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Former teacher sets up Crimzon Communications

A FORMER PE teacher has left the classroom behind to start a North East telecommunications business.Read

Hall of Shame is an ill wind for Monsoon Accessorize

HIGH Street retailer Monsoon Accessorize is the latest to be placed in the Forum of Private Business’s (FPB) Hall of Shame, after increasing its payment times from 60 to 90 days.Read

Giving more space to SMEs

ARCHITECTURE and technology business _space group has renovated ground floor suites to open up more office space for small firms to hire.Read

Auctioneer Neil McCleary to judge livestock winners

LIVESTOCK auctioneer Neil McCleary will be the champion of champions judge at this year’s Northumberland County Show – the first to be staged at its new venue.Read

Longtown Mart: February 28

Primestock report: Prime cattle 36. OTM cattle 21. Young bulls 5. Cast ewes & rams 6,975. Prime hoggs 8,865.Read

Lloyds Banking Group in red as mis-selling bill rises

THE sale of taxpayer-owned shares in Lloyds Banking Group looked to be a step closer despite the lender’s £6.8bn PPI mis-selling scandal sending it to another big loss.Read

Advertising clients are cautious, says WPP

ADVERTISING and marketing giant WPP warned of continued caution among its clients but still reported higher profits in an “ugly” year.Read

Wooler mart: February 27

At their weekly Primestock sale John Swan Limited had forward and sold 438 hoggs and 136 ewes. Hogg numbers very short but all classes in very keen demand, rising levels greatly on the week.Read

Vertu success indicates recovery in car market

FAST-growing motor dealership group Vertu is set to beat market expectations after reporting a recovery in the car market.Read

Broadband deal to see Sky become second-largest provider

SKY is to become the UK’s second-largest broadband provider after agreeing a deal to buy rival O2’s half a million customer accounts.Read

Hill farm livestock 'vital to landscape'

KEEPING livestock on the hills is vital to maintain their character, according to a new report. The Farming Delivers for the Hills and Uplands report produced by the NFU looks at how sheep and cattle have created iconic landscapes and communities and how farmers can continue to produce high quality beef and lamb from them.Read

Problems fail to halt Hargreaves profit rise

INDUSTRIAL group Hargreaves managed to see a rise in revenues despite losing a mine and discovering a fraud in its Belgian offices.Read

Optimism grows for Newcastle Building Society

THE boss of Newcastle Building Society said there are signs the economy is recovering as he posted a jump in the 150-year-old institution’s earnings.Read

Gateshead firm Zytronic in trading slowdown warning

TOUCHSCREEN manufacturer Zytronic is blaming a mixture of circumstances for what it says will be a slowdown in first-half trading.Read

Tributes paid to former chairman of TFA Jim Harrison

TRIBUTES have been paid following the death of former Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) national chairman Jim Harrison.Read

Wigton Mart: February 26

Hopes Auction Co, Wigton held their weekly sale of primestock when there was an entry of 162 cattle including 35 bulls, and 690 prime sheep including ewes.Read

Hargreaves revenues up despite challenges

MINING and industrial services company Hargreaves today reported a rise in revenues despite lower commodity prices and problems in the UK and Belgium.Read

Zytronic warns on trading

TOUCHSCREEN manufacturer Zytronic today warned investors that first half trading is likely to be slower than last year.Read

Barrat's profits soar as people return to the property market

HOUSEBUILDER Barratt's profits have more than doubled and it expects them to rise further this year as lending frees up and more people venture back into the property market. Read

Intu Properties reports annual rise in revenues

THE owner of Eldon Square and the Metrocentre has shrugged off the difficulties enveloping the retail world to report an annual rise in revenues.Read