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Adrian Pearson

Adrian Pearson

Job losses at BAE Systems in Newcastle

MORE than 100 jobs will be lost as defence manufacturer BAE Systems prepares to move work from Tyneside to Shopshire.Read

Science City boss Peter Arnold has quit over cuts

THE man tasked with turning Newcastle into a city of science has quit his post as Government cuts take hold.Read

North East Enterprise Zones plan revealed

ENTERPRISE Zones announced by the Chancellor will lead to the creation of what the Government says will be a new era for Tyneside.Read

North has no incentives to attract wind turbine firms

CHANCELLOR George Osborne has been told wind turbine firms are snubbing the North East because it is unable to offer any incentives.Read

Government's enterprise zones to be revealed

THE Government is today expected to unveil a series of enterprise zones built around growing the manufacturing industry. Read

Uncertainty over new green bank's funding

THE Government's much-hyped green investment bank may have to wait four more years before it is able to raise the capital it needs to do its job, it was said last night.Read

North East firms set to lead in turbine repairs

FIRMS across the North East will be helped to become the UK's leading wind turbine maintenance experts.Read

Paul Walker to lead North East's new LEP

LEADING businessman Paul Walker has been appointed to head a regional job-creation body tasked with revitalising the North East.Read

Chancellor urged to back offshore wind hopes

BUSINESS leaders want the Chancellor of the Exchequer to use the Budget to back offshore wind hopes in the region.Read

Government business rate plans are 'as bad as cuts'

BIG firms will be able to blackmail North councils if a Government review of business rates goes unchallenged, city leaders have warned.Read

Government urged to curb Merseyside port plan

THE Government has indicated it could bow to Merseyside pressure and let Liverpool bid to take cruise ships away from Tyneside.Read

European Commission called in on ports dispute

THE European Commission has been urged to intervene in a port row which could see Tyneside jobs put at risk.Read

Northern Rock Foundation faces uncertain future

THE Northern Rock Foundation faces an uncertain future after bank bosses said they had no choice but to reduce the charity's cash supply.Read

50,000 North East jobs at risk as cuts bite

ECONOMIC experts have predicted the North East will lose almost 50,000 jobs and see £2bn wiped of its economy as a result of Government cuts.Read

Northumbria Police looking to make 450 job cuts

NORTHUMBRIA Police is to make up to 450 staff redundant as it looks to make £34m worth of Government-ordered cuts.Read

Brussels sounds warning over region's future

THE European Commission has sounded a dire warning over the region's future as the Government considers withdrawing millions of pounds in European funding.Read

North East Councils facing four years of uncertainty

FOUR years of financial uncertainty and further job losses face North East councils, a leading officer has warned.Read

Services cut to pay for redundancies

MONEY earmarked for vital services must be used to fund redundancy payments to thousands of council workers.Read

Poll backs mutual future for Northern Rock

NORTHERN Rock should be turned back into a building society rather than be sold on, an exclusive opinion poll has revealed.Read

George Osborne

North East jobs at risk in wake of spending review

MASS redundancies and "savage" cuts to services will hit the North East in the wake of the Government's spending review, it was claimed last night.Read

Author Profile

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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