Aug 06 2009 | Business News
LOCAL business leaders have welcomed calls for nuclear power to provide up to 40% of the UK’s electricity beyond 2030. Read
Aug 06 2009 | Business News
ENSUS, the company leading the UK’s largest bioethanol plant on Teesside, is reported to be taking over the contract to build the massive project. Read
Aug 06 2009 | Business News
BELLWAY is raising cash to snap up land to build new homes amid increasing signs the housing market is starting to improve. Read
Aug 06 2009 | Business News
US PRESIDENT Barack Obama gave a North East firm a huge boost last night as he delivered his multi-billion dollar masterplan to develop electric vehicles in America. Read
Aug 06 2009 | Business News
TALENTED individuals affected by the recession are being encouraged to take advantage of a service set up to counter effects of the downturn. Read
Aug 06 2009 | Business News
A NEWCASTLE architecture practice aims to lead the UK's growing sustainable home design market by developing a ground-breaking specification for eco friendly communities. Read
Aug 06 2009 | Business News
UNEMPLOYED people in the North East are to receive extra assistance to get into work, with a £7.7m pot of funding. Read
Aug 06 2009 | Business News
AN ENTREPRENEUR who turned his £300 window cleaning round into a million-pound empire has revealed plans for national expansion after landing £100,000 on TV’s Dragons' Den. Read
Aug 06 2009 | Business News
PREMIER Foods has said rising demand for traditional brands such as Branston and Hovis in the recession has helped it deliver an increase in half-year earnings. Read
Aug 06 2009 | Business News
SAVERS cutting back on pension payments and market turbulence dented UK business in the first half of the year, life and pensions giant Standard Life said. Read
Aug 06 2009 | Business News
LLOYDS Banking Group has posted a £4bn loss after seeing bad debt charges shoot to £13.4bn as it paid the price for reckless lending at troubled HBOS. Read