Jul
2009
Articles from 6th Jul 2009
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Hooked on helping young people go fishing
Jul 06 2009 | Business News
A SOCIAL enterprise has reeled in £150,000 to help get more young people hooked on fishing. Read
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JJB confirms its boss's £1.5m loan from Ashley
Jul 06 2009 | Business News
RETAILER JJB Sports has confirmed its boss Sir David Jones borrowed £1.5m from Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley – who is also the billionaire chief of rival Sports Direct – in a move raising potential conflict of interest concerns. Read
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On global map
Jul 06 2009 | Business News
INTERNATIONAL delegates from 37 countries are at Teesside University this week for a major manufacturing event. Read
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Windfarm work nears completion
Jul 06 2009 | Business News
WORK is almost complete on a Hartlepool company’s first offshore wind project. Read
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Campaign for state-backed bank grows
Jul 06 2009 | Business News
THE campaign for a Post Bank was stepped up today with calls for the Government-owned Northern Rock to be used as the basis for a new state-backed bank in post office branches. Read
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Call to close VC gap
Jul 06 2009 | Business News
BUSINESS leaders have welcomed a new report calling for a radical rethink of public/private finance to balance the equity gap with the South-east and pull the North out of recession. Read
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Sales double to £109m at subsea firm
Jul 06 2009 | Business News
SUBSEA trenching and installation firm CTC Marine has had a record year with sales almost doubling to £109.2m and profits soaring to £10.2m. Read
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Plea over job losses
Jul 06 2009 | Business News
BUSINESS leaders today urged the Government to do more to help stem the tide of job losses, including a scheme aimed at providing an alternative to redundancy. Read
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June numbers up for easyJet
Jul 06 2009 | Business News
LOW-cost airline easyJet today said it carried more passengers during June than last year. Read
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Teesside chromium plant closes
Jul 06 2009 | Business News
A CHROMIUM plant in Eaglescliffe - the last of its kind in the UK - has closed with the loss of 138 jobs. Read
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Bank doubles lending to North East businesses to £300m
Jul 06 2009 | Business News
THE Lloyds Banking Group has committed itself to providing £300m of new lending to the region’s top 500-plus companies this year – £160m more than last year. Read
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News on house building and policing City awaited
Jul 06 2009 | Business News
A TREASURY White Paper on reforms to financial regulation will be the highlight of this week, which will also bring news from a host of housebuilders. Read
