HOPES of a stronger economic recovery in the first quarter have been winged by official figures showing a sharp fall in manufacturing output during snowbound January.Read
THOUSANDS of Northern Rock staff will receive bonuses of up to £3,000. The windfall comes as a reward for helping the bank slash its losses last year, it was announced today.Read
NORTHERN Rock will reveal this week how far its trading has improved as it prepares to sell off its strongest business back into the private sector.Read
A MINING company has warned that its strong growth could be curtailed after the Government called on it to ramp up the production of gritting salt as part of efforts to keep Britain's roads open during the cold snap.Read
THE North East's biggest recruitment agency is hoping to grow its profits once again after a tough couple of years for a sector which has seen many rivals crumble or disappear.Read
BUS and train giant Arriva's profits have dropped during what it called a "challenging" year when passengers struggled with the recession and it was hit with a £60m rise in fuel prices.Read
A NORTH East family clothing business has been sold to a Hong Kong-based company in a £173m deal, landing its three main directors with a lucrative cash windfall.Read
BUS users are keeping Go-Ahead's profits on the road but the Newcastle public transport giant's income has fallen in what it said was still a "difficult" economic environment.Read
BARRATT has narrowed its losses and grown its order book but said greater mortgage availability remained vital to support the housing market's recovery.Read
A PRINTING company has invested £600,000 in new machinery which has helped it to break into the financial services sector - and the firm expects to add £5m to its turnover as a result.Read
NEWCASTLE United owner Mike Ashley's Sports Direct group looks set to scupper a recovery plan at rival Blacks Leisure after it bought 28.5% of the outdoor retailer’s shares.Read
