Apr
2009
Articles from 23rd Apr 2009
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Care home operator to create 300 jobs
Apr 23 2009 | Business News
A FAST-GROWING care home operator says it will create 300 new North East jobs over the next two years as it prepares to open a raft of new facilities. Read
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Stadium hit by loss in revenue but new wins boost books
Apr 23 2009 | Business News
ELECTRONICS and plastics maker Stadium Group says it has faced a challenging start to 2009 with a fall in its revenues during the first three months of the year compared to the first quarter of 2008. Read
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Cafe no longer hand to mouth
Apr 23 2009 | Business News
TWO friends who launched a cafe a decade ago with a £100 loan have just won a £260,000 grant to extend their business across the region. Read
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Arriva may seek Government aid in two years' time
Apr 23 2009 | Business News
BUS and rail operator Arriva has said its UK CrossCountry rail franchise may need Government support in two years’ time, due to slower revenues. Read
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Expanding Onyx Group opens new centre in Edinburgh
Apr 23 2009 | Business News
FAST growing technology firm Onyx has stepped up its presence north of the border with the opening of a new office which can house 250 workers. Read
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Tees Valley eco sector bosses applaud ‘world’s first carbon budget’
Apr 23 2009 | Business News
ECO sector bosses in the Tees Valley applauded a ‘headline grabbing’ green Budget - but claim the devil will be in the detail. Read
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Where is your big idea, Chancellor?
Apr 23 2009 | Business News
TEES VALLEY business leaders have given a lukewarm and cynical response to the Budget - with the Chancellor’s report offering no big ideas to catapult the economy out of the doldrums. Read
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Hopes high on funding Eston plant
Apr 23 2009 | Business News
HOPES were high today that the Government’s pledge to fund up to four carbon capture projects in the UK would include the £1.5bn Eston Grange plant. Read
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Darling stakes everything on an early end to recession
Apr 23 2009 | Business News
ALISTAIR Darling last night staked his reputation and the country’s finances on hopes the economy will be out of the recession by the end of the year. Read
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Go-Ahead confident as passenger numbers rise
Apr 23 2009 | Business News
PUBLIC transport giant Go-Ahead is riding out the recession as increasing numbers of people use its buses and trains. Read
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Galleries ride the storm with easy payment plan
Apr 23 2009 | Business News
It has been five years since the Own Art payment scheme was introduced to give people a realistic chance of owning original art. Read
