THE WORKFORCE ON Teesside is well equipped to meet the challenge of a new nuclear future, following announcement yesterday that the government will back a building programme. Read
AS THE UK’s biggest housebuilder announced a 14% fall in forward sales for 2008, Tees Valley developers and regeneration chiefs were confident that the credit crisis would not delay projects in the area. Read
SHARES in sofa retailer ScS Upholstery plunged by 20% yesterday – the latest blow for the firm which has seen its stock value fall by around 90% in the last 12 months.Read
THE Bank of England’s decision to keep interest rates on hold has provoked a mixed reaction, but business organisations are united in expecting a cut in the cost of borrowing next month.Read
SCOTTISH & Newcastle has continued to frustrate Carlsberg and Heineken after the UK firm rejected another takeover approach from the brewing giants.Read
THE FTSE 100 yesterday dipped to close 50 points down at 6222.7. Many had been waiting with bated breath for the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee’s interest rate announcement, most hoping for a cut to stimulate the sluggish economy.Read
SERIAL pub company entrepreneur John Sands is toasting a healthy profit after sparking a remarkable turnaround at a 90-outlet chain he bought and sold with two business partners – in just six months.Read
