NORTH East business leaders last night welcomed the Bank of England’s “bold” 1.5% cut in interest rates but added their voices to demands that lenders pass on the reduction to businesses and borrowers.Read
NEW figures show there has been a slowdown in the number of North East companies entering insolvency in the last quarter – although it is still 41% higher than the same period last year.Read
A FAST-GROWING recycling company has got the final £4m it needs to complete a £14m expansion at a plastic bottle reprocessing plant – which when complete will be one of the biggest in the world.Read
TAKE one former French footballer, add a top-class Parisian chef, and blend carefully with a significant amount of North East initiative. Marinate, then serve up Newcastle’s latest fast-food business venture to prove a huge success.Read
A GROUNDBREAKING Gazette-backed Teesside conference bringing employers and teachers together in the wake of one of the biggest shake-ups in the education system was told a cultural change needed to take place between business and education if the new 14-19 diploma was to become the success it deserved to be.Read
PUBLIC and private sector group the North East Fraud Forum (NEFF) has called on the Government to work more closely with it in its new £20m drive to fight fraud.Read
A NEW rail link from Teesport to Scotland will take larger container units direct from ship to northern distribution centre in the first stage of PD Port’s strategy to integrate the port with the national network.Read
