Mar
2008
Articles from 6th Mar 2008
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Lottery for mega-rich needed
Mar 06 2008 | Business News
WHAT was the greatest achievement of John Major’s government? Against admittedly feeble competition from Black Wednesday, the Maastricht Treaty and the cones hotline, the answer surely has to be the creation of the National Lottery. Read
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ITV profits fall despite Grade turnaround plan
Mar 06 2008 | Business News
ITV boss Michael Grade insisted that his turnaround plan had attracted viewers and advertisers back to the broadcaster as he posted a fall in profits of more than a third. Read
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Builder renowned for its quality suffers collapse
Mar 06 2008 | Business News
HOUSEBUILDER Wilcomm has collapsed with the loss of 26 jobs as the delicate state of the construction industry claims another scalp. Read
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Henson planning to open more car supermarkets
Mar 06 2008 | Business News
A RAPIDLY-growing retailer says it has plans to open two more North East car supermarkets which would nearly double its sales to £60m as it celebrates the success of two new sites in the region. Read
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It's the height of ambition
Mar 06 2008 | Business News
THE tallest building in the North East is being planned for a key development site in the centre of Sunderland. Read
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Rok bucks trends to set seventh record
Mar 06 2008 | Business News
TEESSIDE-based builders Rok defied the national trend for downbeat results in the construction industry today by reporting a seventh successive year of record results. Read
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Wellstream shares up by 5.6%
Mar 06 2008 | Business News
THE FTSE 100 Index managed to recover some of the week’s loses, following an opening rally on Wall Street. Read
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Stone firm goes national
Mar 06 2008 | Business News
SPECIALIST STONE workers, F Jones Cleveland, a leading contender in tonight’s Tees Valley Business Awards, which has invested more than £6m in its Middlesbrough factory over the last year, is set to launch a new national division. Read
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‘Big freeze’ strikers return to work
Mar 06 2008 | Business News
CONSTRUCTION workers who walked off site in an alleged row over tea-making at Teesside’s Sabic site have returned to work. Read
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Asda fashionstore to shut
Mar 06 2008 | Business News
A FLAGSHIP retailer in Middlesbrough’s Mall is to close, less than 18 months after it moved into one of the largest, purpose-built units at the centre. Read
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Transport policy in a muddle
Mar 06 2008 | Business News
THE Highways Agency doesn’t intend to look at major improvements to the A1 until 2015. Read
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Fuel duty rise will threaten small hauliers
Mar 06 2008 | Business News
WITHIN a matter of weeks chancellor Alistair Darling is expected to increase fuel duty by 2p. The increase may not sound like it will impact hugely on drivers’ wallets, but it could be a life-threatening change to small haulage operators in the region. Read
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21st Century calls at castle
Mar 06 2008 | Business News
ALNWICK Castle has undergone a £50,000 technology upgrade to bring its communications into the 21st Century. Read
