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Karen Dent

Karen Dent

Popolos in Newcastle

Jobs saved as Popolo Leisure Limited takes over bars

HALF the former Principle Leisure bar and restaurant group has been taken over by a North East business, which is aiming to expand the portfolio.Read

Sales and house prices rise at Bellway

RISING sales and higher house prices are early indications that the housing market "remains resilient", according to housebuilder Bellway.Read

Angel Biotechnology marks move back to Cramlington with deals

A BIOTECH company which is expanding into its Northumberland laboratories has won three new contracts worth more than £4.5m.Read

Rats

Rodent survey places emphasis on controls

ALMOST six out of 10 farms suffered a 'significant' or 'major' problem with rats last year.Read

Farmers set to benefit from Teesside project

FARMERS are set to benefit from a new project on Teesside to speed up the development of small scale anaerobic digestion (AD) technologies.Read

Red Rascal director Louise Bailey

Red Rascal's chilli sauce is nominated for award

A CHILLI sauce maker has been nominated for the prestigious Made in Britain scheme by her local MP.Read

Lingotot welcomes first franchisees

A BUSINESS set up to help toddlers learn languages has taken on its first franchisees as it begins to roll-out the idea nationally.Read

Carlisle Mart: February 1

Calves: A good show of 274 calves were forward. A top price of £395 was achieved twice from M/s Whitfield, Balladoyle, Silloth for a pair of terrific Limousin calves.Read

Paul Mayfield

North East workshop events a boost for food firms

THE first of a series of workshops aimed at teaching small food businesses about their changing marketplace takes place tomorrow.Read

Business Links successor 'inadequate', says survey

MORE than six out of 10 small firms are worried that the services expected to plug the gap left by the demise of the regional Business Links is “inadequate” to support their growth.Read

Broiler chickens

Newcastle University has role in new study

NEWCASTLE University is taking part in a major project to look at the environmental impact of different types of broiler and egg production systems.Read

Schmallenberg virus confirmed on farms across South East

A TOTAL of 11 UK farms have now been confirmed as having contracted the new Schmallenberg virus, which causes birth abnormalities in livestock.Read

Hexham Mart: January 31

Prime cattle: Limousin heifers - 203.5p Flotterton, 197.5p & 193.5p Nunwick. Charolais heifers - 197.5p Flotterton. Charolais heifers - £1365.18, £1258.08 & £1253.53 Flotterton. Limousin heifers - £1277.98 & £1189.44 Flotterton, Hereford steers - £1269.13, £1199.25 & £1115.31 Pacific Farm.Read

Farms are under attack as never before from thieves

RURAL crime is on the rise and farmers are being urged to ensure their property is better secured against gangs of thieves stealing to order. The size of the problem came under the spotlight in Gateshead last week at an event focusing on crimes against businesses. Karen Dent reports.Read

New campaign to help farms cut gas emissions

FARMING Minister Jim Paice is backing efforts by the livestock industry to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).Read

William Lawrence appointed first head of NFU's new Next Generation Policy Forum

WILLIAM Lawrence has been appointed as the first chairman of the NFU’s new Next Generation Policy Forum (NGPF)Read

Welsh fluke increase

THE number of sheep liver condemnations at a major Welsh abattoir due to fluke are nearly three times that of the same company’s English counterpart.Read

Carlisle Mart: January 23

Sale of breeding sheep: A smaller show of breeding sheep were forward and once again all classes sold exceptionally well.Read

The Nissan Qashqai

Car giant Nissan surges to a new sales record

CAR maker Nissan has beaten both the economic downturn and a string of global national disasters to achieve record sales.Read

Washington firm Opsec Security issues profits warning

BANKNOTE and anti-counterfeiting business OpSec has issued a profits warning on the back of what it calls an extremely difficult second half.Read

Author Profile

Karen Dent is a business reporter who specialises in small businesses and rural affairs. Prior to joining the our team Karen spent most of her career as a broadcast journalist, most recently working for the BBC.

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