May
2009
Articles from 19th May 2009
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Angela’s housing mission
May 19 2009 | Business News
THE first female chief executive of Stockton-based North Star Housing Group (NSHG) has said that over the next 12 months she aims to help first-time buyers on to the property ladder, by building more affordable homes and continuing to regenerate areas across the Tees Valley. Read
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£1m Cash blow
May 19 2009 | Business News
THE North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC) has missed out on £1m of European funding to extend a pilot project to boost business in the local supply chain. Read
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Corus battle taken to Italy
May 19 2009 | Business News
LABOUR MP Vera Baird, who faces the prospect of more than 2,000 redundancies in the Government’s steel heartland, will fly to Italy on Thursday in a bid to rescue takeover talks for Corus Teesside Cast Products. Read
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RSIS rising to meet the challenge
May 19 2009 | Business News
INCREASING pressure on businesses to meet the growing range of health and safety guidelines is helping one Tees Valley company to move ahead, despite the economic downturn. Read
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IPL has room to expand now...
May 19 2009 | Business News
AN award-winning engineering firm unveiled ambitious expansion plans as it opened new premises in Stockton. Read
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New Teesside networking channel to launch
May 19 2009 | Business News
PROFESSIONAL networker Helen McGlynn launches our special Teesside business networking channel on nebusiness.co.uk this week. Read
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Recycling centre on crest of a wave
May 19 2009 | Business News
TEESSIDE’S ship recycling centre has welcomed its latest vessel - a 469 tonne former trawler. Read
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Making plans for the future
May 19 2009 | Business News
CONFUSION is stalling North-east redevelopment. Read
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Last chance to hail your export hero
May 19 2009 | Business News
TIME is running out for the Tees Valley’s heroes of export to win recognition for their efforts as the deadline approaches for the North East Exporters Awards 2009. Read
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Chance to see 21st Century park
May 19 2009 | Business News
Plans for the site, which will provide business and employment opportunities at the landmark location, will be on display on Monday May 11 at the Scotch Corner Hotel, between 4pm and 8pm. Read
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Scrappage scheme welcomed by motor industry
May 19 2009 | Business News
THE Government's car scrappage scheme launched to decidedly mixed reception yesterday with carmakers suspending deliveries and one North East motor dealer seeing a huge rise in orders. Read
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Newcastle-born businesswoman in line for top national award
May 19 2009 | Business News
A NEWCASTLE-BORN businesswoman has been shortlisted for a prestigious First Women Award. Read
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Gateshead sign company on expansion drive
May 19 2009 | Business News
SIGN maker Astley is moving to larger premises as it looks to build on years of steady growth, despite a recent setback which saw it axe 20 jobs. Read
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Aerospace workers in demo at cut premiums
May 19 2009 | Business News
SCORES of workers took to the picket line yesterday at a Consett aerospace company where management had cut hours and moved work to Cambridge as demand for its world-beating work fell. Read
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Polar explorer brings adventure to conference
May 19 2009 | Business News
ONE of the world’s most famous explorers will bring the spirit of adventure to a high-profile business conference this week. Read
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1,500 jobs to go at Alliance Boots
May 19 2009 | Business News
ALLIANCE Boots has revealed that it has cut around 200 UK pharmaceutical wholesaling jobs as part of its move to slash the division’s global workforce by 10%. Read
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Lloyds Banking Group hoping to raise £4bn from investors Treasury
May 19 2009 | Business News
PART-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group has launched plans to raise £4bn from investors in a move which could result in taxpayers taking a bigger share in the business. Read
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Watchdog launches pub industry share dealing probe
May 19 2009 | Business News
THE City watchdog has launched an inquiry into possible insider dealing in pub group shares surrounding last week’s controversial report into the pub industry model. Read
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MP hopes for talks
May 19 2009 | Evening Gazette Business News
LABOUR MP Vera Baird who faces the prospect of 2,000 job losses in the Government’s steel heartland will fly to Italy on Thursday in a bid to rescue takeover talks for Corus Teesside Cast Products. Read
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Where the European Parliament fits in
May 19 2009 | Evening Gazette Business News
The European Parliament - directly elected, the Parliament is the ‘voice of the people’, but its power is not sovereign. Legislation proceeds or fails through a process of co-decision with the Council of Ministers. Read
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Help or hindrance - Europe’s impact on Teesside
May 19 2009 | Evening Gazette Business News
FUNDING - The multi-million pound European Regional Development Fund has delivered huge bonuses to the Tees Valley in strategic and individual projects. But the £125m JEREMIE fund, which will come on stream in 2010, could be the last hoorah when it comes to big hand outs. Karl Gardiner from North East Finance, which will be administering the funds and finding private equity partners to co-invest on projects, said: “We recognise that JEREMIE is probably the last significant ERDF investment that the region is likely to receive. It has to be used in as sustainable way as possible.” Read
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Euro candidates
May 19 2009 | Evening Gazette Business News
THE following parties have candidates nominated for election to the European Parliament on June 4: Read
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DEVELOPERS and local planning authorities alike often overlook the fact that certain works or changes of use can be carried out without the need for planning permission.
May 19 2009 | Evening Gazette Business News
The General Permitted Development Order 1995 sets out the framework for these ‘permitted development rights’. Read
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Why an end is often just a new beginning
May 19 2009 | Evening Gazette Business News
TO MANY organisations, a restructure or redundancy is seen as the end of a process. Read
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THE citizens of Ghent in Belgium are the first to go meat free, en masse.
May 19 2009 | Evening Gazette Business News
The town has declared every Thursday a Veggie Day and is offering climate-conscious consumers tips and help to limit their meat intake, which it considers a key source of pollution. Read
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Breaking Tees Valley business news
May 19 2009 | Evening Gazette Business News
THE National Archive at Kew is using the power-saving expertise of a Tees Valley firm for a vital electronic back-up system and helping push its turnover beyond the £1m mark Read
