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Nicholas Craig

Nicholas Craig

Olympic Games would bring victory to all

New York, Paris or London. Which city is best placed to stage the Olympic Games? In 2012 let's hope it's London. The Olympics is a fantastic opportunity for the city and the country.Read

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Back of the net! Newcastle United brought home £42m as they clinched Champions League qualification for the second time, Middlesbrough earned £22.13m this season, and Sunderland, despite relegation, £17.4m.Read

Shopping is more fun without a computer

E-tail and retail-tainment. Newly invented words which respectively set out to describe internet shopping and the recommended high street experience.Read

Fear is greatest enemy in global Sars epidemic

Severe acute respiratory syndrome, or Sars, is hammering Hong Kong's economy and highlighting huge difficulties in China's public health network.Read

Let's have some blue sky thinking here

The new cheap flights to Europe from Newcastle and Teesside are great news for all of us.Read

Back to basics for a free way to good health

The North-East has the highest gym membership in the country - no thanks to me, I hasten to add. But one in six of you are gym bunnies. Well done.Read

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The lengths some businesses will go to in order to impress. Office sculptures, atriums, fountains, self-consciously glazed meeting rooms, reception areas the size of the average tennis court.Read

North-East has plenty to smile about

Have you got a red nose yet? The Comic Relief one, of course, not the sort that comes as a result of good living.Read

Taking a lead to beat fraud

Commercial fraud is growing at a phenomenal rate. Over £40m is lost every day to fraud in the UK. In the North-East, police investigated fraud cases amounting to £100m last year.Read

Chinese giving a lot to our communities

The celebrations for Chinese New Year in Newcastle were excellent this year. An endearing feature of Chinese New Year is that it spans a week or two rather than a day, which means we can continue to enjoy ourselves over a decent length of time.Read

Time to stop the leak of plumbing skills

"there are too many graduates and not enough plumbers and electricians," complained the Institute of Directors last year.Read

Supermarkets creating a 'Ghost Town Britain'

It looks as though Britain is going to be ruled by four giant supermarket chains raking in £70bn each year.Read

We need more access to cost-effective sports

Did you, like me, set yourself up for failure struggling to make and keep at least one New Year's resolution?Read

Why TV must be watched

The instant power of the media was brought home to me when discussing the effects of a BBC programme about Alnwick Garden.Read

We are first - and foremost

So, we are not sophisticated enough for Brian Sewell's taste and don't deserve the COBRA exhibition that is coming to the Baltic.Read

China could leave the West in crisis

Travelling for three weeks in the Far East leaves you with a real buzz. The cities are alive with activity. Beijing's air of controlled frenzy as it builds towards the Olympics, and the pace of Shanghai's businesses are extraordinary to witness.Read

A boom time for Geordie shipbuilders

Shipbuilding, aluminium and Geordies! It's amazing how you can feel at home on the other side of the world.Read

Shanghai surprises with its chic style

This week I have been to Shanghai and then Taiwan.Read

Three cheers for the council

The decision by Tynedale Council to take action on the need for dualling the A69 is excellent news. We have been waiting for decades for the Newcastle to Carlisle route to be upgraded, and prospects have looked increasingly bleak.Read

Time for business to stage feast of cultural hospitality

The rsc is completing its 26th year in Newcastle this month. It has been a memorable season, albeit shorter than previous years.Read

Author Profile

Nicholas Craig is a partner at Watson Burton law firm. Previously one of the leading commercial and corporate law partners with Eversheds Newcastle, Nicholas has particular inward and outward investment expertise. He also has unusually broad experience of acting for clients with interests in the Far East and Asia, and decided to join Watson Burton LLP to broaden the development of his interest in inward and outward investment.

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