DIVORCE, bereavement or missing out on a promotion are pushing middle-aged women from work and into starting their own companies, says new research.Read
A POSITIVE day for the FTSE saw property and banking stocks leading the way with the Alliance and Leicester 8.82% higher and Royal Bank of Scotland up 5.03%.Read
ONE of the North East’s leading providers of contact centre and distribution services has created 50 jobs following a deal with one of Europe’s largest suppliers of recycling containers.Read
TEES businessmen have given the Government a huge thumbs-down over its treatment of Northern Rock, with 71.4% believing it was a mistake to nationalise the stricken bank.Read
CREATIVE firms on Teesside, which are in line to benefit from £7.5bn that the government announced for the sector yesterday, are being asked what skills they need to help them grow.Read
Regional managing director Mr Wood said results across the group were “better than anticipated” and that WYG’s offices in Stockton and Newcastle had contributed around 5% of total revenues.Read
MIDDLESBROUGH mother and son Baristas Necita and Chris Pounder marked the start of Fairtrade fortnight by helping boost donations to the charity Coffee Kids.Read
YORKSHIRE-based Persimmon Homes, owner of Charles Church builders, which are involved in four developments on Teesside, said sales had slowed over the past two months.Read