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2008
Articles from 18th Nov 2008
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Hotel, leisure and tourism – tapping into potential
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
IT is widely acknowledged that the hotel, leisure and tourism sector is an expanding and important part of the North East economy. The category supports more than 10% of the region’s workforce and although estimates are difficult because of the massive range of jobs it covers, it is thought that nearly 100,000 workers are employed in the industry in the region. Read
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NORTHUMBERLAND PARTNERSHIP WORKING TO PROMOTE TOURISM JOB OPPORTUNITIES.
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
THE North East Employer Coalition is working closely with partners from the North East Tourism Skills Alliance Group, with assistance from the Sector Skills Council – People 1st, via a programme called the Tourism Academy 2008. Read
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Introducing employment and support allowance
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
THERE is now a new way of helping people with an illness or disability to move into work. Read
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LOOKING FOR PEOPLE, PEOPLE?
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
A lot of our customers have skills that are transferable into jobs in the hospitality sector Read
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ONE of the architects of the rapidly developing employment and skills strategy in the Tyne & Wear City Region has welcomed the Green Paper “No-one written off” as an important step in a new approach to closer working between government departments, local authorities, partner organisations and employers.
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
Martin Swales, strategic director of development at North Tyneside Council said: “The most important outcome from this Green Paper will be the impact on individuals. The paper’s success will be measured by the degree to which it makes a difference to those who access the support services available, particularly in terms of the mentoring on offer to steer them through what is often an arduous journey to gaining skills and sustainable work. Read
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Undefined Headline
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
We are delighted to endorse and support the North East Tourism Academy Read
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EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIP AWARDS
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
JOBCENTRE Plus is proud to announce the second annual Local Employment Partnership (LEP) Awards 2009 and we want you to be a part of the celebrations. Read
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DO YOU NEED HELP WITH REDUNDANCIES?
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
REDUNDANCIES can be difficult for employers and their employees to deal with. Jobcentre Plus works with a range of partners to help minimise the impact and can often provide help and advice to employers when redundancies are taking place. Read
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NEXT STEPS
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
LOOK for work at www.jobcentreplus.co.uk Read
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Part time no barrier for Christopher
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
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Getting out and about
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
Your guide to what's on at our nature reserves Read
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Put dignity and health on your festive gifts list
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
WITH the festive season fast approaching, it will soon be time to start thinking about gift ideas for friends and relatives. WaterAid, Northumbrian Water’s adopted, international charity, has a range of refreshingly thoughtful life-saving gifts that will put an end to any present-buying problems. Read
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No cash? No problem as technology helps Northumberland go greener
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
A NEW easy–pay system at waste disposal sites is making it even more convenient for businesses in Northumberland to go green. Read
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Business gets help in developing power and energy solutions
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
AS energy and fuel prices continue to rise, Northumberland County Council is playing a major part in helping businesses go green. Read
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Jump on human sundial to discover your wildlife time
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
NORTHUMBERLAND Wildlife Trust has received a very generous cash boost from Northumberland National Park’s Sustainable Development Fund, which will allow it to develop its Gateway to the Wild project at Kielder Water and Forest Park. Read
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Composting ideal to get rid of waste and benefit the garden
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
Darren Smith Read
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Claim eco funding – but do it now
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
GREEN support services provider eaga is urging local authorities and housing associations across the UK to apply for funding from the Low Carbon Buildings Programme before it runs out next year. Read
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Top autumn and winter composting tips
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
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Use waste wisely to help your garden grow
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
AS AUTUMN leaves fall, this is a great time to take one simple step towards a greener lifestyle – composting. Read
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Have fun volunteering to get involved in outdoors
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
DURHAM County Council’s Countryside Group offers many opportunities to get involved, choose whichever suits you. You could join the Durham Voluntary Countryside Ranger Service (DVCRS) and: Read
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Making your life more sustainable
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
Sue Longstone Read
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There are lots of useful items that will help
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
THE Arketype trailer showcases simple measures that can be designed into any home or business and demonstrates how flood products can be used to protect your home and/or business in times of a flood. Read
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Actions you can take to prevent threat to our natural world
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
CLIMATE change is a massive threat to the natural world we value so much. Read
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Consultants get bogged down in the beauty of nature
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
AGROUP of volunteers from Accenture, the Jesmond-based management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, recently left consulting behind for the day and spent a day of satisfying hard work with Northumberland Wildlife Trust. Read
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JBT to drive forward as it reaches a milestone
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
THIS year has been a milestone year for JBT Waste Services of Northumberland. Graham Palmer has just been appointed managing director of the growing company after five years as financial director. The move sees John Binks, who has built up the company over four decades, move to chief executive officer. Read
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Why homes will feel a warm glow this winter
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
GATESHEAD Housing Company has teamed up with a North East organisation which specialises in fighting fuel poverty to help create warmer and more environmentally friendly homes in the winter for residents of two Gateshead estates. Read
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Rising to a recycling challenge
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
There are many small things we can do to live in a more sustainable fashion. On South Tyneside, green group Groundwork is working on two important projects to help improve all our futures, as Amy Hunt found out Read
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Helping home owners enjoy a warm winter
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
AS THE dark nights draw closer, one organisation is working harder than any to ensure residents across the region will be having a warm and cosy winter. Read
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Wildlife charity puts out SOS for volunteers
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
NORTHUMBERLAND Wildlife Trust is calling for members of the public with a little spare time on their hands and fond memories of TV’s Blue Peter and sticky back plastic to get in touch. Read
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Dedicated team works around the clock to help
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
DAY or night, if an environmental incident occurs, the Environment Agency’s operations delivery team is on call to respond to it. From a major pollution incident such as oil and chemical spills, to flooding, the team is deployed to take action. Read
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Cubes mimic salmon and migrate upriver
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
OVER the past 10 months, you will have seen the Tyne Salmon Trail cubes migrating along the River Tyne, mimicking the journey of the magnificent Tyne salmon. Read
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Money-saving deals to keep you warm
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
CASTLE Morpeth Borough Council residents can benefit from the best offer around on the insulation front by simply ringing Northumberland Warm Zone and having an insulation survey done completely free. Read
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We have all got a bit too much on our plates
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
IF someone told you to go to the supermarket and then throw a third of your shopping straight in the bin, you’d think they were crazy. Read
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Stay healthy in the warm zone
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
Dave Stephens Read
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Living the sustainable dream
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
IF build affordable zero carbon status homes is considered a real challenge to the industry, Groundwork South Tyneside & Newcastle is raising the bar even higher with a project to design and build eight carbon negative homes. Read
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Partnership aims to deliver tough recycling targets
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
AWARD-WINNING building company Rok has chosen Northumberland-based JBT Waste Services as its recycling services provider to cover the entire North East region. Read
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Get set for law change on energy performance
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
DURHAM County Council’s Trading Standards Service is working to ensure that business properties are geared up for the law change which requires information on the energy performance of buildings to be available to those renting or buying. Read
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Airport bosses set their sights on care for planet
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
When you jet off on holiday, the first thing on your mind is probably not recycling. But thanks to Newcastle International Airport, there are ways you can go green with next to no effort, as Amy Hunt finds out. Read
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Take just 10 minutes to think about going green in energy saving week
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
R ESIDENTS in the North East are more likely than our European counterparts to use leftover food or share a bath in an effort to save energy and money, according to new research. Read
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Be water-wise and cut your carbon footprint
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
THE North East is a region that is blessed with an abundance of water and the water network is underpinned by Kielder Reservoir, Northern Europe’s largest man-made lake. Kielder holds a staggering 200,000 million litres of water – that’s two billion bath-fulls. Read
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Steelworks on site at £50m waste treatment plant
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
PLANS to build one of the world’s largest steam autoclave recycling plants on the banks of the River Tyne in Gateshead are steaming ahead on time. Read
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Green light for energy recovery
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
PLANS for a state-of-the-art energy recovery centre at Haverton Hill, near Billingham have been approved. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council’s planning committee gave unanimous backing for the North East Energy Recovery Centre – NEERC – which will be built on land adjacent to the company’s existing Tees Valley energy-from- waste facility. Read
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Award-winning garden grows in pastel shades for mill team
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
THE unlikely duo of loo roll and gardening were brought together in a presentation. An award-winning garden has been installed in the grounds of SCA’s Prudhoe Mill for workers and visitors. Read
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Focus on the wonder of nature
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
OVER the past month, young people from all over Tyne and Wear have been taking an extra special interest in their environment as part of the Newcastle Science City schools ‘Science and Nature’ photo competition. Read
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New car park keeps Metro users on track
Nov 18 2008 | Archive
METRO’S newest multi-storey car park is to open on December 1, Nexus announced recently. The 400-space park-and-ride at Northumberland Park is ideally situated to attract drivers from the congested A19 and A186 roads in North Tyneside. Read
