Sep
2006
Articles from 21st Sep 2006
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City news
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
Shares in supermarket chain Morrisons rose to their highest level in two years today after the retailer gave further signs of a trading turnaround. Read
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Marts
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
Acklington Read
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New rules to cut red tape and aid environment
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
Red tape for farmers will be cut and greater safeguards introduced for the rural environment under new rules unveiled by the Government. Read
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Woolworths in rescue pledge
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
Woolworths vowed to rescue sales in time for Christmas after the struggling high street chain plunged deeper into the red. Read
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Stock watch
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
The FTSE 100 closed up 34.4 points on Wednesday at 5866.2 benefiting from a strong opening on Wall Street. Read
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Romag announce Taiwan deal
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
The main piece of corporate news from the regional portfolio was an announcement from Romag Holdings, the Consett-based manufacturer of specialist glass and solar panels. Read
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Taking the next big step
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
It is not so long ago that broadband availability was a key issue, now the UK is at the top of the list for broadband availability between the G8 group of leading industrial nations. Read
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Our digital challenge
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
The City Technology Office (CTO) works in partnership to address the competitive challenges faced by the city-region's businesses. As part of Newcastle City Council's Regeneration service, it invests in stimulating innovation, attracting talent and developing Newcastle's knowledge economy. Read
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Broadband: The benefits
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
Generating new revenue streams - Increasing sales and generating new business opportunities is key for businesses, irrespective of their size. Read
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What's next?
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
The internet is increasingly becoming integral to business. It is widely recognised that broadband will help underpin the transformation of UK industry by supporting a knowledge-driven economy and enabling an online marketplace. Read
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Why business needs broadband
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
Rob Agnew explores the benefits of broadband for businesses. Read
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We involve people on the ground in hi-tech lifestyles
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
Connecting with the differing needs of diverse communities across the UK has been put at the heart of BT's strategy for delivering 21st Century communications. Read
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Broadening horizons
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
The recent worldwide explosion in broadband coverage and take-up means the next eBay or YouTube could easily come from the North-East, believes Herb Kim. Read
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The digital challenge is to work together to create connectivity
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
Having recently relocated to Newcastle, I have been struck by the extent to which the city's continued future growth will be dependent on its capacity to sustain improvements in its current levels of connectivity. Read
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£370m to build 21st Century network for region
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
Bt has outlined plans to invest £370m over the next five years to provide the North East with a world-leading communications network designed to carry both today's and tomorrow's voice, data, video on-demand and broadband services. Read
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It's taking off
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
I remember saying that 2000 would be the year that broadband took off in the UK. I said it again every year since, and I'm saying it again now: 2006 is the year that broadband takes off. Read
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Growth on three fronts at Utopian
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
Bars group Utopian Leisure is expanding on three fronts as the company created by ousted directors of Ultimate Leisure continues to grow. Read
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Romag still powering ahead
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
Demand for solar-powered glass made by County Durham's Romag is continuing to grow as the company begins expanding its production capacity. Read
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Nestlé wields axe
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
Nestlé is to axe 645 jobs at its factory in York under a major restructuring plan. Read
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Nicholas Craig column
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
People love Newcastle. The city has just been voted the UK's fourth favourite city in the Conde Nast Traveller survey, weeks after it was voted one of the most popular destinations in the UK for families moving house according to Move Monitor. Read
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Bird flu cleaners in Malaysian talks
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
A water treatment company helping to tackle bird flu in Asia is poised for a fivefold increase in turnover on the back of a new £150,000 chemical plant. Read
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Ringtons plan chain of tea shops across the country
Sep 21 2006 | Archive
Tea company Ringtons is brewing up plans to diversify its traditional door-to-door delivery business by opening a chain of up to 100 tea and coffee shops across the UK. Read
