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Andrew Hebden

Andrew Hebden

Harming the cradle of our future

THERE has been much uproar about the Government's decision to abolish the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, the latest high-profile casualty of the need to make hefty public spending cuts.Read

Greggs chief honoured for work in community

GREGGS chief executive Ken McMeikan has been honoured by the Prince of Wales for his commitment to socially responsible business in the North East.Read

We're in a Pickles over our future

THE Cabinet may have held a symbolic meeting in Bradford yesterday, but the announcement that followed on support for economic development in the regions was surely concocted in Whitehall.Read

Family ties bring more stability in tough times

FAMILY-RUN firms could be well-positioned for growth in the recovery because of their financial prudence and strong sense of customer loyalty.Read

Enterprise could thrive if we seize opportunity

EXPECTATIONS had rarely been so modest. As we gathered around the television to watch George Osborne deliver his slash-and-burn Budget, those with the North East at heart inevitably feared the worst.Read

Public sector hasn't been cast adrift

MUCH has been made of the North East’s heavy reliance on public sector jobs over recent weeks as the spectre of funding cuts looms large.Read

Blyth at forefront of Great North Revolution

THE Northumberland port of Blyth has emerged during the last 12 months as one of the real winners of the Great North Revolution, says ANDREW HEBDEN.Read

Roger Martin-Fagg

We're still not out of the woods

TWO years ago leading behavioural economist Roger Martin-Fagg told a meeting of chief executives in the North East to bunker down for an imminent recession. Yesterday he returned to the region to warn that the tough times aren’t over yet, as Andrew Hebden reports.Read

Job losses serve as a painful reminder

THE job cuts announced by Northern Rock yesterday are a devastating and unexpected blow to the North East economy.Read

Tyne Bridge, Newcastle

Mapping out a brighter future

IT'S been quite a journey, but today businesses can begin to plan for the future with a little more certainty.Read

How the North East fared in the great recession

THE North East officially came out of recession, along with the rest of the UK, in the final quarter of 2009.Read

Visiting the future

THE UK is officially out of recession, but there remains much debate about how the economy needs to change to prevent a repeat of the recent financial crisis.Read

Let's export ourselves out of this

NORTH East businesses would be well advised to broaden their horizons as they seek the best route out of recession, says Andrew Hebden.Read

Do we have reasons to be cheerful?

ARE we seeing the first tentative signs of the much-talked-of rebalancing of the UK economy?Read

The voice of nebusiness

THE term "Black Monday" is sometimes used in the call centre industry in reference to the tendency among some younger workers to take an extra day off after a heavy weekend.Read

Not everyone is touched by new spirit

WE are living in unprecedented times politically, and not just in the sense that, nearly a week after we went to the polls, we are still - at the time of writing - no nearer knowing who will form our new government.Read

The Voice of nebusiness

PEOPLE unfamiliar with the nebusiness awards are often surprised to learn that it is the largest event of its kind in the country.Read

Uncertainty undermines confidence in economy

IF there is one thing that businesses dislike above all else it is uncertainty, so, while the findings from today's North East Business Barometer make for cheerier reading than the results of six or 12 months ago, they are hardly a cause for celebration.Read

Traders battle it out to hit the shares jackpot

FOR an evening at least, it seemed like the financial crisis had never happened. Excitable traders were buying and selling as if there was no tomorrow - and bagging impressive gains to boot.Read

Learning the value of a good leader

IF EVER proof was needed of the difference that a good leader can make to an organisation, then Nick Clegg's performance in last week's leaders debate provided it.Read

Author Profile

Andrew Hebden is Assistant Editor (Business) at The Journal, responsible for overseeing the development of the paper's business coverage in print and online. He was previously Business Editor then News Editor at the Press and Journal in Aberdeen and Business Editor at the Telegraph & Argus in Bradford.

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