Oct
2007
Articles from 18th Oct 2007
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Latest shipping arrivals and departures
Oct 18 2007 | Business News
Today: Chembulk Houston, Rotterdam; Containerships VI, Copenhagen Read
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‘New era’ as BLNE sets up central HQ
Oct 18 2007 | Business News
BUSINESS Link North East (BLNE) has moved into new regional headquarters. Read
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CTEB follows green way
Oct 18 2007 | Business News
CORUS Tubes Energy Business has signed up to a lean green manufacturing project that it hopes will slash its energy bills. Read
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Unemployment down across region
Oct 18 2007 | Business News
THE number of people out of work in the Tees Valley fell by more than 350 last month. Read
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Still banking on homes
Oct 18 2007 | Business News
BRITONS remain confident in the housing market with almost two-thirds of people expecting prices to continue increasing, research showed today. Read
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Alarm bells ring despite job figures
Oct 18 2007 | Business News
EXPERTS have given gloomy predictions about jobs, despite official figures showing a record number of people in work and the 12th consecutive monthly fall in the number of people claiming jobseeker’s allowance. Read
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Peter Jackson column
Oct 18 2007 | Business News
ACCORDING to the Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, our troops in Iraq are currently engaged in “transitioning”. Read
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Paint additive could make pots of money
Oct 18 2007 | Business News
A PAINT additive developed by a chemist at Durham University is tipped to become a multi-million pound money spinner. Dr Andy Whiting has been working with two colleagues from the University of Manchester to develop what is known as a ‘crosslinker’. Read
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Smoothie bar chain on way
Oct 18 2007 | Business News
A FORMER newsagent has launched a chain of smoothie bars in the North- East after getting bored with his old job. Jora Bassi will open his first Pura store in Sunderland at the end of this month. Read
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Unwelcome bid could drain last jobs at S&N
Oct 18 2007 | Business News
BREWER Scottish & Newcastle has described a joint takeover bid by Carlsberg and Heineken as “unsolicited and unwelcome”. The company with a long North-East heritage now employs just 80 people at its Federation Brewery in Gateshead Read
