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Firms must resolve claims faster - watchdog Jan 24 2012

A RECORD number of disputes regarding the mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI) will need to be resolved over the next year, as banks and insurers have subjected customers to “delays and inconvenience”, a finance watchdog has warned.Read

Derek’s helping lead fight on fuel poverty Jan 24 2012

TEESSIDE inventor Derek Foxcroft is thinking big.Read

Keeping the wheels rolling for 138 years Jan 24 2012

IT started in 1860 supplying iron wheels for ore tubs used in ironstone mines scattered around the area, writes JOANNE WELFORD.Read

PPI: All you need to know about disputes Jan 24 2012

SO what is PPI?Read

Pool car goes green Jan 24 2012

EVERYONE wants to have a drive in the new electric car at Housing Hartlepool.Read

Advice on the best way to look after the children Dec 24 2011

Years ago children only had to worry about which toyshop they should pick to spend their pocket money. Now financial adviser IAN LOWES explains why it is never too early to start learning how to look after your penniesRead

North East Business Barometer Dec 21 2011

Location: NECC Stamp Exchange, NewcastleRead

North East Vision - Winter 2011 Dec 12 2011

OUR final edition of Vision for 2011 coincides with one of the busiest periods for the region's business community for some time.Read

The Most Influential People in the North East 2011 Nov 30 2011

TIMES are changing and so is this year's edition of the Most Influential, as Journal editor Brian Aitken explains.Read

Celebrating the best of region Nov 30 2011

MANUFACTURING may have changed dramatically in the last two decades but it is still the engine house of the North East economy.Read

Muckle’s new team to help businesses under pressure Nov 30 2011

THE poor state of the economy means businesses in the North East are facing more challenging and complex issues than ever before.Read

Dryden: New target may still be moved Nov 11 2011

SSI UK says the firing up of its Redcar blast furnace could be delayed even longer than anticipated.Read

Which Teesside companies got a share of £25m bonus? Nov 08 2011

TEESSIDE'S manufacturers received a shot in the arm last week in the form of a £25m Government cash injection. Jez Davison reports.Read

Middlesbrough wins recognition for green efforts Nov 08 2011

MIDDLESBROUGH has won recognition for its efforts to improve the environment, tackle climate change and make the world a greener and healthier place. Jez Davison reports.Read

Darlington care group looks after its Heritage Nov 08 2011

A DARLINGTON company that offers care services to allow people to continue to live in their own homes has moved into larger premises in the town.Read

Teesside firms bidding for a slice of cash and business advice Nov 01 2011

JEZ Davison profiles some of the Teesside firms bidding for a slice of £15m of free advertising and business advice under the Gazette-backed Local Business Accelerators.Read

Solar academic calls for help in harvesting sunshine Oct 27 2011

ALEADING academic in the world of photovoltaics is calling on the North East to donate its solar energy data to help give a valuable insight into the best uses of renewable energy.Read

A land of green opportunity Oct 26 2011

AS South Tyneside moves towards a low carbon economy, this creates great opportunities for businesses in the North East and shows a real commitment to the creation of green industries in the future.Read

Outstanding business premises are emerging in South Shields Oct 26 2011

SOUTH Tyneside is at the heart of the region’s emerging low-carbon economy. Industries, technologies and coal from the North East powered the global industrial revolution of the last century and now the region is firmly at the centre of the emerging low-carbon technology revolution.Read

Benefits of support Oct 26 2011

THE region’s business community has this month benefitted from access to a range of business support services thanks to a number of taster events held by the North East Chamber of Commerce.Read