Oct
2005
Articles from 26th Oct 2005
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City news
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Strong gains by mining and oil stocks helped drive the FTSE 100 Index above the key 5200 barrier today. Read
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Targeting benefit fraud
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Every year The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimate that benefit cheats cost around £1.5bn in stolen benefits. They are taking public money from people who really need it. Read
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IT has to be at the very heart
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Mike Waterston managing director IT and Management Services company, Waterstons Ltd, discovers why many IT projects fail and the steps you can take to ensure success. Read
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The world is at your fingertips - go sell
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
The latest pioneering product to be created by North-East company Platform One is on the shortlist of finalists for the Most Innovative Sage Addition 2005 award. Read
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IT's taking a leap into the future at JFK
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Pupils at a Washington primary school are benefiting from leading edge technology after clicking on that IT experts at the North East Business & Innovation Centre are opening a great window of opportunity. Read
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Don't let disasters hit your business
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Loss of communications can have a devastating impact on any business or organisation. Read
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Chamber says that Jade is a real gem
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Technology consultant Jade Integration has recently added another award to its string of accolades. Read
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Stay on course with the right IT abilities
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
It's well-known that investment in the latest technology is a costly but vital way for businesses to stay competitive and keep ahead of the market. Read
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Broadband: What can it do for business?
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Nearly everyone has heard about broadband but working out what it can do for your business is another matter. BT Local Business Newcastle is on hand to answer all your questions. Read
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Local service to plug IT skills gap
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Organisations that rely completely on in-house IT teams rather than external service companies could face problems in recruiting enough staff, according to a report from E-Skills UK. Read
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We're giving you the edge
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Maureen Jamieson, Baker Tilly Newcastle's senior successful business solutions manager, discusses the history behind IT systems within accountancy processes and the advantages of having an efficient systems process in place. Read
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Meeting the challenges
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Colin Ashurst, senior teaching fellow at Durham Business School, looks at how realising the strategic potential of information systems can deliver value to customers and improve organisational performance. Read
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Business Diary
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
This is a free service. Send brief details to Howard Walker, The Journal, Groat Market, Newcastle NE1 1ED. Telephone (0191) 201-6258; fax (0191) 201-6044, or email howard.walker@ncjmedia. co.uk Entries by the Friday before publication. Read
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Real help at time of crisis
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Law firm Robert Muckle has brought some much-needed comfort to the lives of vulnerable women and children and scooped a major new award. Read
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Monumental effort, please
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Volunteers from the business community are being asked to help spruce up an icon of the North-East. Read
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Outlook on share prices remains buoyant
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Having achieved a highly respectable growth rate of 3.2% in 2004, the UK economy has slowed sharply this year, reflecting a significant drop-off in consumer spending. Read
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Planning applications
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Ward: Haughton East Read
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Meet the students with big ideas
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Next week sees the final of Blueprint, the UK's leading regional university business-plan competition. Nigel Stirling takes a look at the competition and the line-up of entrants. Read
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Countryside advice can be a breath of fresh air
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
If you are someone who lives, works, plays or has interests in the countryside, you will be aware of the vast and complex range of issues you might encounter that may need, or benefit from, legal advice. Read
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NBA warning on new carcase specification
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Despite objections by the National Beef Association, the organisation says the unapproved New EU dressing specification will be used to prepare cow carcases moving through price reporting abattoirs before they are weighed for payment. Read
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Deadline for the National Reserve forms extended
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
The deadline for returning form SP5e to the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) for National Reserve applicants has been extended to November 4, 2005. Read
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Marts
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Border Read
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BP takes £30m profit a day
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Record profits for a UK company could be made by BP this year after it revealed yesterday it was taking more than £30m every day. Read
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Stock watch
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
The ftse 100 closed at an intraday low of 5182.1 yesterday, 25.5 points off the pace. Of the losers, leisure stock Whitbread dropped 42p to 923.5p after the firm forecast continued difficult trading conditions. Read
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Administrator holds out hope but cuts jobs at VPTA
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
The administrators of troubled manufacturing company Vickers Pressing Tolwood Automotive have made 14 redundancies as they try to stabilise the business. Read
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Womex is music to our ears
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Hundreds of musicians from around the world are set to arrive at The Sage Gateshead for the Womex 2005 music conference. Read
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How will they hear our voice?
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
You might recall that a few weeks ago I highlighted the "black hole" in regional leadership as a result of the North-East elected assembly referendum and the need to examine ways in which we could create something with the breadth of representation - and independence - for the vital Voice of the North-East role. Read
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Deal puts Reflex well on way to £25m target
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
A vehicle hire company started by a former manager at van rental group Northgate has struck a £1m deal and looks set to become a £25m turnover business within three years. Read
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Swedes launch acquisitions trail from base in North
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
A Swedish group has launched itself on the UK acquisitions trail, using the North-East as its base. Read
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Barry Hensby column
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Would a local capital market boost the North-East's business economy? As one of the region's most active fund management companies, NEL has been called upon many times to highlight the difficulties that regional SMEs face in plugging the `funding gap', generally caused by a restricted supply of start-up and expansion finance. Read
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New investment fund has £5m in the pot to help firms
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Grwoing technology and knowledge-based businesses in the region are set to benefit from a new £5m investment fund that will be run by regional fund management firm NEL. Read
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Business is booming for start-ups team
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
A team of business start-up specialists in Newcastle has been so successful, it has beaten its targets by 150%. Read
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Driving North-East regeneration
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Supporting national and local Government regeneration drives throughout the North of England and Midlands, Keepmoat plc is committed to working with local people to improve lives and environments. Read
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Couple's life transformed by work on their home and whole area is given a lift
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Almost 30 years ago, a late change of heart by someone higher up the waiting list allowed Tommy and Ethel Webster to snap up the last available council flat in the St Anne's area of Newcastle. Read
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Giving old communities new hope for the future
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
John Young sits in the garden of his new home and gazes out over the rolling Durham countryside. Read
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P&O linked with bid for PD Ports
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Ferry company P&O could be in the running to buy the operator of the North's biggest port. Read
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Housing buddies aim high
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
A new housing company set up in Newcastle aims to quadruple the number of homes under its control in just five years. Read
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250 jobs axed
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Beefeater to Pizza Hut group Whitbread said yesterday it was cutting 250 jobs as part of a restructuring of its central operation. Read
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Management buyout deal at Owen Pugh
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Contracting, plant hire and quarrying company Owen Pugh Group has been sold to its management in a multi-million pound deal. Read
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Website gives sandwiches some byte
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Award-winning Jesmond catering business Dene's Deli is keeping its customers across the North-East up to date through a new website. Read
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Marconi sell with pensions protected
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Struggling telecoms equipment group Marconi has agreed to sell off the bulk of its assets to rival Ericsson in a deal worth around £1.2bn. Read
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Bill Midgley column
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Having now completed attendance at all four of the Autumn Conferences - that is the three main political parties and the TUC - it is perhaps inevitable a comparison is made of how they all operate, and the conclusions that may be drawn. Read
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New care home to create 70 jobs
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
A property company is spending £4m and will create 70 jobs plugging a gap in the provision of residential care for young physically disabled adults on North Tyneside. Read
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Volume of work will create jobs
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Book manufacturer Athenaeum Press is recruiting as its niche business continues to grow. Read
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Staff rescued from limbo by pubs deal
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
A new company headed by former Pubmaster boss John Sands has completed a seven-figure deal to buy the Wessex Taverns chain of pubs and bars out of administration. Read
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GSK shares falter after HIV setback
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
On a busy day for corporate news, the London equity market failed to build on Monday's impressive gains as the FTSE 100 index drifted 25.5 points lower. Read
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Steady on the helm, Ben
Oct 26 2005 | Archive
Come on - be honest. Had you really heard of Ben Bernanke before last Monday's announcement? Read
