Oct
2009
Articles from 19th Oct 2009
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Former boss of Tata Steel in call to Redcar workers
Oct 19 2009 | Business News
A BBC programme due to be broadcast this evening in which a former boss of Tata Steel in India claims Redcar workers will have to raise their game if they are to avoid the axe, have been dismissed as irrelevant. Read
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Festive denial is rubbished
Oct 19 2009 | Business News
POSTAL workers in the Tees Valley have dismissed Royal Mail’s claims a 30,000-strong recruitment blitz was not designed to break the union as "rubbish". Read
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Another feather in university's cap
Oct 19 2009 | Business News
A HIGHER education qualification introduced by the region’s largest business membership organisation has received a nationally recognised award. Read
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Cell may lock down fuel poverty
Oct 19 2009 | Business News
A PIONEERING green fuel cell trial on a 1930s semi in Brotton could help spell an end to UK fuel poverty. Read
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Minister's visit to lead to further talks
Oct 19 2009 | Business News
ENERGY and Climate Change minister Ed Miliband's surprise visit to Teesside on Friday for a private tour of the £250m Ensus bioethanol plant has set the ball rolling for better government engagement with a new generation of process industries that will define Wilton's future. Read
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Spending cuts vital to balance books
Oct 19 2009 | Business News
BUSINESS leaders today called on the Government to cut its spending plans by an extra £120bn in a bid to "balance the books." Read
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Official verdict on end to recession due this week
Oct 19 2009 | Business News
OFFICIAL confirmation that the recession has ended is likely this week, but investors will also be looking for possible twists in the Cadbury takeover saga and updates from retailers including Debenhams. Read
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North East business schools rank among best
Oct 19 2009 | Business News
DURHAM Business School has been ranked in the top 10 business schools in the country and Newcastle University Business School in the top 20. Read
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Rivals consider fresh move for rail National Express
Oct 19 2009 | Business News
TRANSPORT groups Stagecoach and FirstGroup are mulling approaches for embattled rival National Express after its £765m sale talks collapsed last week, according to new reports. Read
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Lord Myners vows to veto huge bank bonuses
Oct 19 2009 | Business News
THE Government has pledged to take action to stop State-owned banks from handing out mega bonuses as speculation mounts over bumper windfalls for City workers. Read
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Alnwick firm Debtaid aims to help clients with debt problems
Oct 19 2009 | Business News
A FORMER fine art auction house worker and TV scheduler is putting his people skills to use in by helping rescue clients from spiralling debt problems. Read
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Transform Your Images aims to grow
Oct 19 2009 | Business News
A BUSINESS that turns photographs into bespoke pieces of art is aiming to double in size in the next five years and boost its turnover to more than £4m by 2010. Read
