THE downturn in the retail sector since the credit crunch is all too evident. But in Newcastle, there are many reasons to be confident, says Jonathan Dent.Read
FOUR months after seeing how his company's donation had changed the lives of thousands of the world's poorest people, utility services boss Neil Armstrong has pledged a further £77,000 towards clean water initiatives in Nepal.Read
CHANCELLOR George Osborne announced a series of changes to stamp duty land tax in the Budget. Watson Burton real estate partner George Parker Fuller takes a look at their potential impact.Read
ONE of the most senior bankers at the investment firm JP Morgan Cazenove has resigned after the City watchdog announced it would fine him £450,000 for market abuse.Read
A CALL centre operator is back on the road to recovery after the economic slowdown led to it shedding staff and shelving plans to recruit 400 people.Read
THE London owner of Robson Brown, once the biggest advertising firm in the North East, has seen its revenues rise by nearly a third over the last year.Read
WHEN Northumberland mother Katy Clark struggled to find colourful accessories to brighten up her children's bedrooms, she decided to create her own.Read
Iain Laing has been business editor for four years. He started his ncjMedia career as a Durham district reporter in 2000. He has served as a reporter at the Evening News in Edinburgh and the Northern Echo in Darlington.
