Nov
2007
Articles from 30th Nov 2007
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Entrepreneurs pit wits against bosses
Nov 30 2007 | Business News
SOME of the region’s budding entrepreneurs have been pitting their wits against some top investors at St James’s Park in order to help get their businesses off the ground. Read
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Seaward looks to grow its exports
Nov 30 2007 | Business News
AN electronics company has shifted the last of its four key brands to the North-East, which it hopes will help boost turnover. Read
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Profits soar at Grainger
Nov 30 2007 | Business News
BRITAIN’S largest residential landlord Grainger has posted a 62% rise in annual pre-tax profit and said it had little to fear from short-term price fluctuations in Britain’s housing market. Read
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Festive rush yet to begin
Nov 30 2007 | Business News
HIGH street sales are showing signs of resilience, but a Christmas sales rush is yet to materialise, according to a study . Read
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Furniture stores in closure
Nov 30 2007 | Business News
A SMALL chain of furniture retailers from Sunderland has been taken over by administrators. Read
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Worries that credit crisis may worsen
Nov 30 2007 | Business News
THERE may be worse to come in the credit crunch crippling financial markets, putting borrowers and businesses at risk of a clampdown on lending, the Governor of the Bank of England warned yesterday. Read
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Public jobs expansion can drive new growth
Nov 30 2007 | Business News
CONCERNS have been raised after it emerged that 47,000 jobs have been created in the North-East’s public sector in the last five years – as the number of jobs in the private sector fell by 12,000. Read
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More aid for Rock as squeeze predicted
Nov 30 2007 | Business News
NORTHERN Rock appears to have borrowed another £2.7bn from the Bank of England this week amid signs of a further tightening in financial markets. Read
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DWP staff to stage strike
Nov 30 2007 | Business News
THOUSANDS of workers in Jobcentres, benefit offices and other government centres are to stage a 48-hour strike in a bitter dispute over Read
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Shock and anger at Remploy closures
Nov 30 2007 | Business News
DISABLED workers were today left reeling over confirmation two Teesside factories will close for good. Read
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Turbo-charged expansion
Nov 30 2007 | Business News
A TEESSIDE engineering business has invested £640,000 in new premises to accommodate its ongoing expansion. Read
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Slow start to Christmas
Nov 30 2007 | Business News
HIGH street sales are continuing to grow, but retailers will need a late Christmas rush if hopes for a strong performance are to materialise, business leaders said today Read
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Grainger’s soaring profits boost price
Nov 30 2007 | Business News
THE UK’s largest quoted landlord, Grainger, announced results for the year ended September 30. The Newcastle based company reported a 62% rise in pre-tax profit to £77.5m. Read
