Jun
2008
Articles from 20th Jun 2008
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Times are getting hard
Jun 20 2008 | Business News
BANKRUPTCIES in the North East have soared to seven times the national average this year. Read
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Go-Ahead on course for big hike in profits
Jun 20 2008 | Business News
BUS and train operator Go-Ahead has defied the increasing oil price by keeping costs down and now expects a “significant” profit increase by the end of its financial year. Read
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Food manufacturer re-opening factory with 75 new recruits
Jun 20 2008 | Business News
A FOOD manufacturer which closed one of its North East plants two years ago is finally set to re-open the factory and is looking to fill 75 new positions by the end of the year. Read
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150 jobs pay price of economic downturn
Jun 20 2008 | Business News
THE economic downturn has cost more than 150 North East jobs at two companies making machines for the construction industry. Read
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Go-Ahead issues positive update
Jun 20 2008 | Business News
IN THE regional portfolio, bus and rail operator Go-Ahead Group announced a positive trading update to the market. Read
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Caterpillar jobs go as slump hits home
Jun 20 2008 | Business News
FURTHER evidence that the housebuilding industry is under the most severe pressure for 20 years came with news that Stockton-based Caterpillar UK has shed 75 temporary workers. Read
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Don’t get caught in the TV licence net, firms warned
Jun 20 2008 | Business News
THE TV Licensing Authority has warned it will blitz Middlesbrough bosses if they see they a repeat of last year’s illegal sports viewing on firms’ time. Read
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Gieve ‘sorry’ over Rock deal
Jun 20 2008 | Business News
THE OUTGOING deputy governor of the Bank of England told Tees Valley business leaders that he was “sorry” the Bank had not managed to broker a private rescue deal for Northern Rock. Read
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Cummins shows the way forward with girl power!
Jun 20 2008 | Business News
A TEES Valley firm is urging more females to take up the engineering challenge after being nominated for a national award for attracting the fairer sex into its workforce. Read
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POTASH HIT BY PENSIONS ROW
Jun 20 2008 | Business News
A FURIOUS row has broken out over pension rights at Loftus mining firm Cleveland Potash. Read
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Compensation fight firm looks at appeal
Jun 20 2008 | Business News
A NOVICE developer which was soundly defeated in a £10m compensation battle with two major regeneration agencies is now considering an appeal. Read
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Debts rise as borrowers struggle
Jun 20 2008 | Business News
HALIFAX Bank of Scotland has revealed £1bn in write-downs and warned that house prices could now fall 9% this year. Read
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Retail sales reach their peak
Jun 20 2008 | Business News
THE prospect of an interest rate hike has loomed with news that retail sales rose by an “astounding” 3.5% last month – the biggest since records began more than 20 years ago. Read
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JEZ DAVISON
Jun 20 2008 | Business News
CUT price houses for one weekend only... In a move more usually associated with high street retailers, builder Barratt is touting homes at two sites in Teesside this weekend as being available at bargain basement prices. Read
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25% hike in new business at bank
Jun 20 2008 | Business News
PROPERTY finance specialist Dunbar Bank has reported a 25% hike in new North East business as the company celebrates its 10th anniversary in the region. Read
