THE UK’s banks missed targets for lending to smaller businesses in 2011 by more than £1bn, but exceeded the overall lending target in Project Merlin.Read
THE system engineer working on the world’s largest telescope told delegates at a national space conference in the North East that there were “substantial opportunities” for British companies to get involved in the project.Read
IT emerged former Boro hero Bernie Slaven could have died after falling victim to carbon monoxide poisoning. The ex-Middles- brough striker and radio star had decided to light a coal fire at his home near Great Ayton. But Bernie ended up in hospital after apparently being poisoned by the fumes.Read
THE North East is to be the powerhouse of a new centre which aims to grow renewable energy companies and will get £50m Government funding over the next five years.Read
BUSINESSES in Middlesbrough town centre are being urged to have their say on plans for a Business Improvement District (BID) before a ballot takes place in the spring.Read
A DEMOLITION man who started his own company the day he was made redundant is one of the first to join the race to be named the North East’s most promising entrepreneur.Read
ARE you one of the North’s most exciting digital companies? If you think your team is using digital technology in an exciting way, you’ve got until March 5 to stake your claim for a Big Chip award.Read
DEMAND is outpacing supply at cherry-picker maker Tanfield but the company says it has resolved many of the problems with suppliers that were unable to keep pace with growth in the market.Read
A SIX-FIGURE Government grant boost could help Wilton’s Centre for Process Innovation lead the way in bringing an energy-from-waste process to market.Read
