Feb
2007
Articles from 14th Feb 2007
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City news
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
Gains by mining stocks and a fresh slice of blue-chip takeover speculation ensured the London market made progress today. Read
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Teddy bear raffle funds treat for 120
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
Children with disabilities from special needs schools across Newcastle are getting a fun and educational treat thanks to Newcastle marketing communications agency Robson Brown and regional child health charity, the Children's Foundation. Read
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Sounds fishy ... lurve tours of the aquarium
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
Pudding Chare is always in favour of a little romance at this, and indeed at any other time, of the year. So we are always impressed by the attempts of public relations types' attempts to shoehorn some coverage of their clients under the guise of spreading some Valentine's Day love. Read
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Business Diary
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
This is a free service. Send brief details to The Journal, Groat Market, Newcastle, NE1 1ED. Tel: (0191) 201-6290; email: iain.laing@ncjmedia.co.uk or fax (0191) 261-8869. Entries must reach us by Friday before publication. Read
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Family tree
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
As part of our regular series looking at the management structure of North-East, we focus on Newcastle-based Hooked on Group, which runs the award-winning Blackfriars Restaurant and Café Peel at Dance City and also specialises in property development and restaurant consultancy. Read
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Private equity is a big deal
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
Private equity has moved up the food chain in recent weeks. Huge private equity deals, involving some of the biggest companies around, have made the headlines in both the US and UK - so have the private equity firms responsible for them. And this could be just the beginning. Read
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Inflation drops back below 3%
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
The cpi rate of inflation dropped back below 3% last month, falling at its fastest rate for four years. Read
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Stock watch
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
The FTSE 100 bounced back yesterday as a weak property sector was offset by a strong performance by the mining stocks. Read
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GSK shares continue recent good run
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
Property and real estate shares came under pressure after British Land gave a cautious assessment of current conditions in the property market. Read
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Buy-to-let helps B&B lift profits 8%
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
Record levels of lending have helped mortgage giant Bradford & Bingley post an 8% rise in profits for 2006. Read
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Partners sought for nuclear bond
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
Hartlepool Power Station owner British Energy says it is looking for partners to work on new nuclear generation projects in the UK. Read
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Applications
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
Ward: Blaydon Read
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The gallery operator
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
MARA-Helen Wood, gallery director at the University of Northumbria Gallery in Newcastle, reports that the healthy North-East art market supports the buoyancy of the British market. Read
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The Angel has worked wonders
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
We regularly report on the art of business, but today Alastair Gilmour delves into the business of art Read
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The art auctioneer
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
NORTHUMBERLAND-based fine art auctioneer Jim Railton has spotted a gap in the market, so he is about to increase the frequency of his contemporary art auctions. It's a booming business, he says, and there's no shortage of investors willing to put hand on wallet and judgement to the test. Read
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The artist
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
Lionel Playford switches effortlessly between commissions for portraits and working on landscapes that capture the rugged beauty of the North Pennines around his home in Garrigill, near Alston in Cumbria. Read
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Eaga reins in the White Horse Group for £30m
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
The business and company law team at Blackett Hart & Pratt Solicitors (BHP) has completed the acquisition of the White Horse Group on behalf of Newcastle-based Eaga, the UK's largest residential energy efficiency provider. Read
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Mark has world at his feet in banking
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
Mark Nixon has followed eight months of backpacking around the world to join the Newcastle branch of Allied Irish Bank (GB) on a fast-track career in corporate business banking. Read
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Deloitte scoops national award for its work in graduate recruitment
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
Business advisory firm Deloitte has scooped a national award for Excellence in Graduate Recruitment, following the success of its offices including Newcastle, which has experienced a significant rise in graduate employment. Read
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Best-selling author has dinner date
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
Best-selling author Gervase Phinn will be the guest speaker at the Cumberland Society of Chartered Accountants' (CSCA) annual dinner on March 9. Read
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Alistair Arkley column
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
It's hard to turn on your TV nowadays without seeing the appealing face of Jamie Oliver - in his admirable work in offering opportunities to young people from troubled backgrounds or those adverts for a certain supermarket. Read
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Breathing space for borrowers
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
Borrowers have been given hope of avoiding an imminent rise in interest rates after figures showed inflation slowed more than expected last month. Read
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Powering up
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
British Energy said yesterday that it was looking for partners to work on new nuclear generation projects in the UK. Read
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Take a break and think about a better way to work
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
How did you travel to work last Thursday? What time were you in the office and when did you leave? Read
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£20m plan to boost sales wrapped up
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
A packaging print company has ambitions to quadruple sales to £20m inside three years. Cramlington's Alternative Supply Company (ASC) has put on £3m in new sales from customers such as Tesco, Del Monte and Cadbury, putting it on target to break the £8m barrier this year. Read
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Bonus bonanza hits home
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
Last year's bonus bonanza in the City of London has provided a windfall of clients for a wealth management and tax advisory firm in the North-East. Read
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Partners in tune with instrument
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
A new-style harmonica designed and marketed by a North-East company is set to breathe fresh life into the historic instrument. Read
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140 laundry jobs are hanging in the balance
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
More than 140 laundry workers' jobs are hanging in the balance on Wearside after their parent company plunged into administration. Read
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Caroline set for a right royal day at Palace
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
Rural entrepreneur Caroline Dickinson will be given the royal seal of approval later today. Read
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Bookmaker places its bets
Feb 14 2007 | Archive
Bookmaker Neville Porter will float on the Stock Exchange later this month in a bid to grow the on-line side of its historic betting business. Read
