Aug
2008
Articles from 26th Aug 2008
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Do you believe Britain is heading for a recession? Go to nebusiness.co.uk/vote and register “yes” or “no”. And why not joint the debate in our on-line business forum at nebusiness.co.uk/forum
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
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Do you believe Britain is heading for a recession? Go to nebusiness.co.uk/vote and register “yes” or “no”. And why not joint the debate in our on-line business forum at nebusiness.co.uk/forum
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
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TEAM PICKS
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
Aurora wrote: I recognise a few of the ice hockey players (they were the Cleveland Bombers) but I was only about eight at that time so I don’t remember them all. Read
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From our archives is this great picture of Middlesbrough Cricket Club’s batsmen when they were playing Saltburn in June 1967.
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
Front row from left to right: M Tate, R Wilson, B Allum, M Old, D Barlow. Back row: A Old, N Pearson, J M Mordue, R Ward. Read
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BORO fan Adrian Carr was set to lose his precious season ticket and end up with a criminal record ... for falling asleep at the Riverside.
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
When a steward woke him at the end of the game he was arrested. Boro legend Bernie Slaven - Adrian's boyhood hero - branded the arrest "ludicrous". Read
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Daring cinema trips that had the X factor
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
DO YOU remember the thrill of going to see your first “X” certificate film, especially if you were actually under the age of 16? Read
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A shop window on the retail future
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
Hang on to your hats. The Big Bang is about to happen all over again... in cyberspace. JEZ DAVISON puts on his visionary 3D specs and imagines the commercial fruits from a virtual garden of Eden taking root on Teesside Read
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Predicting a fashion trend will be simple
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
TEESSIDE University’s innovative technology has caught the attention of one of Teesside’s most colourful retail entrepreneurs. Read
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NEW REALITY
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
THE high street that never shuts, the business park that’s fully occupied before the first brick is laid, and the ability to fly from an airport that hasn’t even been built. Read
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‘Human knowledge is still important to us’
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
“IF it helps to generate new business or saves us money, it can only be a good thing. It could have a major effect on what we build in the future.” Read
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Software may fix housing problem
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
AN ESTATE agent is hoping revolutionary “third world” technology can address a fundamental problem in the local housing market. Read
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August 28: BOOKKEEPING for start-up businesses, Belle Vue Community Centre, Hartlepool, 5.30-8.30pm, free. Call Helen Manners on 01642 608316 or email helenmanners@fivelamps.org.uk
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
August 29: INSTITUTE of Digital Innovation, Teesside University. Workshop on PR for the Creative Industries, 9.30am-12.30pm, free. To book call Jude Wilkinson on 01642 384330 or email jude@thedigitalcity.org Read
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AS staff continue to be shed from the property and service sectors in the North-east, JAMES WILDERS from Dickinson Dees LLP, joint organisers of our mock employment tribunal in November with Weightman Associates, looks at the legal dangers inherent in lay-offs
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
WITH the recent global crisis in financial markets and some analysts predicting that by the end of the year about 20,000 jobs will have been lost in London’s financial district alone, many businesses are preparing to ride out the economic downturn and resulting reduction in their financial performance. Read
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Rock is looking far from solid...
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
JEZ DAVISON believes a £3bn Government injection might not save the crumbling Northern Rock... Read
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Bard fires passion for tackling job
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
WHEN the legendary Sam Wanamaker sits you down in your early twenties and offers you a job on one of the most exciting artistic projects to come out of London in years, you don’t say no. Read
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STOCKTON-based Reflex Vehicle Solutions has made a triple appointment to fast-track ambitious growth plans.
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
Aiming to treble turnover to £75m in three years, the vehicle rental firm has recruited Pat Kelly and Jeff Mohammed as national business development managers to grow its client base in Scotland and the North of England. Read
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THE accolades have attracted the backing of major sponsors, including Dickinson Dees, CBI, Miller, Baker Tilly, North Star, Newcastle University Business School, Royal Bank of Scotland, UBS, University of Teesside Business School, University of Newcastle Business School, Knight Frank and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
Paul Woolston, senior partner of sponsors PricewaterhouseCoopers, Newcastle, gives his view from the top Read
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Good service wins big new contract
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
THE Co-operative Group has appointed Sanderson Weatherall to provide professional advice on over 600 head lease operational rent reviews and lease renewals across the North of England. A team of landlord and tenant specialists from its Teesside, Newcastle, Leeds and Manchester offices will handle the transactions, which encompass a range of businesses including retail, health, travel and funerals. Read
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TWO working mums are on a crusade to help companies save money on their fuel bills and make Teesside’s roads safer.
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
Julie Craig and Deborah Strickley, who run the Ab Fab Driving School in Skelton, have launched a separate training firm which, from September, will run driver skills awareness and development programmes - including courses on vehicle maintenance and eco-friendly driving techniques. Read
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£10k is hall right by us
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
A TEESSIDE community centre is improving its facilities for more than 60 groups and charities thanks to a £10,000 grant from UK Steel Enterprise’s special Community Support Fund. Read
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Tasty opportunity in centre of town
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
A POPULAR Italian restaurant in Hartlepool’s historic town centre is on the market. Read
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Group targets a pub on Tees
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
A FAST-EXPANDING North-east pub operator is in talks to purchase an unnamed pub on Teesside. Read
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Legacy to celebrate
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
THE search to find the stars of the North-east business world in our North-East Business Executive of the Year Awards 2008 continues. This week we profile last year’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner. Read
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Quality counts - not results
Aug 26 2008 | Archive
DESPITE record A-level and GCSE results this year, British business is suffering from a dearth of good quality labour, according to new research. Read
