AILING Royal Bank of Scotland will be propped up with another huge taxpayer handout – up to £25.5bn – after posting the biggest loss in UK history.Read
GATESHEAD Council has granted planning permission for plans to expand the Marks and Spencer store at the MetroCentre, in a move which will create 60 new jobs.Read
ENERGY group Centrica has unveiled plans to create about 1,500 engineering and “green” jobs at British Gas this year as part of a £15bn investment plan.Read
AN online pet superstore has managed to grow its turnover by £2m in the last year as pet owners turn to the internet and has now received additional investment to help it expand.Read
Darlington-based Cleveland Bridge has formed an alliance with South Shields fabrication specialist McNulty Offshore Construction Limited in a bid to keep the SeaDragon project in the North East.Read
HUNDREDS of companies looked to have secured deals at the nebusiness-backed North East Regional Business Fair, which closed yesterday after seeing more than 2,000 visitors in two days.Read
PD Ports has launched a coastal feeder service from Felixstowe to Teesport as part of its campaign to put the Northern Gateway Project on the international shipping map.Read
SPECIALIST lifting engineer Mammoet has announced a second, six-figure Olympics contract win, as the man in charge of delivering the 2012 Games paid them a visit.Read
HUNDREDS of companies won new business at the North East Regional Business Fair which finished yesterday after seeing more than 2,000 visitors in two days.Read
CAMPAIGNERS against a crippling retrospective business tax on port-based firms were cheered today by news that the Conservatives have vowed to overturn the chargeRead
