LOW-COST overseas producers and a fall in orders have been blamed for the planned closure of a County Durham fridge-making factory which employs 181 people.Read
STOCKTON engineering firm Francis Brown has bucked the economic gloom by winning contracts worth more than £1m - its biggest ever influx of orders.Read
NATWEST has opened the doors of three Teesside branches on Saturdays. Branches in Hartlepool, Billingham and Redcar are now open six days a week following the results of customer feedback questionnaires. NatWest is doubling the number of branches is has open for business on Saturdays, from 343 to 686.Read
THE growth of the region’s oil and gas sector may lead to levels of industrial activity on the Tyne not witnessed since the heyday of shipbuilding.Read
BUDGET carrier Ryanair said yesterday its flights from Teesside would not be affected by a decision to ground twice as many planes as usual over the winter period in an effort to cut costs.Read
Preparation is key when it comes to employment tribunals, says James Wilders of Newcastle law firm Dickinson Dees, as nebusiness prepares for another in its successful series of mock hearings.Read
AS A Bank of England survey revealed corporate credit lines had tightened more than expected over the past three months, the RBS climbed aboard a battle bus on Teesside to convince bosses that it was still open for business.Read
