive council cuts will have on their jobs.Read

Wellstream

Tyneside firm Wellstream set to axe 200 jobs

TYNESIDE's historic reputation as a home of world class engineering could be lost as yet more highly skilled workers are made redundant.Read

Alcan, Lynemouth

£1bn bid launched for North clean coal plan

ENERGY experts are preparing a £1bn bid to bring clean coal technology to the North East.Read

Northern Rock

Northern Rock to stay in the North East

NORTHERN Rock bosses have promised the company's North East roots - its "heart and lungs" - will not be put at risk by plans to split up the bank.Read

Newcastle Sciene City Logo

Ambitious plans to create 4,000 jobs in Newcastle

SCIENCE City bosses have revealed they hope to create up to 4,000 jobs as they push ahead with a three-year plan to transform Newcastle.Read

Electric Van

Electric van plan to clear city of lorries

A GIANT delivery depot is to be built on Tyneside as city leaders look to set up their own green delivery company.Read

A wind turbine

Siemens in drive to bring turbine jobs to Tyne

ONE of the world's biggest wind turbine producers is at the forefront of plans to secure thousands of Tyneside jobs, The Journal can reveal.Read

GNER may run again but not to North East

TRAINS could once again be running up part of the East coast under the GNER name – but not as far as the North East.Read

Cutting funds 'will be fatal for region'

CUTS to the public sector could deliver a "fatal blow" to the North East's economic recovery, it was claimed last night.Read

New ideas on high-speed link funding

RAIL experts have called on the Government to build a high-speed line to the North East - but only after first creating a North West line built and paid for with new road and airport charges.Read

Cuts at BAE won't affect North staff

DEFENCE giant BAE Systems has promised no jobs will be lost on Tyneside as a result of cost-cutting measures.Read

Pupils sitting an exam

Inspiring teachers handed challenge

TEACHERS have been told they are not doing enough to inspire the next generation of North East engineers.Read

Public sector

A year of change for the public sector

IN the midst of the recession, the public sector knows it is not immune to the downturn that has affected every part of the economy.Read

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Adrian Pearson is The Journal's Regional Affairs Correspondent. He specialises in North East governance and has been at The Journal since 2007.

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