Jul
2008
Articles from 3rd Jul 2008
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Jobs cuts in construction sector continue
Jul 03 2008 | Business News
HUNDREDS of job losses are hitting the housebuilding sector in the North East, a union leader said last night, in the wake of the country’s biggest housebuilder Taylor Wimpey announcing new problems. Read
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Breaking news: Rescue deal for SCS
Jul 03 2008 | Business News
JOBS at ScS have been saved but shareholders will lose out after a rescue deal was put together to prevent the collapse of the 96-store furniture chain. Read
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Breaking news: Jobs under threat at Barratt Developments
Jul 03 2008 | Business News
Around 1,000 jobs at housebuilder Barratt Developments were under threat today as the firm struggles with a slowing housing market. Read
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North restaurants included in top 100 list
Jul 03 2008 | Business News
THREE Newcastle restaurant groups – Gusto UK, The Café 21 Group and the Black Door Group – are today named among the best in the UK in the 2008 Restaurant One Hundred list, compiled by Restaurant magazine. Read
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Cummins to axe 100 jobs
Jul 03 2008 | Business News
WORKERS at engineering firm Cummins’s Darlington plant have been “shell-shocked” by the news that 100 jobs are being axed, according to the union representing staff at the engine maker. Read
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GSK dominates leader board
Jul 03 2008 | Business News
THE FTSE 100 failed to hold on to its earlier gains with retailers weighing on the benchmark index. The FTSE 100 ended the midweek session 53.6 points lower at 5426.30. Read
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Warning of tough times after M&S sales fall
Jul 03 2008 | Business News
STORE group Marks & Spencer has surprised the City and worried fellow retailers with a profit warning and a forecast of tough years ahead. Read
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Coastal inn re-opens its doors
Jul 03 2008 | Business News
TWENTY jobs have been created with the completion of the first phase of a £1.65m revamp of a coastal hotel which has reopened for business. Read
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Search for star nears end
Jul 03 2008 | Business News
THE search for the inaugural winner of The Journal’s award for non-executive director of the year is nearly over. Read
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Fuel protest worthwhile
Jul 03 2008 | Business News
THE boss of a top Tees Valley trucking company said she was upbeat after the massive fuel protest by hauliers in central London. Read
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Entrepreneurs stay positive
Jul 03 2008 | Business News
NORTH-east entrepreneurs are more likely to drink wine than beer, love the local countryside, and would rather get behind the wheel of a Bentley than worry about their carbon emissions. Read
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Marine and engineering jobs surge
Jul 03 2008 | Business News
ENGINE maker Rolls-Royce plans to expand its North East training centre as it looks to increase the number of local apprentices it takes on. Read
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TNEI practises what it preaches
Jul 03 2008 | Business News
Even in the current economic turmoil businesses are looking to help the environment, some much more seriously than others. Peter McCusker reports on one of the region’s greenest companies. Read
