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Feelings mixed overTescostore

THE opening of a new Tesco Express store on Teesside will result in mixed fortunes for the small business community, it is claimed. Read

Business leaders go head-to-head

NEXT week in nebusiness we launch the first in a new series profiling Rising Stars of industry and commerce. Sean Crooks and David Allanson founded the creative media company 3rd Dimension Creations in Middlesbrough, which is leading the digital revolution on Teesside. Read

DAWN OF A NEW ERA FOR PROCESS INDUSTRY

THE process sector is the jewel in the crown of British industry and represents 60% of Teesside’s economy. Read

Changing ways on energy efficiency

AT PRESENT there is a great deal of emphasis on climate change and how we can all do our bit to reduce our carbon emissions. Read

It’s greener than you think

BUSINESS leaders in the UK have voted their home nation as the least environmentally friendly in Europe, according to the UPS Europe Business Monitor. Read

What the process industry is worth

THE process industry accounts for more than 60% of the Teesside economy. Read

EVERYONE has a story to tell – from the “Good Old Days” of their generation to fond recollections of events which could rekindle the memories of others.

Why not share your memories with our readers across the globe who regularly log on to our Gazette Live website? Read

Halfway there!

YOUR tremendous response to our Get A Better Life campaign has already seen hundreds of Teessiders pledging to change their habits. Read

ARRIVALS

Today: Prudence, Gunness; Athinoula, Londonderry. Read

Nursery workers preparing for new qualification deadline

NEW staff have joined Rosedene Nursery’s rapidly expanding Teesside team while others are undertaking some of the most advanced industry qualifications to ensure that they stay ahead of their game before new childcare rules come into place in 2010. Read

Skills scheme’s funding doubled

FUNDING has been doubled for a national training service, which has already worked with firms across the Tees Valley. Read

EEEEEEH!!!

That’s me being very excited this week for two reasons. Read

Hollywood strike action brings back memories

NOW I'm going to be very partisan. Read

Working 9 to 5?

TEES VALLEY businesses are abandoning the usual routine for something altogether more flexible, as SARAH JUDD has been finding out... Read

More are at home with a flexible way of working

THE number of North-east people working from home has grown by more than 56% since 1999 and it’s not only proving good for families, but also good for business. Read

Thewindsofchange

THE winds of change are blowing through the Tees Valley, lifting the economy and bringing in their wake multi-million pound opportunities for companies in the turbine supply chain. Read

UK bosses among best for offering flexible working hours

UK BOSSES are among the most understanding in Europe, when it comes to negotiating family-friendly working hours. Read

The boss

DEREK RICHARDSON, above, is the Middlesbrough-based general manager for the North-east and Cumbria at BT Open Reach. Read

Helping to get the balance right for women

INTRODUCING flexible working practices will be crucial to key North-east industries if they are to overcome a massive skills shortage by attracting more female employees. Read

BUSINESSES can find out more about the opportunities being created by the remarkable and rapid growth of the Tees Valley’s renewable energy and recycling sectors on Thursday, January 31, and Friday, February 1, when the RTV’s Energy and Environment Fair 2008 takes place at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium. Full details of the event, which provides an annual showcase for the environmental industry sectors, are available at www.energyandenvironmentfair.co.uk

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