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Karen Dent

Karen Dent

North East exporters are key to economic growth

THE North East is a 'poster child' for export and more regions should be following our lead, according to Trade and Investment Minister Lord Green.Read

Focus on: North East high streets

THE situation is pretty grim on Britain's high streets and retail experts fear things may well worsen before they improve.Read

Farmland in Northumberland

Value of UK farmland is on the up

THE remarkable rise in the value farmland has been tracked in a book looking at 1,000 years of the history and use of land in England.Read

Rural insurer to share out £106m bonus pot

COUNTRYSIDE insurer NFU Mutual is to share a £106m bonus pot with members after seeing a big jump in profit in its financial results for 2011.Read

Claims warning for landowners follows changes

CLAIMANTS are being urged to be meticulous in checking their 2012 Single Payment Scheme applications to avoid severe penalties.Read

Hexham Mart: March 24

Hexham & Northern Marts held their first Collective Machinery Sale of 2012 and offered for sale by auction a huge catalogue of 2412 lots.Read

Bellway

Bellway builds strong results

HOUSEBUILDER Bellway today published a strong set of figures showing an across the board improvement, despite the difficult economic conditions.Read

OpSec firm buys Delta labelling in £12.5m deal

AN anti-counterfeit business is expanding its work preventing shops from selling fake branded clothing with its latest acquisition.Read

Blackfriars Restaurant goes back to medieval roots

A RESTAURANT is going back to its medieval roots by making sure its customers dress the part for dinner.Read

Brulines fuel monitoring deal extended with chain

PUBS to petrol station data company Brulines has signed a 'significant' five-year extension to its contract with supermarket chain Morrison's fuel forecourts.Read

Rebecca Wilson of Dog Grooming By Rebecca

Peterlee woman starts dog grooming business

A TEENAGE dog groomer has turned redundancy to her advantage by starting her own business.Read

'Meet the buyer' day set for North Tyneside

SMALL firms in North Tyneside are being invited to 'meet the buyer' at an event bringing together public and private sector organisations with contracts to award.Read

Defra Secretary Caroline Spelman

Farmers vexed as issue of lost land is bypassed

THE National Farmers Union has labelled a Government report into protecting wildlife habitats and species as a "missed opportunity".Read

UK country estates under spotlight

A MAJOR study is starting to assess the impact of countryside estates on the economy.Read

Carlisle Mart: March 21

A TOP of £465 was achieved for a British blue bull calf from Messrs DR & HM Horsley, Woodhouse Farm, Catterlen, Penrith, Cumbria. The calf ring continues to attract many buyers some travelling from as far as Aberdeen.Read

Brulines signs Morrisons fuel monitoring deal

DATA monitoring business Brulines has signed a five-year deal with Morrisons Supermarkets petrol stations.Read

Artist Emily Ward of E Ward Art

North Shields mum launches E Ward Art

AN artist has swapped teaching for portrait painting and is aiming to take bespoke art into more people's homes.Read

Entrepreneurs to meet Dragons' Den star Theo Paphitis

FIVE North East businesswomen whose enterprises have been recognised in Theo Paphitis's weekly Twitter competition are off to meet the Dragons' Den star.Read

North East SMEs offered free financial consultations

START-UP businesses and SMEs are being offered free financial consultations in a drive by the Institute of Chartered Accountants.Read

Pigs

Latest survey finds some optimism in pig industry

PIG producers' confidence about the future remains subdued but other parts of the supply chain are more optimistic, according to the latest analysis by the British Pig Executive (Bpex).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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