Feb
2009
Articles from 19th Feb 2009
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Airline bmi axes Durham Tees Valley's London route
Feb 19 2009 | Business News
DURHAM Tees Valley Airport has announced it is to lose its route to London Heathrow after carrier bmi revealed cost cutting measures amid tough trading conditions. Read
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Rig team offers hope
Feb 19 2009 | Business News
THE partnership leading the stalled SeaDragon project on Teesside is closing in on two other deals that could generate millions of pounds of investment and create hundreds of local jobs. Read
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Demonstrating how to cut bill
Feb 19 2009 | Business News
BUSINESS is hotting up for renewable energy installers in the Tees Valley, with more householders switching onto green power as utility bills continue to rise. Read
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Care staff are sought
Feb 19 2009 | Business News
A STOCKTON woman is on a mission to recruit up to 100 staff as she prepares for the June opening of her £5m luxury care home in Yarm. Read
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Town’s Zavvi branch closes
Feb 19 2009 | Business News
MIDDLESBROUGH’S Zavvi store has closed, with the loss of 13 jobs, administrators for the music, DVD and games retailer have announced. Read
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Racy days worthy of Bond
Feb 19 2009 | Business News
IT’S been 10 years since the roulette wheels at Newcastle’s Assembly Rooms stopped turning. Christopher Knox looks back at what was once the city’s biggest independent casino and the playground for the North East’s glitterati. Read
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Puzzle as jobs fair shunned
Feb 19 2009 | Business News
IT WAS billed as a shining beacon of hope in otherwise dark economic times – a recruitment fair offering hundreds of well-paid jobs for skilled North East workers who may have been made redundant in the recession. Read
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Road to opportunity opens at Haltwhistle
Feb 19 2009 | Business News
A £3.6m scheme to improve access to Haltwhistle’s Hadrian Business Park is now complete, bringing major regeneration opportunities for the town. Read
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Expanding engineering group cuts jobs at new factory
Feb 19 2009 | Business News
JOBS are under threat at one of the North East’s biggest and oldest engineering companies as the recession continues to put manufacturers under pressure. Read
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Cumbria in £2bn Energy Coast plan
Feb 19 2009 | Business News
BUSINESS secretary Lord Mandelson will be the star speaker at a summit to debate the economic future of Cumbria tomorrow. Read
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Rise in personal injury claims creates law jobs
Feb 19 2009 | Business News
A SURGE in personal injury claims has sparked a recruitment drive at solicitor Askews, which is looking to create about 40 jobs in two years. Read
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Ashley’s firm trading well in the downturn
Feb 19 2009 | Business News
NEWCASTLE United owner Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct International business has said its UK stores have continued to trade well in challenging market conditions. Read
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GM survival bid: £21bn aid and 47,000 jobs cut
Feb 19 2009 | Business News
CAR maker General Motors and Chrysler’s request for US government aid has ballooned to a staggering £27.4bn only months after they received billions in loans. Read
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MPC tears up rules in rescue effort
Feb 19 2009 | Business News
BANK of England policymakers unanimously agreed to resort to unconventional measures when deciding to slash rates to a historic low of 1% this month, minutes of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee reveal. Read
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Little help from weak pound for exporters
Feb 19 2009 | Business News
MANUFACTURERS are gaining scant help from a weaker pound as global demand falls, according to the CBI. Read
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Amber nectar out of favour
Feb 19 2009 | Business News
DUTCH brewing group Heineken has revealed Foster’s lager was the chief casualty of an “exceptionally challenging” UK beer market last year. Read
