Feb
2008
Articles from 5th Feb 2008
-
Trust there when former cab driver needed friend
Feb 05 2008 | Business News
THREE years ago, as Middlesbrough cabbie Abid Hussain was taking a rare break from the behind the wheel to tend his garden, he was struck by what he thought was nothing more than an eye infection. Read
-
Olivant pulls out of bid for Northern Rock
Feb 05 2008 | Business News
ONE OF the front runners in the bidding for Northern Rock pulled out yesterday, leaving the field open to a consortium led by Richard Branson's Virgin group and the Rock's own management team. Read
-
Heaters ban is slammed
Feb 05 2008 | Business News
TEES Valley pubs and restaurants have slammed proposals to ban air polluting patio heaters as “totally unnecessary” and claim it could cost them millions of pounds in lost revenue. Read
-
£3.7bn bid for Mitchell & Butlers
Feb 05 2008 | Business News
EMBATTLED pub group Mitchell & Butlers said it was “far too early” to say whether a proposed takeover would have any impact on its Tees Valley operations. Read
-
Station plans to be leaner and greener
Feb 05 2008 | Business News
A PROPOSED £500m “green” upgrade to one of the world’s largest old generation combined heat and power plants has taken a step forward on Teesside. Read
-
Punch ready to land knock-out blow on reeling M&B
Feb 05 2008 | Business News
PUNCH Taverns has confirmed plans to create a £3.7bn pub giant by merging with troubled rival Mitchells & Butlers. Read
-
Microsoft ‘planning coup at Yahoo!’
Feb 05 2008 | Business News
MICROSOFT is said to be preparing a boardroom coup at Yahoo! if the internet search engine fails to accept its £22.4bn bid. Read
-
Tyne yards to share in £3.9bn carrier work
Feb 05 2008 | Business News
SCORES of North-East workers are expected to be transferred to work in Barrow after two Tyneside shipyards were earmarked to undertake work on two new Royal Navy aircraft carriers. Read
-
Howard joins Northern Racing as a director
Feb 05 2008 | Business News
FORMER Tory leader Michael Howard has become a director of the company behind Newcastle and Sedgefield racecourses. Read
-
I want a recession says Ryanair chief
Feb 05 2008 | Business News
ABUDGET airline chief has forecast that the UK is heading for a recession and that this would be “great for the aviation industry”. Read
-
Confident Sage expected to hit record high sales
Feb 05 2008 | Business News
SOFTWARE company Sage has said it is confident of seeing sales leap to a record high after a “good” start to the financial year means it will hit growth targets. Read
-
Grainger buys German company in £34m deal
Feb 05 2008 | Business News
THE UK’s biggest residential landlord is significantly extending its reach into foreign markets with the purchase of a German property firm for £34m. Read
-
Disabled people get help to start firms
Feb 05 2008 | Business News
A CHARITY has revealed plans to build a £15m centre for North-East entrepreneurs with disabilities, which could create 300 jobs. Read
