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Mar 12 2008
Brewers were left reeling by the double-whammy of a 6% rise in alcohol tax and a 4p hike in the price of a pint of beer....
Mar 12 2008
DEMAND FOR shared ownership housing schemes, which today were given a Budget boost with the announcement of new, government-backed loans, is growing in Tees....
Mar 12 2008
ALISTAIR Darling’s first budget was a "non-event" for businesses in the Tees Valley, with little on offer to stimulate growth and no real incentive for the renewables industry in particular....
Mar 12 2008
BAKERY chain Greggs yesterday reported record profits on the same day as boss Sir Mike Darrington announced he is to step down after 20 years in charge....
Mar 12 2008
BUSINESS organisations throughout the region will be waiting with bated breath today as Chancellor Alistair Darling holds the red box aloft and delivers his first Budget speech....
Mar 12 2008
A LEADING North East travel company has unveiled plans to expand its brand outside the region for the first time....
Mar 12 2008
D1 OILS founder Karl Watkin yesterday declined to comment on rumours that he is to mount a takeover bid for the biodiesel company....
Mar 12 2008
A FIREPLACE business born from the ashes of a company which had gone up in smoke with multi-million pound debts has unveiled ambitious expansion plans both at home and abroad....
Mar 12 2008
FIVE former students of Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College in Darlington went back to college recently to help inspire other ambitious students to follow in their footsteps....
Mar 12 2008
DUTCH industrial giant Hertel has announced plans to continue its expansion across the North East after snapping up a Teesside firm....
Mar 12 2008
DEALS are a key signpost to inform us of the economic health of our region and the quality of the work involved is a showcase for the talent of the professions – and our entrepreneurs....
Mar 12 2008
At boiling point...
Mar 12 2008
THE latest effort to ease the credit squeeze in money markets has been unveiled by central banks across the world....
Mar 12 2008
WHO’D run an airline? It has been a tough decade for the global aviation industry....
Mar 12 2008
MENTION the words ‘Sarbanes- Oxley’ to any American business executive, and you’re likely to get a response akin to the one you would elicit from a turkey if you asked it about its plans for the Christmas holidays....
Mar 12 2008
A LEADING independent school has recently completed a new £1.5m IT and science block with help from The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)....
Mar 12 2008
THE COMPANY behind The Mall shopping centre in Middlesbrough has been named in The Sunday Times’ poll of top 100 UK companies to work for....
Mar 12 2008
Gale force winds, driving rain and slate grey skies may drain the enthusiasm of many for the North East’s beaches this winter. But for a rising tide of surfers and the businesses which serve them the surf is most definitely up, writes Karen Dent....
Mar 12 2008
PROPOSALS to introduce a fourth tier of Extended Diplomas were welcomed by North East manufacturers as a further attempt to ensure the new curriculum delivers excellence....
Mar 12 2008
ENGINEERING and technology firms will be in Darlington this week to offer teenagers expert career advice....
