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A WEB DESIGN business which began life in the founders' bedrooms while they were Durham University students has secured a major contract with the Government.Read

Charities beat the recession by merging and pooling resources

ORGANISATIONS across the board have faced a tough time during the recession and they're not out of the woods yet. But North East charities have proved to be resilient in the face of the downturn, as Karen Dent reports.Read

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North East Livestock Sales sold 89 store cattle and 107 store hoggs. A good show of cattle easily maintained recent good rates.Read

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Profits dip at public transport giant Arriva

BUS and train giant Arriva's profits have dropped during what it called a "challenging" year when passengers struggled with the recession and it was hit with a £60m rise in fuel prices.Read

Stadium Group

Stadium Group eyes start of recovery

ELECTRONICS and plastics maker Stadium Group says it is poised to benefit from the economic recovery despite revealing a 10% dip in profits.Read

Attends Healthcare firm is confident of profit

A HEALTHCARE hygiene company owned by venture capitalists and based in the North East is poised to move back into the black after two years of successive losses.Read

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Organic farmers attack large dairy farm plans

THE organic industry has attacked plans to build the biggest dairy farm in Britain.Read

Philip Marr of Masstock

Crops can withstand pigeons

NORTH East oil seed rape growers should not worry too much about pigeon damage at this stage of the growing season.Read

Teams will bond over the latest Stock Market Challenge

THE winners of the last Stock Market Challenge have confirmed they will be back this year to defend their title.Read

Export sales boost livestock producers

EXPORTS of UK lamb and mutton were worth almost £312m in 2009, a rise of 19% on the year before. Read

Profits give housebuilder Persimmon green light to re-start building

HOUSEBUILDER Persimmon has reversed its losses to return to profit and plans to start work at 90 new sites this year.Read

£7m investment to boost Go North East bus services

BUS group Go North East is investing around £7m to improve services and expand the business as recession-hit passengers begin to hop back on the bus.Read

Corus

Patience plea to Corus union

MEETINGS between the third potential bidder for Teesside Cast Products (TCP) took place with Corus yesterday but people in Redcar were urged to be patient as discussions to save the plant and 1,600 jobs continued.Read

Eileen Pheasant

Reiver Recruitment opens for business in Berwick

DEMAND from businesses in north Northumberland has persuaded a Scottish recruitment boss to open a second branch of her company south of the Border.Read

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Milk levels drop among the main dairy breeds

PRODUCTION levels among Britain's main dairy breeds fell last year, but less common breeds bucked the trend.Read

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Online advice for farmers

NORTH East farmers and rural firms are being offered simplified advice in one place by Business Link.Read

'Unsung heroes' awards

EMPLOYERS of gamekeepers and riverkeepers with long service records are being urged to nominate them for public recognition at this year's Country Land and Business Association (CLA) Game Fair.Read

The fine art of finding just the right employees

FINDING the right staff is can be a thorny issue for small firms to deal with. We asked three successful North East entrepreneurs for their tips.Read

Accountants plead for end to red tape barrier

BARRIERS that stop small and medium-sized business from succeeding must be removed by the next Government, according to the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT).Read

Tony Cleary

Looks like a good year at Lanchester Wine Cellars

A £1M investment in a new bottling line is set to make a County Durham wine filling company one of the biggest in Europe.Read

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