Dec
2009
Articles from 2nd Dec 2009
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Bay’s food for thought
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
THE Bay Horse at Hurworth is celebrating after being named one of the top 30 gastro pubs of 2009 by a leading industry journal after just a year of business. Read
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Newcastle-based business grows bigger and better
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
AN interior design firm is bucking the recession and has moved into bigger premises to cope with its bigger workload and extra staff. Read
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North East financial advisers band together
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
A TEAM of financial advisers have now set up their own business to help people make the most of their money during the recession. Read
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Expansion plans for Gordon Brown Associates revealed
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
LAW firm Gordon Brown Associates is to open a second office in Newcastle and is closing in on a merger with a North East firm that would add 15 staff to its ranks. Read
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Coaching to get to next level
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
MORE than 150 high growth businesses in the North-east are to each receive around £20,000 of intensive coaching to get them to the next stage of development. Read
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Expanding to new ground
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
NORTH-EAST law firm Dickinson Dees says it is on track to break through the £50m turnover barrier again as it launched a new group to service the region’s offshore industry. Read
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$4m defence contract boosts staff
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
TECHNOLOGY firm Kromek is gearing up for a rapid expansion that will see 100 staff recruited in three years after winning a $4m contract with the US Department of Defense (DoD). Read
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Sage keeping hold of customers
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
NEWCASTLE software giant Sage says it is staying afloat during the recession by hanging on to its current customers. Read
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Port of Tyne's 10-year deal for Drax biomass operation
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
THE Port of Tyne has signed a £16m deal with power giant Drax to handle and store wood for power generation and is hopeful of announcing another major agreement within months. Read
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Row brewing at Twinings over North Shields job cuts
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
ANGRY union representatives and workers at tea company Twinings are set to stage a protest in London in an attempt to halt the company's plans to close its factory in North Shields and axe almost 400 jobs in the UK. Read
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Move back to the home farm safeguards butcher jobs
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
A FAMILY-RUN butchers is officially starting a new chapter in its 85-year history by relocating its shop to its farm to provide a more secure future for the business. Read
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Brulines is monitoring possible acquisitions
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
PUB and leisure data monitoring company Brulines says it is riding out the recession and keeping an eye on potential new acquisitions. Read
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Exwold hopes to reap the rewards
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
A CHEMICAL company is poised to open its fourth North East plant and is considering opening a Brazilian factory as it looks to double sales in the next few years. Read
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£8m loan gives us room to grow says boss Senior
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
NORTH East leisure company boss Bob Senior has secured an £8m loan agreement and is now looking to create a chain of Fat Buddha Asian restaurants and create 180 jobs. Read
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Pub chain set to create 10,000 new jobs
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
PUB group Wetherspoon is to create 10,000 jobs over the next five years with the opening of 250 new pubs, including one in Newcastle. Read
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Setback to recovery in manufacturing sector
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
THE renewed recovery in the manufacturing sector slowed last month. Read
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Advanced talks for merger held
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
THE Yorkshire and Chelsea building societies say they are in “advanced talks” about a possible merger to create a second, huge, mutually-owned mortgage and savings business to rival Nationwide. Read
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Increase in price of houses
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
HOUSE prices rose for the seventh month in a row during November but there are further signs that the pace of the recovery is beginning to ease. Read
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BT may get pension cash from rivals
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
BT’s rivals could face higher charges if they are pressed into sharing the burden of plugging its £9.4bn pension gap. Read
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New measures to help man the pumps
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
THE UK's pub industry has suffered badly in the recession, with around 50 bars now believed to be shutting every week. Read
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Ices bring a touch of Hawaii to Hexham
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
THE weather may be cold and wet but a new concept in flavoured ices is selling like hot cakes in Northumberland. Read
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Answers system launched in Canada
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
A HUMAN resources company in Darlington is using new technology to grow its business around the world. Read
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Union voices concern over pay-cut plans at Consett firm
Dec 02 2009 | Business News
AIRCRAFT factory bosses plan to make 73 redundancies and are considering moves which union bosses fear will lead to pay cuts for many of its remaining 270 staff. Read
