Dec
2009
Articles from 2nd Dec 2009
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Pub industry pays high price
Dec 02 2009 | Comment
ALCOHOL taxes have long been an easy revenue-raising exercise for chancellors. It’s hardly surprising, therefore, that the licensed trade has been dealt a raw deal recently. Read
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Training tackles skills shortage
Dec 02 2009 | Comment
SOME of the region's top hotels are reaping the rewards of a training scheme developed by the North East Employer Coalition (NEEC) and Jobcentre Plus. Read
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Rewarding efforts of small firms
Dec 02 2009 | Comment
SMALL companies are key to the growth of the North East economy and contribute billions of pounds to the UK’s wealth every year. Read
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Entrepreneurs' charity challenge kings revealed
Dec 02 2009 | Comment
COMPANIES from across the North East have celebrated the end of the Dickinson Dees Enterprise Charity Challenge (DDECC), which raised £45,000 for St Oswald's Hospice, at an awards and fundraising event in Jesmond. Read
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North can be part of power plan
Dec 02 2009 | Comment
NEXT week the news agenda will be dominated by the UN Copenhagen Summit as the world's major nations look to find agreement on measures to tackle climate change. Read
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Stock markets running out of steam
Dec 02 2009 | Comment
AFTER a stellar run since March, equity markets ran out off of puff in October. Since then, stock markets have failed to perform at anything like their pre-October pace. Read
